2000 Mercury Sable: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

7 builds left the factory as a 2000 Sable, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 6 main configurations
  • 1,446 vehicles built
  • 9 for sale right now

Which Sable is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Sable

What actually differs

LS Premium 1MEFM55S-Y LS LS Premium 1MEFM59S-Y GS
Power 200 hp 145 hp 200 hp 145 hp
Body Sedan Sedan Wagon Sedan
For sale right now 7 1 1 —
Vehicles built 832 165 144 134
Same on every 2000 Sable
  • Engine 3L 6-cyl
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Doors 4-door
  • Typical price today $3,995
Will it hold value?

A Sable typically keeps about 68% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $2,698 today.

Sable depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/26 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2000 Sable

Safety, in plain English

What 1MEFM53S-Y means

1ME FM53S · Y
1ME
the World Manufacturer Identifier Mercury registered — assembled in the United States
FM53S
together encode the Sable line — Sedan, 3L 6cyl — as Mercury filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
Y
in position 10 — model year 2000
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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