[Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings

[DTNesbit@FTC-I.net]

I had an 88 SLO GL that had 420K on it when I finally killed it.  It was
Gray or Silver and the paint looked like crap.  Interior was fair.  I got
tired of it.  The waterpump went out about 60 miles from home and I drove it
on home anyway.  I wasn't even sure it would make it.  It got me home but
that was the death of it.  I had the salvage company haul it away.
David
94 ATX &91
----- Original Message -----
From: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Kevin M Bisch" <kevin624@bellatlantic.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings


> Actually, I thought that my '87 SLO wagon had the best build quality and
> best dealer service of any Ford product that I have ever owned.
>
> After 5 years, it left my driveway with 242k on it (the guy that bought it
> thought that it had only 142k) with $2500 in my pocket.  It still looked
> good inside and out.  Think that the paint and carpet quality was better
> then than afterward.  As was general overall q.c.
>
> The '93MTX had cheaper carpet and seat coverings and the '95 cheaper yet.
A
> classic example of Ford's 'cost savings'...
>
> regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> Valparaiso, Indiana
> '93  5 SPEED   276k few mods
> '95  5 SPEED   232k lots of mods
> "double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO
>
> ----- 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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