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Sedans Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable 2008 Ford Taurus New Owner Reports
103 messages, Last post on Nov 01, 2008 at 9:06 PM
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Replying to: mschmal (Sep 26, 2007 6:32 pm) 
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Yesterday, 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. |
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We bought an SEL yesterday to replace my wife's 2001 Taurus. I travel a lot and rent all kinds of vehicles and I had already concluded that the Taurus was the best value in it's class - bar none. This car drives much more "expensive" than it's price! It is very quiet and refined and has good fit and finish. The engine is very strong and sounds great when pushed and is silent when not. The Taurus is competitive against sedans costing thousands more, IMO. Two things are holding back sales in my opinion - it looks frumpy and Ford's marketing and advertising is miserable. |
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Leased it three weeks ago for 24 months on a paid in full up front lease. Traded-in was an 07 Pacifica. I've driven the Taurus 520 miles and so far, I'm impressed with it. I like the conservative looks. Whenever I want to drive something more showy, I take the wife's 07 Mustang. One of the things I like best about the Ford automatic transmissions is that on hilly roads, they don't downshift until they have to. My Pacifica had a transmission that was busier than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs on hilly roads. I do wish that Ford would install a telescoping steering wheel on the next update of the Taurus. Either that, or change the adjustible pedal range so that they could be adjusted further away for guys with long legs.
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Replying to: stephen (Nov 18, 2007 8:34 pm) I agree with your assessment 100%. We have about 1900 miles on our AWD Limited and love it. The only thing I would like to see is a telescoping steering wheel. When my legs are comfortable my arms have to stretch to far for long term comfort. When my arms are comfortable my right leg is crammed against the hard side of the console. Other than that we love the car - solid, roomy, drives nicely, and the engine loves to go. We are averaging about 20 mgp in town. Best I have seen on the road is 23. I assume that my get a bit better with more miles. The engine was very tight when new. |
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We drove my wife's new Taurus from Minneapolis to Southern Iowa to visit family over the holidays. The trip included gridlock traffic getting out of Minneapolis, interstate crusing at 80 MPH, twisty two-lanes in southern Iowa, and a good old fashioned blizzard with snow packed roads on the way home. All in all, it was a good test for the Taurus. I continued to be impressed with the driving experience in this car. High speed driving into a stiff wind and the lack of wind noise is remarkable. This car is a very quiet, smooth and capable cruiser! With 2000 miles on the clock, the engine has freed up and performs very strongly. It is quicker than my Lincoln LS V8 in the low and mid range. The transmission is also exceptionally smooth. I appreciate the fact that it doesn't have to downshift for moderate hills when crusing. I drove an AWD Edge last summer and it couldn't seem to maintain 6th gear when cruising if there was much of any incline. The Taurus is much better in that regard. Now for some negatives: Yes, this car really needs a telescoping wheel. Also, as smooth as the transmission is, I would prefer more control of the lower and middle gears. While driving home, in a blizzard, the interstate traffic was moving between 10 - 30 MPH and there was lots of unnecessary shifting up and down. I would have preferred manual control. The same is true in heavy traffic situations around town. Most owners probably don't care about this but I am a control freak, I guess. I have always been able to get a bit better mileage on the highway than the EPA estimates but I did not with the Taurus. The best we got was from Minneapolis to Des Moines - 27.2. Granted there was wind out of the southeast, traffic was moving at 75-80 and the car only had 1000 miles on it so maybe that was a pretty tough test. Around town (50/50 freeway and traffic) the trip computer shows 21. In conclusion, I still maintain that this car is an awesome value and is competitive with cars costing thousands more.
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Replying to: brucelinc (Jan 01, 2008 9:13 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 04, 2008 12:04 pm) Sales picked up nicely in December - over 10,000 units if you count both the sedan and the Taurus X. That is still a pittance compared with the Impala. It blows my mind that Ford does not advertise or market this car. They don't hesitate to throw rebates and dealer cash at it but they don't spend a dime informing potential buyers of it's attributes. Several members of my extended family have last generation Taurus's. While visiting them over the holidays, not one of them were aware that the new Taurus was an entirely different car. They couldn't believe the difference between the old and new. Not just my family but all of the old Taurus owners will eventually buy a new car. If Ford would make people aware of the new one with an innovative marketing campaign, sales would improve dramatically. IMO. In the meantime, there are good deals to be had on a heckuva good full-size sedan.
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Replying to: brucelinc (Jan 05, 2008 9:39 am) |
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hmmm not at my dealership. Mark.
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