1993 Ford Taurus LX review from North America

CV Joints (burnouts :) )

Power Steering Pump

Starter

All happening right around 91,000 miles.

Boy oh boy! What a car! People always liked to tease me about driving a "granny's car." But I got the last laugh at the stop light!

This was a police package unit and was orginally used by the Littleton, Colorado Police Dept. The orginally transmission was replaced at 70k miles (before purchase) with the better AX4N transmission with shift kit and dual transmission coolers.

I drove this car to hell and back a thousand and a half times and NEVER let me down! I took this though knee high mud, foot deep snow, well past 140mph on hundreds of occasions, raced it at the local drag strip (even pulling some good low 14's too :) ) The 3.8L liked any type of weather and you could run a meat locker in the cabin with that A/C!Seats were very comfortable. Everything was within an arms reach with out any struggle. Always a smooth ride no matter the road. Great all around cruiser.

3.8L's are notorious for head gasket failure (usually cylinder #1) but mine was also replaced before purchase.

Factory duals look nice especially when buffed up and you always get asked "those come stock?".."only on police units", I tell them. Many are shocked to find out Taurus actually had a police package model out.

When ever my friends car broke down and needed to go some place the police package ALWAYS came to the rescue no matter what types of conditions. Always been a reliable piece of machinery.

Some things my car had that non-police issued car didn't have were.

Black wheels with chrome center caps

28mm front sway bar, 40mm rear sway bar

Vinyl back seat

Stab-proof front seats

Dual exhausts

Oil, Transmission, Power Steering Coolers

140mph speedometer

Open Slit Grille

Engine Block Heater.