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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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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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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 10, 2008 12:49 pm) Where is your dealership? Any thoughts as to why there is no interest? Any idea why Ford is not advertising the new Taurus? I test drove one in Tacoma, WA and thought I was in heaven, but I have been driving a Explorer for the past 14 years. My kid graduates from college this year so I hope to redirect funds from tuition to a car and at the moment the wife wants the Taurus |
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Cause they already consider it a FAILURE! I work at a large Ford dealer in conservative affluent NJ Suburbs. Test Drive the Ford Edge, and you will understand why no one is buying the Taurus. People are trading in their Explorers in DROVES for the new Edge. The Taurus is the most boring sedan design on the road today with the possible exception of the new Sebring. The 2010 Taurus goes on sale summer of 2009 and according to Alan Mulally, it will be the car that Ford should have introduced in the first place in and I hope its worth the wait! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/COL14/801270660/1014/BU- - - SINESS01 Mark
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 27, 2008 12:21 pm) I have not given the Edge much thought because it gets less MPG than the Taurus and MPG is going to be a big issue in my next purchase. It would however be a great replacement for our 1993 Explorer. I would hate to think of the Taurus as Ford’s answer to the Buick, however, do turn 60 this year, but Im a long way from “Buick status” ( I have looked at the Buick, but mpg and price keep me away) |
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A reporter seeks to interview buyers of models equipped with Ford Sync. Please respond to jfallon edmunds.com no later than Friday, February 1 with your daytime contact information and a sentence or two about why you purchased Sync.
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Replying to: KarenS (Jan 31, 2008 1:06 pm) May I ask who these reporters are? I see these from time to time and never know what they're really about! Just curious!!! 
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