[quote author=RB link=topic=68808.msg1190329#msg1190329 date=1170796056]
I drove a new Taurus a couple of years and was perfectly content with it. Granted, it was a company-owned car and I didn't put a lot of miles on it due to out-of-state travel requirements. Boring, yes, but nonetheless, I had no complaints regarding the general quality, comfort, and reliability.
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I agree. My father has always had Taurus's (well, Sables) since... god, a long time... 10 years ago? Now he has a Milan, of course. I had, and he had, no complaints about his Sables. But, their time is done. The 500 also doesn't really take the same spot in the lineup that the Taurus did.