1998 Ford Taurus review from North America

I bought my 1998 Ford Taurus in June of 2006 for a friend of my mom's and we drove it around for a while and nothing seemed to be wrong with it. when I got it home and started to drive around town the transmission started to act up. it wouldn't go into gear, it was slipping out of gear, and it was kicking very badly. we brought it to a shop and they told us that we would have to buy a new transmission ($1500). well I took it home and my husband put some kind of liquid in the transmission and it stopped for a while. 2 months later it started again and the heater went out. it blows hot air for a second and then blows cold. we brought it to a shop and they told us they didn't know what was wrong with it. they checked all the fluids and they were fine. so, I would not recommend to anyone to buy a ford Taurus. it doesn't matter what year, don't buy it. with all the money you would have to put into it to fix, you could just buy another car!