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#12 of 103 Breaking in by desertrat5 Sep 25, 2007 (5:24 pm)
Can't find anything in the owners manual about speed etc for breaking in my Taurus AWD. What gives?
#13 of 103 NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLS ON SYNC!!!!!!!! by mschmal Sep 26, 2007 (4:17 am)
I am the Sync Specialist at my dealer and completed the tier 2 training.   Sync is wired into every electrical system in the car. IT could never, ever, ever be installed after the car was built.   There are a lot of future features that are not going to be launched right away. Those features will be available to previous owners through software updates. Remember Sync uses your cell phone. Therefore, it is capable of doing anything OnStar does--OnStar has built in cell phone--if there is software for that feature.   You should drop that lying idiot sales person who should have at least asked. (Stupid salespeople give the rest of us a bad name).   Sync is STANDARD on Job 2 Limiteds and Eddie Bauer T-Rexs and optional on SELs.   Mark. Replies to this message: newcarforme (Sep 26, 2007 6:47 am) dianej (Sep 26, 2007 8:37 am)
#14 of 103 Re: NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLS ON SYNC!!!!!!!! [mschmal] by newcarforme Sep 26, 2007 (6:47 am)
Replying to: mschmal (Sep 26, 2007 4:17 am) That blows. I got my 08 Taurus in July. I couldn't wait.
#15 of 103 Re: NO AFTER MARKET INSTALLS ON SYNC!!!!!!!! [mschmal] by dianej Sep 26, 2007 (8:37 am)
Replying to: mschmal (Sep 26, 2007 4:17 am) Thanks a lot, Mark. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the lingo.....do you know when will "job 2" Limiteds be built & shipped?
#16 of 103 Job 2. by mschmal Sep 26, 2007 (6:32 pm)
If you order now, it will be Job 2. I believe it starts first week of October. Focus will be the first vehicle on the ground with Sync. If you order a Limited or EB, make sure the order code selected ends in B. (130B or 160B on Limited and 125B or 155B on EB.   The best part about Sync is how EASY it is to use. Even if you hate technology, you will be able to use it. It will respond to your voice with no training required.   When I say easy to use, I am comparing it to the Nissan Bluetooth feature.   visit www.synchmyride.com to see more.   Just keep in mind that Sync uses YOUR phone and is only able to provide the features that your phone supports. Also if your phone gets bad reception in a certain area, you will get the same bad reception with Sync.   Mark. Replies to this message: dianej (Sep 26, 2007 7:39 pm) fomocona (Oct 02, 2007 11:08 am)
#17 of 103 Re: Job 2. [mschmal] by dianej Sep 26, 2007 (7:39 pm)
Replying to: mschmal (Sep 26, 2007 6:32 pm) Great info. Thanks again.
#18 of 103 Week Two by desertrat5 Sep 30, 2007 (4:20 pm)
We put 240 miles on the new Taurus Limited AWD this weekend in a loop up through the Rockies west of Colorado Springs. The overall average was 24 mpg according to the computer. The car ran fine and my first assessment is that Ford has achieved a nice balance between handling and comfort. The transmission hill speed control works as advertised. Just turn OD off and tap the brakes more or less at the speed you want to maintain and the transmission will continue to downshift until it is able to hold the speed. On one long downslope the tach was showing nearly 4000 rpm to hold the car at the required 55 mph. I found the transmission to be responsive to the throttle inputs by downshifting fairly quickly - perhaps not as quickly as some GM automatics I have had but still quick enough.   In cruise way up near 10,000 feet the transmission downshifted all the way to 2nd or 3rd to maintain speed up a long hill (I am guessing as there is no indication which gear it is in).   All in all a very positive drive in a new car. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Oct 01, 2007 11:31 am)
#19 of 103 Re: Week Two [desertrat5] by thegraduate Oct 01, 2007 (11:31 am)
Replying to: desertrat5 (Sep 30, 2007 4:20 pm) It sounds sort of like Honda's Grade-Logic Control. If you apply the brakes on a downhill slope while going at a decent rate of speed, the Honda will shift to third gear as long as you are below, say, 60 MPH (putting Revs deep into 3,000 territory). It will hold the gear until you reach level ground, and it will then go back into top gear (in my case, it's 5th gear).   Glad to hear you are liking the new wheels!
#20 of 103 Four standard mud-flaps!!!! Wowser by cardnal Oct 02, 2007 (10:45 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Aug 20, 2007 7:23 pm) Is it really true that Taurus cars have 4 mud-flaps as standard fare? That will surely secure its place with average age 60 and the coon/squirrel tail crowd dangling on the radio antennas. Frump and cubby and very non-descript, no matter the quality. The cover of the book does count in sales!!!
#21 of 103 Re: Job 2. [mschmal] by fomocona Oct 02, 2007 (11:08 am)
Replying to: mschmal (Sep 26, 2007 6:32 pm) Good information, Mark. I noticed a typo on the link. The correct site is syncmyride.com. Thanks.

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