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#3525 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2] by allmet33 Oct 29, 2007 (8:12 am)
Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am) Money must be no object for you if you're servicing your vehicle unnecessarily every 2500 miles. Replies to this message: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:39 am) thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:44 am) pat (Oct 29, 2007 9:43 am)
#3526 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [allmet33] by captain2 Oct 29, 2007 (8:39 am)
Replying to: allmet33 (Oct 29, 2007 8:12 am) well, we don't know the man be a cab driver in NYC. 25k/year there would be some hard miles! Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 8:44 am)
#3527 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2] by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (8:44 am)
Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:39 am) 25k/year seems like would be more highway miles (as was my grandmother's case). She drove the beltway to work everyday (70MPH, 34 miles one way). 120k miles in less than 6 years. In fact, the original front disc brakes lasted until I replaced them at 131,000 miles. The original rear shoes are still on there at 175k.
#3528 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [allmet33] by pat HOST Oct 29, 2007 (9:43 am)
Replying to: allmet33 (Oct 29, 2007 8:12 am) Money must be no object for you if you're servicing your vehicle unnecessarily every 2500 miles.   Well, djm2 has been having this same conversation over in the discussions about the Camry - and that's where it belongs.
#3529 of 6844 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (12:46 pm)
Anybody in here actually driving the cars regularly? If so, report your mileage here!   Taurus/Sable MPG Forum   I'm helping someone consider this vehicle for purchase and would like some feedback on it. Thanks folks!   --TheGrad Replies to this message: pat (Oct 29, 2007 3:26 pm) thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 4:58 pm) captain2 (Oct 30, 2007 9:25 am)
#3530 of 6844 Re: 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG [thegraduate] by pat HOST Oct 29, 2007 (3:26 pm)
Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 12:46 pm) Good job on the link! Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 4:58 pm)
#3531 of 6844 Re: 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG [pat] by thegraduate Oct 29, 2007 (4:58 pm)
Replying to: pat (Oct 29, 2007 3:26 pm) I finally got it right (without linking to a particular post. I remembered for a change!
#3532 of 6844 Re: 2008 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable MPG [thegraduate] by captain2 Oct 30, 2007 (9:25 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 12:46 pm) it would seem to me that the one poster reporting 22 mpg (60% highway ) and 27 mpg (highway) is about right for that particular car and likely a tad better than the same car with the smaller 3.0 engine. In effect a creditable job by Ford, and also right in the same neighborhood as most of the other cars in this group. HP and FE are not contradictions, on the contrary they seem to happen together.  IMPO, I think that you will find the engine overall to be in the same category as Hyundia's in terms of smoothness and refinement, but still short of those V6s offered by the Japan 3 - this based on a test drive I did in an Edge - not in a Taurus. That said, it is entirely possible with the 260HP (in the heavier Edge) to extract some rather spirited performance without really pushing the engine to the point that it begins to sound and feel strained (5000 rpm or so). Overall, I believe that Ford may finally have a winner after some misfires, the 500/Taurus always was an intelligently designed space ship and now it has a Hyundai type price tag to go with it. I hope that Ford does its best to keep the car away from Hertz (aren't Hertz and Taurus one in the same?) and fleets - Ford may make some money and Taurus buyers would likely see resale values hold a bit better - a win-win situation.
#3533 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2] by floridabob1 Nov 05, 2007 (2:26 am)
Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am) RE:3506 If one is interested in resale value after a couple of years, stay away from Hyundai. Their products are best suited to long term buyers or lease holders Replies to this message: captain2 (Nov 05, 2007 11:09 am) xtec (Nov 06, 2007 9:47 am) allmet33 (Nov 06, 2007 11:38 am) and 2 more...
#3534 of 6844 Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [floridabob1] by captain2 Nov 05, 2007 (11:09 am)
Replying to: floridabob1 (Nov 05, 2007 2:26 am) If one is interested in resale value after a couple of years, stay away from Hyundai. and, to be fair, the 'US' brands as well. I believe that Ford, GM and/or Chrysler are discounting their products every bit as steeply as Hyundai/Kia, thereby undermining any hope a shorter term owner might ever have of recovering a 'fair' trade in value. Remember that the primary reason why the Avalon, for example, is so valuable as a used car is that they are relatively expensive new and are not discounted initially to the degree that the others are. Replies to this message: xtec (Nov 06, 2007 9:47 am) allmet33 (Nov 06, 2007 11:38 am) xtec (Nov 06, 2007 11:55 am) and 1 more...

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