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shiningstar76
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Joined: July 12, 2003
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Location: Savannah
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didn't you guy's perfect the subaru? thats what I would roll
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96 Tacoma
86 4Runner
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corey2120
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Joined: January 18, 2005
Posts: 151
Location: South Hadley MA
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| don't waste your money on a ford they are horrible. buy a toyota or a newer volkswagen. but don't waste your money an american car. even though i am american i don't like our cars that much just my 2 cents |
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NAES
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Joined: September 10, 2003
Posts: 2191
Location: AREA-52 Southern Killafornia
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Theres gotta be a couple US cars that you like, right?
How bout the 91-96 caprice/impala?
New GTO?
Escalade?
Vette?
Viper?
Mustang?
Navigator?
All super quality.
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Box On Wheels
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sandrailboy
Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2005
Posts: 11
Location: oregon city
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| i my self have owned 12 of these cars most of which i have bought broke down most of them had trans problems i work for a ford dealer and auto tran is my thing.....i curently have a sho with 160k fixed the trans at 120k my last was a 87 3.0l fixed the trans at 89k and drove it till it was wrecked at 221k and did nouthing but oil changes and gas...... |
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Aussie Greg
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Joined: March 19, 2004
Posts: 253
Location: Blue Mountains N.S.W. Australia
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Decisions decisions  I think I may just look around for another Fairlane... I'm unsure of a Taurus now with all the problems you are telling me about them. My Fairlane has never given me any major problems. It has now travelled 258,000 km and does not blow smoke or even use oil. Still drives beautifully but, she is just showing her age a little now.
My folks own a Toyota Camry nice car if you're of the grey hair fraternity does'nt do alot for me and a Subaru is just too small for towing my projects. I have always owned a Ford and found them to be really reliable but, a Taurus hmmm 
This is my current Fairlane I might just keep the damn thing for a few more years
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shiningstar76
Samba Brewer
Joined: July 12, 2003
Posts: 2689
Location: Savannah
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| NAES wrote: |
Theres gotta be a couple US cars that you like, right?
How bout the 91-96 caprice/impala?
New GTO?
Escalade?
Vette?
Viper?
Mustang?
Navigator?
All super quality. |
Like the neon? Chrysler made that too
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96 Tacoma
86 4Runner
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skatepopwar182
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Joined: June 26, 2007
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| ford tuares suck. I had one that i would have to charge before i could drive it, then i fixed that problem then it was the fuel pump. After i fix the fuel pump it needed a rediator. Then this one day i got lucky and some one ran into me. it was the best moment i had with that car. |
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Scott H
Samba Luddite
Joined: August 15, 2003
Posts: 3026
Location: NorthCarolina,USA
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| ford tuares suck. I had one that i would have to charge before i could drive it, then i fixed that problem then it was the fuel pump. After i fix the fuel pump it needed a rediator. Then this one day i got lucky and some one ran into me. it was the best moment i had with that car. |
Good grief.
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The Sage
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Joined: December 10, 2005
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Location: Traverse City
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notchback
Insensitive Jerk
Joined: December 16, 2003
Posts: 7024
Location: Behind the Zion Curtain
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I'm a dedicated Taurus fan. In the past I've had an '86 wagon, a '93 wagon, a '95 sedan and an '89 SHO. I currently have an '86 Sable Wagon (wife's car with 80K miles), an '86 MT-5 (entry level 4 cylinder, 5 speed manual) sedan and an '86 MT-5 wagon. The MT-5 wagon is my daily driver. It has 195K on it and runs like a champ. The two things (in my opinion) to watch out for are the 3.8 liter engine (avoid it) and the early ('86-95) AXOD automatic transmissions. That being said, I've never owned a 3.8 car, as they have a history of blowing head gaskets. I've also never had an AXOD transmission problem, but if you drive it hard, you'll probably have problems. The '96-00 Taurus' are the ugliest of the run, but are decent cars mechanically. I'm probably going to sell my MT-5 sedan this spring and get another SHO.
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The Captain
Ghia Guru
Joined: August 02, 2005
Posts: 258
Location: SO CAL
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no no no no no no no no no a hundred thousand times NO! We don't even like them in America... and we make them! My dad had one, and it got him from point A to point B until it eventually fell apart. Obviously your a car person since you are on this site. Why not go for something that has SOMETHING that stands out... subaru's awd... german cars price tags... ANYTHING. a ford taurus is like a ham sandwich on whit bread. It satisfied your hunger but when someone asks what you had for lunch five hours later you can't remember. BORING.
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norcalmike
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Joined: May 14, 2005
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Location: Marina, CA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Dont buy a Taurus |
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lowmitsu
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Posts: 1102
Location: Summerville,SC
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| What does a Fairlane look like?? |
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Kudagra
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Joined: March 22, 2007
Posts: 164
Location: Baldwin City KS. Just a wee bit South of KC
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| I think they are the most plentiful car in the junkyards here if that tells you anything. |
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johnshenry
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Joined: September 21, 2001
Posts: 9418
Location: Northwood, NH USA
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| Dont buy a Taurus |
(pppssssssssstt! The original post was over 2.5 years ago. My guess is has already bought SOMETHING......)
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iowegian 
Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9985
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Dont buy a Taurus |
(pppssssssssstt! The original post was over 2.5 years ago. My guess is has already bought SOMETHING......) |
Well---then he should sell it right away. |
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Scott H
Samba Luddite
Joined: August 15, 2003
Posts: 3026
Location: NorthCarolina,USA
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What about a Mercury Sable?
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johnshenry
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Location: Northwood, NH USA
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| What about a Mercury Sable? |
Same car. I had a 3.8l Merc wagon. Pretty decent (although boring) cars for the first 60K mi, after that, they will become wallet suckers.
I just dumped a '99 Windstar van, had to have the tranny rebuilt ($2300) at 76k. Plus two steering racks and a couple other problems that we very common on those vans.
That was the last Ford I will ever buy.
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