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#4 of 8 by azdino Mar 04, 2009 (9:22 am)
We have a 1998 Taurus with the V6 Vulcan. It uses, I believe, the same engine/transmission as your 2005. It is maintained to the "book" or slightly better.   In 98,000 miles the only problems we have had are;   45,000 replace rack & pinion steering for $650 I think, 80,000 replace an electronic engine control module for $400.   The car had a tough life as it is my wife's start/stop/go in-town car and does many short trips.   Maintaining a car for an average of $80-$120per month on average is a LOT better than a $400+ monthly payment. Just remember, even YOU need a repair once in a while! Replies to this message: bobber1 (Mar 04, 2009 4:00 pm) berri (Mar 04, 2009 6:02 pm)
#5 of 8 Re: [azdino] by bobber1 Mar 04, 2009 (4:00 pm)
Replying to: azdino (Mar 04, 2009 9:22 am) Little off topic, but my brother has a Ford Ranger with the V6 Vulcan engine. He's got 360,000 miles on that vehicle and has never had to do anything with the engine. Extremely durable and impressive product. Replies to this message: berri (Mar 04, 2009 6:02 pm)
#6 of 8 Re: [bobber1] by berri Mar 04, 2009 (6:02 pm)
Replying to: bobber1 (Mar 04, 2009 4:00 pm) A Vulcan is a Vulcan. Its not the engine, its the other stuff. Prior gen Ford and GM had a lot of variability in their product reliability. I'd be comfortable with the newer stuff today since I think their QC has improved and become much more consistent. But his gen Taurus, like the Impala, has a lot of discrepancies from car to car. Get a good one and will match up to camcord, but maybe 50/50 whether you luck out or not. Heck, I even noticed these differences from car to car when I used to rent them on business when they were relatively new.
#7 of 8 Re: 2005 Taurus Life expectancy [aleshanic] by fstrfvo Apr 14, 2009 (11:01 pm)
Replying to: aleshanic (Feb 25, 2009 7:06 pm) Have a 2000 taurus with the vulcan and it has 120,000 miles and have only replaced batteries and a couple alternators, of course brakes and tires. it still runs perfect.
#8 of 8 Re: 2005 Taurus Life expectancy [pod] by rogerb34 Jun 06, 2009 (12:04 pm)
Replying to: pod (Mar 02, 2009 9:29 am) 87 Sable with 150k miles w/o engine issues and no CA smog failures. Transmission rebuilt 88k miles and no issues at 150k miles. Current is 05 Sable LS Duratec. 05 tranny is much improved AX4N. I service every 20k or whenever annual color test indicates.

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