1989 Ford Taurus GL review from North America
"Rock Solid! this car can take a Beating"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Power door lock on passenger side froze and door couldn't lock at 110,000Km's.
Replaced Power window motor. $25 a wreckers.
Front struts replaced at 120,000km's. another $100 at shop.
Front Transmission line rusted through at 200,000kms thus blowing the transmission shortly after ending this cars life. R.I.P. Taurus!
General comments?
Well my family owned this car for 10 years. It was handed to my sister and then handed to me with about 185,000km on it. She got in five accidents and that's when the car started to rust really badly, but I didn't care it still ran like new!!! it had more body fill than metal after this point.
Its not powerful at all, but got really good gas mileage. Interior was very comfortable I drove to Florida from Toronto in this beast and it felt like I was driving an 80's Cadillac.
I would have replaced the tranny for $300 but I got a Ford Escort for super cheap. that is also a good car too.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1989 |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 1991 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0L V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 21000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 210000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Oldsmobile Cutlass |
| Date of Entry | 1st October, 2006 |