[Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

Good job Ron!

BTW I also like your website!

Jim
'93 MTX
Here a mod, there a mod, everywhere a mod mod!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Kevin M. Bisch" <kevin624@bellatlantic.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings


> Did you like that little "review"?  If so, I am the author :-)  If not,
I'm
> still the author :-)
>
> Yes, I really DID write that prose.  I am the site owner of
> http://www.v6sho.com/ (the external source mentioned in the review :-)
>
> Ron N. - Dalton, GA
> 90 SHO
> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin M. Bisch" <kevin624@bellatlantic.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:20 AM
> 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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