Joined
·
14 Posts
The third car I ever owned was an 89 Accord LXi hatchback that I bought new and drove until last year. Replaced it with a 2001 Accord EX with leather. I really liked my old Accord and like my new one. Problem is my wife likes it too. She drives it on weekends when she can. Uses it for her work a couple times a month. She has a 95 Civic LX with 82,000 miles. We've got our first child on the way. I think a Civic is too small safety-wise. Plus, I hate getting stuck driving the Civic!
We're thinking about replacing the Civic but are strapped a bit financially currently. Have been impressed by the low prices available on used Tauruses -- about $8,000 for decent used 2001 SES. We don't really want to go much over $7,000. A 2001 Accord would be about $14,000 for what we want. Quite a difference.
The only thing I'm concerned about when getting the Taurus (instead of another, older Honda) is reliability. My mechanic thinks Tauruses are junk (sorry). But he's a big Honda fan. My father-in-law's mechanic thinks the Tauruses are good cars for our needs. I've talked to several Taurus owners who are very happy with their cars. I've also talked to owners who are not so happy and seen many less-than-stellar reviews on different sites.
So, can anyone give me any feedback to sell me on a Taurus?
We're thinking about replacing the Civic but are strapped a bit financially currently. Have been impressed by the low prices available on used Tauruses -- about $8,000 for decent used 2001 SES. We don't really want to go much over $7,000. A 2001 Accord would be about $14,000 for what we want. Quite a difference.
The only thing I'm concerned about when getting the Taurus (instead of another, older Honda) is reliability. My mechanic thinks Tauruses are junk (sorry). But he's a big Honda fan. My father-in-law's mechanic thinks the Tauruses are good cars for our needs. I've talked to several Taurus owners who are very happy with their cars. I've also talked to owners who are not so happy and seen many less-than-stellar reviews on different sites.
So, can anyone give me any feedback to sell me on a Taurus?