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Replying to: baggs32 (Apr 01, 2008 5:34 pm) Still, there's a lot more competition. Scoop from the Straightline Blog: the Outlander's 6 speed is getting the dual-clutch treatment, a la VW's DSG gearbox. Pretty cool, check it out: http://blogs.edmunds.com/.eea5d4c/2
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 02, 2008 7:13 am) I'm a manual tranny guy myself but I'd take a DSG if one were offered. With some kind of manua control of course. 
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Replying to: baggs32 (Apr 02, 2008 10:14 am) I'd take a DSG over an regular automatic. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 02, 2008 7:13 am) |
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Replying to: wlbrown9 (Apr 01, 2008 11:24 am) But it still looks like an Explorer...one disadvantage is that it looks as if it has 15" rims where a lot of the look now is for the larger rims. So, if you are getting phased out by Ford, where will you go for your next vehicle? Just curious. The Freestyle looks a little like an Explorer but the Taurus X certainly doesn't. The base wheels on the Freestyle/Taurus X are 17" and the Limited come with 18"s. And regarding our next family vehicle, I suspect we'll keep driving the Freestyle for a couple more years (We currently have an '05 with 52k miles on it), and then maybe pick up a last year Taurus X if Ford does phase them out. After that, who knows? I'd really like a Diesel crossover that gets 40mpg on the highway. - Chad
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Replying to: saabturboid (Apr 02, 2008 3:44 pm) The Freestyle/Taurus X are listed as coming with 17" & 18" for 2007/2008. The ones I see around Memphis look like they have smaller ones...might just be the impression the design gives. Well, to quote the Edmunds review on the Taurus X: "The 2008 Ford Taurus X is essentially a relabeled version of last year's Freestyle, but with the new name comes a new look and several improvements. " I would agree the Flex does not look like an Explorer, but the Freestyle/Taurus X does, at least to me. ( I think the Flex looks like someone took my Trooper and stretched it out a little and chopped it down a little shorter. I really need to see one to get the real feel for if I like it or not, pictures only do so much.)
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Replying to: wlbrown9 (Apr 03, 2008 9:06 am) I vote for xxxxl mini cooper for my $.02
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Replying to: saabturboid (Apr 01, 2008 7:31 am) It looks like Ford may continue the T-X for another year into 2009, since the plant is making Taurus Sedans anyway, the production is done, and there's minimal cost in keeping it going, as long as they don't advertise, which they don't. (I can't believe the Divorced Dad commercial. Divorce is about as warm feeling as baby killing. Was Ford trying to kill the sales!? ) Also, Ford may want to keep the T-X around in case the Flex is too radical and doesn't sell. A CYA thing. In 2010, it looks like the T-X will morph with the Explorer into the Explorer America concept. This is the Explorer moved from a truck Body-on-Frame to the Taurus D32 unibody car-like platform. It will have a lot of the features of the Taurus X in a modern but less boxy look. This may be appealing to those like me who don't like the Flex style. |
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I just got a 08 Ford Taurus X SEL. On occasion when I come to a stop, I get a feeling like the car will not stop. One time I noticed that when my foot was pressing the brake, it had caught the edge of the gas pedal, and I was also pressing the gas at the same time. But now that I have been conscious of not doing that, I still get the feeling like the car doesn't want to slow down when I'm braking. I get a feeling that the car is downshifting or something like that and it seems to lurch forward or that the engine slightly revs up. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Replying to: kyushujet (Apr 03, 2008 8:56 pm) |
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