The transmission was shot at 53,00 miles. The car will not switch from second to third gear, and it needs to be rebuilt entirely -- the car is not worth that expense. In the meantime, if the tempermental overdrive kicks in, I can drive the car, but it takes a while for it to decide to work properly.
The fan was flat-out stuck at 60,000 miles, so the car was constantly overheating until I got it replaced.
The button of the gear shift broke off at 65,000 miles. Every now and again it falls off, so I have to go digging under the seat to find it.
Today, I turned the ignition of the car, and apparently the steering column busted -- I couldn't even turn the car off. The locksmith finally found a button in the steering column to turn off the motor after fiddling with it for 40 minutes.
This car seemed like it would be great -- I was excited to have a T-Bird. However, the car has been nothing but problem after problem. I am counting the minutes until I can save up enough money to ditch this car and buy something that actually works.
Are you sure if your car is a Torino? They've stopped making the Torino's after the 1976 model year.
I bet it's actually a Taurus. He mentions radiator fans and transmission stuff not even remotely found on a Torino.
Yeah, this review can't be of a Torino. I don't see how you could drive a Torino without the fan turning since it's connected directly to the engine. I actually grab the fan to turn the engine over when I'm marking the crankshaft dampner when I'm timing the engine.
I wish my Torino had overdrive!
The previous poster is correct, the last Torino was made in 1976.
The reviewer apparently has a T-bird, at least that's what he refers to, but who knows.
And it is true that the last Ford Torino car in NA was built in 1976, but it's successor, the LTD II, was pretty much the same car with a restyling.
I think the Taurus was introduced in 1986 so I have no idea what model this person is reviewing. Torinos were produced up to 1976 as stated in a previous post and the LTD II (restyled Torino) was made until 1979.
It is obvious that the original reviewer has no idea what he/she was driving. Based on that given lack of knowledge, it is very difficult to give that reviewer much, if any, credibility on their critique of this "unknown" car, which may or may not even be a Ford. As the owner of a 1986 Thunderbird ("SuperCoupe" model), which I purchased brand new, I would find the original reviewers comments to be a serious anomaly compared to the general knowledge that I feel that I have amassed over the years regarding this particular model. I can't speak about the attributes of a 1985 Taurus, but, based on the buying of the general public, they seemed to consider them to be very good cars. However, I am still very biased toward the handling characteristics of a front engine rear drive car - probably based on what I grew up driving.
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