Wow. Out of curiosity I started reading the Taurus reviews. They only confirmed my suspicions. I think the Taurus tends to be a lot like a cocker spaniel. If you know cockers you will find they come in good and bad. It seems they have two very different temperments. Laid back and affectionate would be type one. Nasty and very apt to bite is the second type. With the Taurus you have the dependable joy to drive car, and also, the "Found on Road Dead" type.

My '91 Taurus couldn't have been a better car for me. We did have a period of unreliability due to a bad alternator. It took 3 tries to get an alternator that would work for more than a day or two, but that can happen with any car. After that, it was clear sailing all the way. I really can't say too much bad about this car at all.

I bought this '91 Taurus in '95 from a dealer.We paid $10,000 for a nicely loaded car. It had all the options I could have wanted. My favorite options being the automatic windows and seats have continued to work well, needing no repairs as of yet. Now that this car is almost 11 years old I couldn't really complain too much if things started to go,although, I hope it continues to hold up for awhile. This is absolutely the most comfortable car I have ever driven. I am just under 5' tall and still I need not worry about sitting on a pillow or anything stupid like that. I have had that problem with other cars in the past. The automatic seats adjust all over the place making it easy to get a comfortable fit. Also, they are very easy to adjust even while driving. I like this because if you start to feel cramped, tired and uncomfortable you can just move a button or two and the change of position eases the discomfort right away.

The body of this car has held up well. We are very bad at keeping it washed and waxed and it is just now starting to show some rust. We are also very bad at managing to get the oil changes on time. Still the engine is doing fine. Nothing has really broken down on this car. We did have to replace the knobs recently that work all the heating and air conditioning settings. They just seemed to wear out and fall off a lot. The only really annoying thing we had a problem with is that the trunk had a tendency to pop open while you were driving down the highway. We did manage to correct that problem. Now, I feel safe and secure when driving this older car around. It has always been very reliable. I never had any problem with getting stuck anywhere due to a car problem.

As good as this car has been, I am starting to get a little worried. I do know a lot of people that have had nothing but trouble with the Taurus, and we are some of those people. We also have a '93 Taurus that I hate. It has been just as unreliable as the other one has been reliable. There is 160,000 miles on the Taurus I love and a lot less on the other car. It really shouldn't be in the condition it seems to be in. I have heard that they tend to die about the time you hit the 100,000 mark. I do know that several that have done that exact thing. I am beginning to get nervous about driving it because of the record of some of the others. I want to buy a new car soon, or a "new for me but slightly used" car. I would love to have another Taurus but because I keep hearing bad stories about the Taurus owned by others, I am leary of doing this. I must make up my mind soon. If I don't get another Taurus I plan to try to find a car as similiar as I can to the Taurus. It is the perfect size and shape for me.
Amount Paid (US$): 10,000
Condition: Used
Model Year: 1991
Model and Options: GL model. Automatic, power seats, windows and transmission.