anybody know how reliable these cars are and if they tend to have problems i n any specific area, seems like a good deal with the low miles compared to hondas that have 150k plus. any boby know
2007-07-27 04:07:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
It only SEEMS like a good deal because Taurus does not retain its value.
They tend to develop difficult to repair electrical problems and the transmissions have a history of failure after 100K miles.
Normal mileage for a car that age is 70 to 80K
The car probably books between 2500 and 3000 bucks.
I would avoid it.
Go with Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Volvo, Audi.
2007-07-27 04:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The car itself is very reliable, there is always things that you should look for when you purchace an older car with miles on it, although the car is going to be 9 yrs old and if you average it out it has low miles for the year, 11666 a year. Your best thought would be to see if you can find a local mechanic that would be willing to do an inspection of the actual car and run a carfax online, the mecanic will give you a here and now on the cars condition right now, the car fax will give you the history of the life of the car within certain perameters. But remember no one is a genie and anything can happen with any car new or used. Good Luck!!!!!
2007-07-27 11:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by m l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My company uses Taurus's. The newer ones are OK but the older ones (pre 2000 yr) are pretty bad. We changed about 10 transmissions out of about 20 cars during that generation of Taurus's plus they didn't hold up that well. This was all below the 80k mark ! Not saying the one your looking at will have problems but just be careful.
2007-07-27 11:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by cjgt2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a 86, that is still running. It went through the family, and my daughter sold it to a family friend and the last I heard, it had over 245000 miles on it. The oil was always changed and we have never had any internal engine problem or transmission problems either.
2007-07-27 11:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a 2001 mercury sable, which is the same as the taurus...avoid it. i've had nothing but problems. the plugs and wires go out far more often than they should, my transmission is going out (I have 80,000 miles on my car), and in order to work on it, the whole top end has to come off the engine. so, basically, with any other car, i could do the work myself, with this one, it costs me nearly 3 times what it would otherwise. (put it this way, a tune-up...new plugs/wires/etc cost me $500, and that was thru my regular...honest...mechanic)
2007-07-27 11:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Polly F 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i have one. got in 2000, it hasn't been a bad car...but when things go wrong its bad. My car has 140k miles on it. I still drive it everyday at least 60 miles per day. i just want a new car, tired of putting oil in every week or so.
2007-07-27 11:42:40 · answer #6 · answered by tony160201 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 95 with 175,000 miles one it. No problems whatsoever, except for brakes, replaced radiator, just basis maintenance.
Still runs great.
$3,000 is a little high, check Kelly or Edmunds for price.
2007-07-27 11:21:46 · answer #7 · answered by Squat1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3000 is the kelly blue book suggested price.. but it is high milage, most 99's have about 85,000 *says kelly blue book but overall it wouldnt be a bad deal if it was a good car but i really havent heard good reviews on taurus's, my mom had one and that was a mess..lf you really like it see if they'll go for 2500?
2007-07-27 11:18:51 · answer #8 · answered by Live HAppy <3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With that many miles on it, any car would likely have some problems. Hope you enjoy working on cars!
2007-07-27 11:12:53 · answer #9 · answered by Scottie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good car, but the price is too high. you should get it for about 2000.
2007-07-30 00:34:55 · answer #10 · answered by Josh B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋