100 Worst Cars of All Time - Taurus Car Club of America : Ford Taurus Forum

it'sthatcar · 10-12-2012, 12:42 PM

This is kind of a fun read and provided a few laughs with very descriptive, if not accurate, portrayals about the cars listed. It is unfortunate that the 1996 Ford Taurus was #24 though...the #1, however, is not surprising haha.

100 Worst Cars of All Time - Edmunds.com

GoSloSho · 10-12-2012, 02:44 PM

i would have thought the Jaguar would have been waaaaaayyyyyy higher on that list. I used to sell cars and i sold a 2001 X type with a cassette player...... I lost my respect for them that day

tylerdahl · 10-12-2012, 03:40 PM

NS, my parents bought one of those pontiac aztek cars, and sold it when pontiac went under, my dad says they could not find a part for it, so it was time to sell it!

DN101 · 11-11-2012, 01:31 PM

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24. 1996 Ford Taurus: The bulbous blob redesign of Ford's best-selling sedan that effectively killed it in the retail market. Weird when it didn't need to be.

Lgbpop · 11-11-2012, 08:04 PM

I see MustangII made the list. Rightly so.

Dschinghis Kahn · 11-12-2012, 04:17 PM

Is it bad that I like half of the cars on that list?

intimidator · 11-12-2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lgbpop

I see MustangII made the list. Rightly so.

I actually owned a 75 mustang II...winter beater in high school.Canary yellow,black rockers and a kinda pea soup yellow/green/tan interior...lol.Put a hole in the gas tank doing donuts in a gravel parking lot. Car lasted me 3 months.

Roach · 11-12-2012, 06:38 PM

89 Tbird? Aw man....

98SilverSable · 11-12-2012, 08:21 PM

if the Gen. 3 Taurus was sooooooo bad, then why do we see so many of them on the road / or a bunch of us own them?

DN101 · 11-12-2012, 08:33 PM

I throw that at anybody who knocks the reliability of American cars. 90's era vehicles like the Taurus and Lumina lost the sales race to import stalwarts like the Camry and Accord, but you now see far more of the American models on the road than you do of the imports.

What's outlasting what?

And on top of that, it has to be admitted that import buyers tend to take better care of their vehicles, whereas stuff like the Taurus gets ran into the ground, backed into poles and has oil changes outright ignored across several owners. Speaks all the more to their long term reliability that there are so many of them still driving.

Seriously, play Count The G3 Sables/Taurae next time you're out and about in a city environment.

10-12-2012, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
it'sthatcar Devoted Member Member Number: 49561 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Minnesota Chapter: Northern Drives: 2004 Ford Taurus SEL Comfort Visit: My Garage Posts: 1,183 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 2	100 Worst Cars of All Time This is kind of a fun read and provided a few laughs with very descriptive, if not accurate, portrayals about the cars listed. It is unfortunate that the 1996 Ford Taurus was #24 though...the #1, however, is not surprising haha. 100 Worst Cars of All Time - Edmunds.com __________________ 2004 SEL Comfort ~ Shadow Grey Metallic ~ Mach upgrade with Pioneer speakers in the doors and Kenwood speakers in the rear deck ~ tinted windows ~ amber rear turn signal mod

10-12-2012, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
GoSloSho Member Member Number: 49748 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Chapter: Northeast Drives: 1995 Taurus SHO, Auto, Emerald Green, Tan leather on leather interior, sunr Visit: My Garage Posts: 177 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 1	i would have thought the Jaguar would have been waaaaaayyyyyy higher on that list. I used to sell cars and i sold a 2001 X type with a cassette player...... I lost my respect for them that day __________________ Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently - Henry Ford

10-12-2012, 03:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
tylerdahl Member Member Number: 49335 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: near Ft. Smith Chapter: Northeast Drives: 92 taurus Gl with 3.0 Visit: My Garage Posts: 228 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 1	NS, my parents bought one of those pontiac aztek cars, and sold it when pontiac went under, my dad says they could not find a part for it, so it was time to sell it! __________________ yes it's a SHO, make an offer! 1992 Ford taurus GL/ the backup. 1993 Ford taurus SHO/ The Toy. 2003 Ford taurus SEL/ daily driver.

11-12-2012, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dschinghis Kahn Moderpony Member Number: 7950 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wisconsin Chapter: Midwest Drives: 2004 Taurus SES, pulled around by a vulcan Visit: My Garage Posts: 968 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 10	Is it bad that I like half of the cars on that list? __________________

11-12-2012, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Roach Senior Member Member Number: 32683 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Concord, NC Chapter: Southeast Drives: 2000 Model SE, Vulcan V6 Visit: My Garage Posts: 925 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 3	89 Tbird? Aw man.... __________________ Facebook \| Desktops "I'm sure there must have been a time You did not consume my mind But I still swear I don't remember" 2000 Taurus SE "Lady Hearse" 1995 Taurus SHO "Organ Donor" 1996 Thunderbird LX "Jade Phoenix"

11-11-2012, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lgbpop Devoted Member Member Number: 7489 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Myers, Florida USA Chapter: Southeast Drives: '90 Taurus GL Wagon 3.0L; '65 Rambler Ambassador 990 convertible Visit: My Garage Posts: 1,411 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 10	I see MustangII made the list. Rightly so.

11-12-2012, 08:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
98SilverSable Member Member Number: 41989 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Jonesboro, GA Chapter: Southeast Drives: 1998 Mercury Sable LS Premium, 3.0L Duratec 24V V6 Visit: My Garage Posts: 364 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 2	if the Gen. 3 Taurus was sooooooo bad, then why do we see so many of them on the road / or a bunch of us own them? __________________ "If I had money, I'll tell you what I'd do.... I'd go downtown and buy a Mercury or 2, crazy about a Mercury. Yeah, I'm crazy about a Mercury. I'm gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the road!" - Alan Jackson - "Mercury Blues" Facebook

11-12-2012, 08:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
DN101 Member Member Number: 35588 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Chapter: West Coast Drives: '98 Taurus SE, Duratec V6 Visit: My Garage Posts: 475 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 3	I throw that at anybody who knocks the reliability of American cars. 90's era vehicles like the Taurus and Lumina lost the sales race to import stalwarts like the Camry and Accord, but you now see far more of the American models on the road than you do of the imports. What's outlasting what? And on top of that, it has to be admitted that import buyers tend to take better care of their vehicles, whereas stuff like the Taurus gets ran into the ground, backed into poles and has oil changes outright ignored across several owners. Speaks all the more to their long term reliability that there are so many of them still driving. Seriously, play Count The G3 Sables/Taurae next time you're out and about in a city environment.

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