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by cmuir  - Top 500
Aug 06 '07
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes 
Pros: Heavy, safe, and I will trust her hauling my new grandchild.
Cons: Don't let a moron drive her.
The Bottom Line: For what Crystal paid for this car, she could not have made a better choice.
I know Lola is mentioned in Barry Manilow's song Copacabana, but Lola is also my future daughter-in-law's car. And I have to say for a girl her age I was a little shocked that she owns a car like this. Granted Lola is purple, but she is a 4-door 1997 ...
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by rabodzey - Top 1000
Jun 15 '07
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No 
Pros: Big, heavy, 6 cylinders.
Cons: Extremely unreliable. Eats gas as if there is a hole in the tank.
The Bottom Line: Get Camry!
“Oh no, not another story about Ford dying on the road!”- you bet! This is exactly what happened. “Not another story!” – yes, another story! I like everything American: I like Sam Adams Beer, I like US Airways, I can even consider ...
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by guy922
Aug 24 '09 - Updated Oct 23 '09
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Good domestic value, easy to maintain, abundant parts, highway cruising
Cons: Sluggish accelaration, gains lots of speed at going down hills, extra braking needed.
The Bottom Line: Buying American has its perks too.
The 1995 Galant I have driven for the last three years died on me this past January, Due to its oil burning and slow decline in compression over time not to mention its 211K on the clock, I sent her to her final resting place and I ...
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by ktk3438
Feb 16 '04 - Updated Jul 15 '04
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes
Pros: Quality, comfort, mileage, handling
Cons: Tires from factory could be better for this model year
The Bottom Line: Great car for the money. It was relatively cheap compared to some imports I looked at and owned. And the quality was right up there with the best of them.
Let me start by explaining how I ended up with my Ford Taurus. It was June, 1998, and I was the owner of a 1995 Honda Civic, which I owned for only 9 months. That was the shortest time I’ve ever owned a new car. The seating in it was very rigid, and ...
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by psykosis_fc
Jul 11 '02 - Updated Aug 07 '02
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: good power, excellent handling for size, reasonably comfortable and fairly inexpensive
Cons: fit & finish not up to the likes of ES300, SolaraSE, BMW and others
The Bottom Line: For the price I paid, I could have gotten more performance, more luxury, more room or better looks.....but not the balance of everything that this car has.
**UPDATE**
we've now put over 3000 miles on the car and have a few updates and corrections to make;
Handling
The 'boatish' straightline handling and aggressive cornering manners wasn't a fluke, anomaly or caused by a long...
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by readhttp
Mar 08 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Ride,Comfort,Performance,Sound System
Cons: Wind vibration in compartment with the windows down.
In previous years I always thought of the Taurus as my Grandfather's first choice, but since the revamp of few years ago...my whole opinion has changed.
Over the past twelve years I have always driven T-Bird's, but in 1997 the T-Bird was put...
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by WhiteZX2Sport
Jul 04 '00 - Updated Jul 06 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Distinctive styling, Comfortable seats
Cons: Jerky automatic transmission, Weak brakes
Yes we did buy this car knowing that it had 23,000 miles on it from being used as a Hertz rental car, and considering that fact it has held up very well.
Appearance:
What I like best about the Taurus is the exterior styling. Looking at...
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by mike.holmes - Top 500
Feb 01 '01 - Updated Feb 14 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Comfortable, responsive, good mileage and stylish
Cons: Problems with Transmission
The Bottom Line: This is a solid, affordable car which delivers excellent performance for a good price.
My very first car was a 1956 Ford Fairlane with a Fordomatic transmission. It was a dream car for the oil industry as I put at least one quart of oil in the car each day. It shook, rattled and rolled appropo to the 50's and the engine finally blew up...
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by Angee
Jan 26 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Car has safety in mind.
Cons: None as of now.....knock on wood
I never thought I would buy a Ford Taurus, but now that I have it, I love it. Not only is this car one of the top sellers in it's series, it is a car that is well worth the money. I have a 1997 Ford Taurus and I can honestly say we have not had...
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by rjpuster
Aug 30 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: comfortable, quiet, and quick
Cons: Electrical mechanics dream
In early 1998 I purchased a 1997 Ford Taurus SHO program car from my local dealer. The car had been purchased and used by Ford as a "Junior Executive" automobile, whatever that means. The vehicle itself was in great shape with only 15K miles...
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by DebVoykin
Nov 08 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: Comfortable, good safety record
Cons: Mechanical problems, repair costs
I made a big mistake and bought a 1997 Ford Taurus SE. I used to work at a large Ford dealership and thought I still had lots of friends at the dealership, so I went there to buy my car. When I bought the car it had 28,000km on it, I thought the price...
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by gfour20
Jan 07 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: great all-around car
Cons: *none*
About 9 months ago, I purchased a 1997 Ford Taurus. This car looked as good as it did new. It is very clean, inside and out. I could tell that it had been taken very good care of.
The main reason I was looking at a Taurus is because of all the good...
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by toasty
Jan 16 '00 - Updated Jan 18 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: safe car
Cons: BAD TRANSMISSION!!!!not user friendly, ugly
The Bottom Line: FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP IN TRANSMISSION
UPDATE!!! After this epinion was posted, the car, having about 55,000 miles on it, had the transmission go out of it. The trans would refuse to go into gear. The cost of the repairs were estimated at 2500. I do also know for a fact, that a close friend...
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by Donovan575
Jan 19 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Its a dependable car and comfortable on the inside
Cons: Very Common
I had leased a Ford Taurus for 3 years, and although not too flashy or great in any one area, it is a pretty nice set of wheels. Its dependable, runs smooth and with no problems at all in my experience. Once the automatic locked doors weren't functioning...
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by bechtoea
Jan 05 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Reliability, used ones are cheap, roomy, economical
Cons: Interior quirks, needs more ponies.
My wife and I were looking for a good used mini-van or truck of some sort (no kids, just needed room to haul "stuff"). I noticed how low the resale value on the 96-99 Taurus was and found a used wagon for cheap $$, about 4K less than a minivan...
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