1997 Ford Taurus

[ashfast1]

Does anyone know anyone with a 1997 Ford Taurus. I think the most USA Fords ever.

[Vesper Martini]

I don't think anybody will own up to evening knowing somebody with one of those eyesores

[Trump]

Wait, what?

[Burnout]

A woman 'ere in th' 'Ditch owns three of the things.

[snopony]

*googles 97 taurus* gah! my eyes

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by ashfast1

I think the most USA Fords ever.

What is that in English ??

Dr Terry

[elgt146]

X-Files Car

[Syndrome]

The test conducted by Ford USA which failed miserably.

[TUF_302]

My neighbor has one, and he's proud of the thing, yes its odd looking, but i've been in it and it goes well, its smooth, has a reasonable amount of power for a 3ltr v6 FWD lol! But yes its ugly as they come lol

[ashfast1]

Do like the new one.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by ashfast1

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Haha reminds me of AU interior

[Dauphin]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Haha reminds me of AU interior

I remember reading somewhere years ago that the designer of that shape Taurus also worked on the AU.

[Bearman]

Originally Posted by ashfast1

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Do like the new one.

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Aarrgggghh...... Kill it. Kill it with fire!!!

God damn they are ugly. They were then and they ain't gotten any better with the passage of time.

I remember when they were new Ford basically imposed them onto us as a pointer to the future. The motoring public loved them so much that Ford sold about 7 of them.

Then came the AU..........

[The Yeti]

Originally Posted by Bearman

Aarrgggghh...... Kill it. Kill it with fire!!!

God damn they are ugly. They were then and they ain't gotten any better with the passage of time.

I remember when they were new Ford basically imposed them onto us as a pointer to the future. The motoring public loved them so much that Ford sold about 7 of them.

Then came the AU..........

If you watch the video i posted earlier you'll
See they did kill it with fire 😉

[Davehoos]

The RHD Taurus went on sale in UK and japan. In japan I also saw the older version but it may not have been RHD.

14 years ago I saw a number of Taurus wagon in use.

from what I read at the time ford advertised they spent a crazy amount to design the rear suspension and more per vehicle the build them--they should have waisted that cash on the EA-AU wagon fitting a japan/euro American friendly front end.

[Bearman]

Originally Posted by The Yeti

If you watch the video i posted earlier you'll
See they did kill it with fire 😉

Excellent.

Pity they didn't do that in the design studio.

[GTENVY]

Originally Posted by tempted

The AU was an oil painting compared to the Taurus.

I know some people have different tastes, but how on earth did anybody walk into a Ford dealer, say yep I like the look of that, then hand over $40k+ for one of these abominations?

Funny story, my dad did exactly that but paid around 55k for it new inc on roads

Rich

[elgt146]

Holden Camira or Ford Taurus

Hmm do I really have to choose one.

[The Yeti]

Originally Posted by elgt146

Holden Camira or Ford Taurus

Hmm do I really have to choose one.

I'd choose the Camera

[chookaradley]

I remember we had 3 of them as company cars in 1998. Interestingly they were 1996 builds and we took delivery mid 98. Tipping work got them pretty cheap. ��

[elgt146]

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_322506-...urus-1998.html

[FairmontGS]

OMG my eyes - I can't un-see that interior

[boss351290]

My brother was a mechanic at a ford dealership back then. He told me they were the biggest piece of sh$$ he had worked on. Also said the Mondeo back then was just as bad. He said if you jacked up the Mondeo in the incorrect position you could crack windscreens. A Ford service bulletin would not warrant windscreens to dealerships if their mechanics jacked up in the wrong position. What would have happened if you hit a tree in the wrong position???

Do you see and late 90's Taurus or Mondeo's driving around???

How many EL and AU falcons you see driving around....

And what about the first generation ford explorer that we received in the mid 90's??? How many of them are still on the road. ????

Unfortunately lots of people bagged the falcon and commodore. But time had proved them all wrong.

[The Yeti]

Originally Posted by boss351290

What would have happened if you hit a tree in the wrong position???

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Is there a right position to hit a tree?


And this destruction video always warms the cockells of my heart

http://youtu.be/cr2VhZ0FLL0

[Davehoos]

we had a taxi driver bring 2 high milage Taurus vehicle for repairs. purchased very cheep as repo and failed as a taxi.
then we had a flood of the duds come in due to word of mouth as nobody wanted to work on them.

most was for under bonnet issues and air conditioning. purchase under bonnet plastic bits and gaskets before starting a job as it always came across as a ford don't wont people to repair it vehicle.

inside was about as good as a falcon- and that disaster of a climate/entertainment system that has found its way into later cars.

Taurus is much better than mondeo and equal to chrysler people movers.

[Streets]

hey at least it's not a 92 capri

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by Streets

hey at least it's not a 92 capri

God damn the early 90's was an ugly year of cars for Ford.

Mustang, Capri, Taurus, Escort, Probe, Corsair.

[Dezza]

Here's a mint one I saw a few years ago :P

[Ben73]

The Australian ones have a better front end than the American ones.

The rear window shape looks interesting.

[chookaradley]

From memory the Taurus was the car Ford HQ pushed on Ford AUS to sell. Aussie Ford execs knew it wouldnt sell here but Ford HQ were testing the waters for a day where there would be no Falcon. Ford have wanted to cease Australian production since the 80s.