[Shotimes] Hold it a minute.....was: Re: SHO replacement

[Donald Mallinson]

So its a Ford?  Mustang owners put up with faults, rust, and 
  it is for sure a "Ford".  Doesn't stop them from loving 
the car.

You are wrong about the Yamaha decals BTW, that is my 
opinion, but the people I have talked to about it, put that 
on because they think its fun.  I have them on my SHO's, 
because it says something about the car, it is special, and 
it has nothing to do with getting the FORD name off the car. 
  I may think Ford Corporate sucks for not taking care of 
the V8 cam problem like a decent corporate citizen, but I 
can still like my "Fords".

What is "so wrong in so many ways" about the Taurus?  It 
sold and sells well, and if it was THAT bad, the customers 
would not be there.  Plain and simple.

The paragraph you quote just confirms what I have always 
said, from day one of starting the Peoria SHO Registry 
chapter in 1991, and still today:  SHO owners understand the 
faults and contradictions and everything else, but still 
love driving the car.  It is the DRIVING that is the proof 
that the SHO (and to a slightly lesser degree the regular 
Taurus) is a great car.

I mean it.  It is a great car.  Greatness can come in a lot 
of degrees.  It was a top seller.  It set the standard for 
ride quality and "feel" in 1986 and still holds up well 
today.  Something can be great and still be flawed.  I don't 
know of anything that is perfect, certainly not anything 
made by a human.

Don