Alternator died soon after I bought it.
Distributer died 6 months later.
Numerous coolant hoses have cracked/broken while driving.
Old wiring would melt/fuse together, shorting things.
Lost transmission pan gasket seal at 180000.
The previous owner had the engine rebuilt at 150000 miles.
Reliability, especially with this much mileage on it was a huge issue, put nearly twice what I'd payed for it into repairs and maintenance, something major would go wrong every 2-3 months.
Handling was horrible, the automatic transmission was sloppy, would skip gear occasionally even after having it tuned up.
It is reasonably comfortable and the interior was in good condition.
I have had my Taurus GL since 1990 and it has broken down maybe three times at most. This car seems to be remarkably reliable, of course I bought mine brand new and not used and tried not to ab
use it.
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