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#6228 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [captain2] by allmet33 Apr 17, 2008 (1:28 pm)
Replying to: captain2 (Apr 17, 2008 1:23 pm) Oh...I'm married, actually going to be celebrating our 7th anniversary this Sunday!!! I can be right, however...I get blamed for everything that goes on...even when I'm not around. Replies to this message: captain2 (Apr 17, 2008 1:36 pm) tenpin288 (Apr 17, 2008 1:53 pm) bobber1 (Apr 17, 2008 4:54 pm) and 2 more... rpfingsten (Apr 18, 2008 1:53 am) allmet33 (Apr 18, 2008 5:47 am)
#6229 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [allmet33] by captain2 Apr 17, 2008 (1:36 pm)
Replying to: allmet33 (Apr 17, 2008 1:28 pm) suggestion to you after ONLY 7 years (I've got 25 under my belt) - it is sometimes easier just to admit to whatever you did wrong BEFORE you know what it is she is complaining about. Replies to this message: tenpin288 (Apr 17, 2008 1:53 pm) bobber1 (Apr 17, 2008 4:54 pm) smithed (Apr 18, 2008 4:48 am) captain2 (Apr 18, 2008 5:40 am) rpfingsten (Apr 18, 2008 1:53 am) allmet33 (Apr 18, 2008 5:47 am)
#6230 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [captain2] by tenpin288 Apr 17, 2008 (1:53 pm)
Replying to: captain2 (Apr 17, 2008 1:36 pm) Rule #1: The wife is always right!   Rule #2: When wife is wrong, refer to Rule #1. Replies to this message: bobber1 (Apr 17, 2008 4:54 pm) smithed (Apr 18, 2008 4:48 am) captain2 (Apr 18, 2008 5:40 am)
#6231 of 6844 4.0L Ford engine OHC not pushrod--Captain by batista Apr 17, 2008 (4:50 pm)
http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/mustang/features/specs/ Replies to this message: captain2 (Apr 18, 2008 5:16 am)
#6232 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [tenpin288] by bobber1 Apr 17, 2008 (4:54 pm)
Replying to: tenpin288 (Apr 17, 2008 1:53 pm) I've driven plenty of GM push rod engines and they are darn durable and get relatively good mileage. True not quite as smooth running as the Japanese OHC engines, but still pretty sweet power plants.   I currently have an 08 Taurus with the 3.5 engine. The engine reminds me of the old 3.1 GM I had in an early 90's Lumina. It's got a loud growl when you start it and take off. Once you get the Taurus on the open road however, it's very quiet. The new Taurus's are very nice cars. The styling is too conservative, but you can't beat the safety, options, drive and price. Replies to this message: smithed (Apr 18, 2008 4:48 am) captain2 (Apr 18, 2008 5:40 am)
#6233 of 6844 How stupid must you be to buy a Ford !!?? by kscng Apr 17, 2008 (9:19 pm)
How can these people keep a straight face and say that buying a Ford Taurus (ie 500) is good decision??!!? Are you kidding me!?! Ford tried stealing the good stuff out of Volvos and tried to make Ford 500, but it still ended up being a piece of junk Ford!! And what kind of idiot would change name of #1 selling car (Taurus) to a numeric name like 500?? Answer . . . Ford, same idiots that made Explorers with junk front ends, E series vans that rollover and kill church groups and baseball teams, Expositions that catch on fire, Crown Vics that catch on fire when rear-ended (even cop cars!!!), etc. Ford is on their last dying leg . . . let the WHOLE COMPANY RIP . . . and good riddance!! Replies to this message: tjc78 (Apr 18, 2008 4:55 am) captain2 (Apr 18, 2008 9:33 am) thegraduate (Apr 21, 2008 10:58 am) smithed (Apr 23, 2008 4:52 am) thegraduate (Apr 23, 2008 7:32 am) and 1 more... captain2 (Apr 23, 2008 7:50 am)
#6234 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [captain2] by rpfingsten Apr 18, 2008 (1:53 am)
Replying to: captain2 (Apr 17, 2008 1:36 pm) You are soooooo right.... me and the mrs. coming up on 27 years in May...( god that's a long time ) I learned my "married" lesson in the first 3 months of marriage... I bought "us" a new house without checking with her ( she had seen it and said she liked it, but we were still looking ) after not finding anything else that she liked in the next couple of weeks I made an offer on the house she said she liked, when I came in and told her I had purchased the house, you would have thout it was Pearl Harbor all over again... lived in that house for 5 years... every little arguement we had, no matter what it was about, that house would come up in the argument... needless to say, I'm now 53 years old and don't buy tennis shoes without asking. tread softly newlyweds....   Roland
#6235 of 6844 Re: Horrors, I agree with captain. [bobber1] by smithed Apr 18, 2008 (4:48 am)
Replying to: bobber1 (Apr 17, 2008 4:54 pm) Question: Is the plural of Taurus Tauruses or Tauri?
#6236 of 6844 Re: How stupid must you be to buy a Ford !!?? [kscng] by tjc78 Apr 18, 2008 (4:55 am)
Replying to: kscng (Apr 17, 2008 9:19 pm) And what kind of idiot would change name of #1 selling car (Taurus) to a numeric name like 500??   Uh... name from the past! It worked for Chrysler so Ford copied it. BTW the Taurus and 500 were being produced at the same time ('05 and '06). Also, the Taurus was never a full size car. The 500 has done pretty well in the reliability department. Its biggest problem was the anemic engine and overly conservative looks. As others posters have mentioned where are you going to get over 250 HP+, decent FE, and tons of room for 21 - 22 K OTD. I'll tell you.... nowhere! The only problem is it will depreciate like crazy, but if you are keeping it over 6 - 7 years that shouldn't be as big a problem.
#6237 of 6844 Re: 4.0L Ford engine OHC not pushrod--Captain [batista] by captain2 Apr 18, 2008 (5:16 am)
Replying to: batista (Apr 17, 2008 4:50 pm) Stand corrected then BUT all the more reason then for Ford to be ashamed of itself, because the engine sure sounds and feels like there are some pushrods in it. It's terrible. The Mustang at least temporarily has a vehicle class all to itself, and is arguably about the only Ford product that is 'lusted' for. Many of the bigger/heavier V6 cars listed above will blow its doors off and you don't even have to wear a kidney belt doing it.

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