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Old 02-15-2012, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Mississippi
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Bulletproof motor, crap transmission. The transmission had a design flaw that didn't allow fluid to circulate well enough, causing the transmission to fail at around 125,000 miles. This problem was corrected by the late 90's.

I didn't really care for the interior or exterior design, and the resale value is low because of the number of rentals.

My brother had one. Rebuilt the transmission somewhere around 125k miles, drove it till 170k then sold it. Last I heard it was still going with about 220k.
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Old 02-15-2012, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Staten Island, NY
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I have an '05 with a mere 40K miles on it. It's a thirsty car (12.5 MPG) but other than that it's a comfortable ride with enough pick up for on-and-off highway driving. I'd probably buy another one.
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Old 02-15-2012, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I have an '05 with a mere 40K miles on it. It's a thirsty car (12.5 MPG) but other than that it's a comfortable ride with enough pick up for on-and-off highway driving. I'd probably buy another one.
Something's wrong there. Even with pure city-driving my 18 year old Grand Marquis (V8 no less) gets 15-16 MPG.
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Old 02-15-2012, 02:17 PM
 
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Something's wrong there. Even with pure city-driving my 18 year old Grand Marquis (V8 no less) gets 15-16 MPG.
It's either the math, someone is syphoning the tank or something seriously wrong with the car. 12.5 mpg I think is impossible from a Taurus
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Old 02-15-2012, 05:14 PM
 
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Out of the 45 or so cars I have owned the 1992 Taurus I had was one of the absolute worst cars I have ever had. It had 90,000 miles on it when I got it. I paid $3,000 for the car, and had another $3,000 in repairs and maintenance before it even had 100,000 miles. I could not deal with it anymore so I ended up selling it. The only good thing I could say about it was that it was fast being it was a 5 speed. I enjoyed smoking ricers who had no idea what hit them.
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Old 02-15-2012, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Birmingham
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Better than comparable GM cars like the Lumina for sure!
No way. The W-bodys were a lot more durable.

The Taurus was cool when Robocop was cool. The V6 SHOs were nice, the V8 SHO was an oddball with no following. I am not enamored with the new body but I give Ford credit for trying to restore luster to the name rather then just moving away from it and never looking back.

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Old 02-15-2012, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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In '86 it was probably the most modern looking car on the road, the Sable even more so.
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Old 02-15-2012, 06:46 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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While their quality didn't match up to Camrys/Accords, the Taurus was better than most comparable GM/Chrysler cars. GM kept selling the ancient A-body till '96. At least in '86, the styling of the Taurus was pretty revolutionary. Also, they had pretty decent handling for an American family sedan. The wagon had lots of room.

After all, the Taurus was the best selling car in the US from '92 to '96. I can't even remember when I last saw a pre-'95 Lumina, while I still see second generation Tauruses on the road now and then.
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Old 02-15-2012, 10:09 PM
 
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While their quality didn't match up to Camrys/Accords, the Taurus was better than most comparable GM/Chrysler cars. GM kept selling the ancient A-body till '96. At least in '86, the styling of the Taurus was pretty revolutionary. Also, they had pretty decent handling for an American family sedan. The wagon had lots of room. .
Unless you had one of the bad 1992-1997 transmissions that plagued the model. The lots of Manheim were filled with Taurus vehicles with blown transmissions. I knew a few guys who made a mint buying them, replacing the transmissions, and selling them to local dealers.

Personally, I think that nearly any of the GM midsized models was a better deal.
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Old 02-16-2012, 12:49 AM
 
Location: Pacific Northwest
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While their quality didn't match up to Camrys/Accords, the Taurus was better than most comparable GM/Chrysler cars. GM kept selling the ancient A-body till '96. At least in '86, the styling of the Taurus was pretty revolutionary. Also, they had pretty decent handling for an American family sedan. The wagon had lots of room.

After all, the Taurus was the best selling car in the US from '92 to '96. I can't even remember when I last saw a pre-'95 Lumina, while I still see second generation Tauruses on the road now and then.
Well, I see the pre '95 Luminas on the road around here quite regularly, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of them (even for cars pushing 20 years old)...can't say that about the same vintage Taurus - they're like hen's teeth.

A neighbor just a few doors down has a '93 Lumina with the 3.1 and over 210,000 miles on it. He's never had a problem with it, it runs great, and the transmission works flawlessly just like it did when he bought it new 19 years ago. Never had a major repair on it to date either.



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