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Sedans Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable What Are Your Thoughts on the Return of the Taurus/Sable?
530 messages, Last post on Aug 22, 2008 at 10:00 PM
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 12, 2008 5:58 pm)
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Replying to: izaclown1 (Jan 13, 2008 6:06 pm) Hold it; you're talking about a 2000 Sable - a COMPLETELY different car made to compete with the likes of Accord, Camry, Oldsmobile Intrigue, etc... the midsize players. It was not made to compete against the full sizers (at the time these included vehicles like the Buick Park Avenue) in power/ride/equipment. The 2008 Sable is a completely different animal - so much so that the old Sable (which was based off of a design that debuted in 1995 as a 1996 model) should not even be in the same sentence as the new one. Also, keep in mind that the Town Car will have different tuning, therefore different ride and handling than the Grand Marquis. A Honda Accord and an Acura TL are on the same platform as well, but they drive like two very different cars. Based on sticker price the GM is less money for the Sable for the same equipment. If all a car is to you is a list of equipment and a price, then the GM is all yours. I've already listed the ways in which the Sable beats the Grand Marquis at its own game - power, economy, room, smaller exterior, technology, driving experience in general. Even on paper, the Sable excels in most areas. The only thing the GM has going for it is price and a dated design which people who hate change deem as a "safe" choice - because its the same technology and design that's been around forever. Does the Grand Marquis offer 6 airbags or Stability Control (not talking about traction control - that's a different thing)?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 13, 2008 7:33 pm)
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (Jan 13, 2008 8:53 pm) |
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (Jan 13, 2008 8:53 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 13, 2008 7:33 pm) Another reason the name change from Montego was STOOPID. |
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Replying to: brucelinc (Jan 14, 2008 7:26 am) - If you're a woman (that's their target demographic). - or you like the Mercury grille better. Else, they're exactly the same. Makes one wonder what IS the reason for Mercury.
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Replying to: jeyhoe (Jan 14, 2008 8:55 am) |
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (Jan 13, 2008 8:53 pm) 1) Exterior styling differences that are obvious (grilles, fake side vents on Taurus, none on Sable). I think the Sable has the edge here. 2) The fake wood on the Sable is a "colder" color than on the Taurus. I prefer the warmer feel of the Taurus interior. 3) Sable comes with the analog clock. Base Taurus does not. Edge to Sable. 4) Sable steering wheel spokes are silvery metal-like stuff. Taurus spokes are leather covered. A draw as far as I'm concerned; our son liked the Sable steering wheel better. 5) The interior convenience group on the Sable is $100 less than on the Taurus, and it includes power pedals. However, the price of the base Sable is a few hundred dollars more than the Taurus. Depending on how you equip the cars, the Taurus and the Sable can cost almost exactly the same. The differences are pretty minor. We ended up getting a Taurus mainly because we found one equipped exactly how we wanted it (base model with ESC only), and I didn't like the colder feel of the Sable interior. |
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Replying to: capella (Feb 01, 2008 9:59 pm)
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