[Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings

[Paul Nimz]

>interesting notes in that book too though, like the designers
>knew you couldn't use the cupholders and the ashtray in the '96 6-passenger
>model at the same time,

Kind of hard to use the cup holders if someone is sitting on them.  I had a
'96 sable with the split bench seat and the fold down cup holders.  Nice for
bench seats.....

I remember trying to order them on the new car and one dealer saying that
they didn't exist.  This after already getting a quote on them from another
dealer.

Paul N


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin M. Bisch" <kevin624@bellatlantic.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 11:20 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings


> Came across this:
>
> http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus
>
> Interesting to see how people perceive the Taurus, and in particular, the
SHO.
>
> If that blip interests you, I'd strongly recommend reading the three books
> available that focus on the Taurus. "Reinventing the Wheels", "Taurus: The
> Car that Saved Ford" and "Car" are their titles. The second one named,
IMO,
> was the best read of the three. The last one was solely about the '96
> redesign... interesting notes in that book too though, like the designers
> knew you couldn't use the cupholders and the ashtray in the '96
6-passenger
> model at the same time, but built it that way anyway.
>
> On another note, looking at the four generation of Taurii, which do you
> think had the best build-quality? I've owned four Taurii now and my '97
has
> the best fit & finish of all the years out there (barring the SHO cam
> failures). I even think the 1997 model year was marginally better than '98
> and '99. There was significant de-contenting in '99, and little stuff like
> the turn signals sounding better in the '97's. The aesthetics are best
> saved for another discussion.
>
> --Kevin
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