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2008 Ford Taurus Test Drives

14 messages,  Last post on Mar 30, 2008 at 4:44 PM

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#10 of 14 Test Drive by jkinzel

Oct 29, 2007 (8:49 am)

10/25, the wife and I test drove a 2008 Taurus SEL. I can’t say enough, the car is wonderful. Keep in mind though, that our present car is a 1993 Explorer purchased new and now has 194,000 miles on it, so any thing would be a great ride.
We only drove the car for about 20 minutes on mostly back roads and 10 minutes on the freeway. Very nice ride and tight, responsive steering are the two things that impressed me the most.
When getting on the freeway I was surprised at how fast and smoothly the car reached 60 mph with out stomping on the accelerator.
The wife was impressed and that is a good thing, but we didn’t buy.
I made a promise (damn me) that no new car until we get new carpet and that should come late winter or early spring.

#11 of 14 Re: Test Drive [jkinzel] by thegraduate

Oct 29, 2007 (9:50 am)

Replying to: jkinzel (Oct 29, 2007 8:49 am)
When it comes time to buy your car, I hope you'll report back to us! There is a Prices Paid forum for the new Taurus I hope you'll participate in as well. On it are quotes people have received for the car (so far its just my quotes - its a new forum).
 
Keep us posted!

#12 of 14 No AccuTrac by 7milehi

Mar 30, 2008 (3:26 pm)

I test drove a 08 Taurus Limited yesterday. I was leaning toward a Fusion SEL V6 but after driving the Taurus with comparable fuel mpg the Taurus wins. My question is why can't I find a Taurus with AccuTrac stability control? They all seem to have traction control but not stability control, I would have thought AccuTrac would be a very popular option. IMHO it should be standard in the Limited model.
 
 I also noted the 08 Taurus does not have a cabin air filter. Didn't earlier model Taurus's have a cabin air filter?

#13 of 14 Re: No AccuTrac [7milehi] by bobber1

Mar 30, 2008 (4:29 pm)

Replying to: 7milehi (Mar 30, 2008 3:26 pm)
The 08's have stability control. It's standard on the high dollar versions and an option on the lower dollar ones. I believe it's the safety package option. It's one of the main reasons I went for the Taurus along with it's stellar safety rating.
 
Fusion mileage will probably be better however. It's a smaller car.

#14 of 14 Re: No AccuTrac [7milehi] by ronsmith38

Mar 30, 2008 (4:44 pm)

Replying to: 7milehi (Mar 30, 2008 3:26 pm)
I had the same problem when I was shopping for a Taurus. I looked over 100 mile radius (dealer inventory on the internet) for the color and options I wanted (without options I did not want). I ended up getting a Sable Premier from a dealer 40 miles away. My wife and I liked the Sable a little better than the Taurus. I got the Light Sage color with AdvanceTrac (Ford's name for their ESC), memory adjustable pedals, reverse sensors, and Sirius Radio. Here is the report I posted on another forum:
Bought a new 2008 Mecury Sable in Gastonia, NC. MSRP was $28875, and selling price $26314. Adding $700. tax, $99 tag/transfer, and $389 Doc fee the OTD price, after $2400 rebates and $3000 trade-in, was $22102.
The buying experience was very good. I did a lot of the preliminary negotiations on the internet and telephone since the dealer was 40 miles from where I live. I was able to get a 5.99% 60 month loan, which beat the 2.9% Ford deal in which I would have had to give up $2000 of the rebate.

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