tranny and radiator for 2000. good deal or rip off? are tauruses good cars?
2006-07-28 17:01:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
own a 94. good solid cars
2006-07-28 17:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by steve-o 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd buy it. The Taurus is a Strong car with a good reputation for longevity. Buy it and take care of it, The folks whose cars I end up working on never do basic service. oil changes and tranny service at intervals made my 97 escort go to 156,000 and still running fine. I would say the radiator went out and caused internal damage to the tranny but that's just a guess. I would ask for the compression to be checked and se if there is greater than 10% difference in the readings from each of the 6 cylinders if there is then there is leakage. rings, valves head gasket. But that is what I always do for folks wanting me to check out a car for them. 2 grand is a good reasonable price
2006-07-29 08:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tauruses are really good at eatting trannys. I had a 1997 and it's been through 4 and on it's 5. So yeah it's a good deal for a "lemon". Good luck with that.
2006-07-30 02:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a Taurus I bought from my company that had 35,000 miles on it. I sold it and it had 228,000 and never did anything to the car and I hear it is still doing fine with almost 3000k...but I know that is not usual. I worked for a large newspaper that had lots of these cars and they said they really were some of the best they ever had......take the car to a good mechanic and get it checked out first.
2006-07-28 20:39:15 · answer #4 · answered by CherokeePrincess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The price is good espcially for one with a newer transmission.. If you are unsure, take it to a mechanic and have him do a inspection of the motor (as those had head gasket issues) but usually if well maintained, solid cars that will go the distance
2006-07-29 12:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taurus is a good car. They made so many of them that they are a "good buy used" with lots of parts available to fix problems.
2006-07-30 02:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good deal I own a 1987 Taurus wagon, those cars run 4-ever
2006-07-30 10:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by Ice Queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good deal. Very good car. They will last forever.
2006-07-29 14:16:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tauruses have problems with the tranny, but if its new then you should have no problem
2006-07-28 17:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by Silentgangsta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New trans, buy it. Re-built trans... Leave it.
2006-07-31 03:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by blueovalj79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋