Hoser768
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My experience with Vulcan Taurii says the heater core is plugged. It's a very common problem on these cars that have had their cooling systems neglected.
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Am I the only one that read that in this voice?
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I'm having a hard time making the leap from "Not allowed to modify the code in an ECU" to "The end of DIY car repair".
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irony, the CVT in the freestyle, the regular 6 speed auto got better mileage................
I thought all Freestyles were CVT?
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No highs, no lows, must be Bose.
The JBL sytems were very good. The JBL in my 96 Taurus stomps whatever Ford passed off as the best stock system in my Five Hundred.
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You'd tow a 21' RV w/less than a full size truck?
I have a 19' that weighs about 3500#. I don't need to drive an F150 all the time. I'm looking at something Colorado/Sport Tracish to replace the overkill 7mpg 83 F250 I currently use.
More than I want to throw at my 2.x Rangers but shouldn't require a 1/2 ton.
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Most all of the DN101 (96-07) Tauruses around have the rear wheel-well rust. When you see it there, it's likely on the strut towers too.
My '96 has 145k on it and I'm pretty sure the strut tower rust will send it to the junkyard before any mechanical failure
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And basically, this is a handy way of seeing which 15 year old brands are more valuable. I also suspect that if models were broken out, the top models would all be trucks.
And if they called it "which 15 year old brands are more valuable" I'd have no problem with it, but it's a stretch to equate "non-zero value" with "most reliable."
If Fords are zero value after 198k, lets's see,
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The formula used a linear regression model to find out how much mileage a vehicle could could compile before losing all value.
That means nothing to me. What did they do, go on craigslist and figure the new price of a vehicle with zero miles vs. the CL price with 200,000 and try to get to zero?
Of course Honda and Toyota are going to win that, everybody thinks their used up Taco with 300k miles is still worth $3k.
wallstreetcheatsheet.com? I would trust them for auto advice like I trust Road & Track for advice on my 401K.
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No one "needs" guages.
Tell that to these guys.
Trooper: "You got no outside mirror, you have no functioning gauges".
Del: "No, not a one...... but however the radio still works."
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What do they expect from a boring truck with a sub par interior and absolutely no powertrain innovation whatsoever?
The powertrain (engines) is actually a decent upgrade from last year, but nobody knows about it because they kept all the displacements the same.
"4.3? I had one of those 10 years ago, it was a dog and got crap mileage."
"5.3? Neighbor had one of those with piston slap, sounded like a damn Diesel."
Meet the new truck, looks like the old truck, with the same engine choices.
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And if you'll believe this... GM's sales will not be released due to a "computer malfunction."
What are the odds that Ram outsold the Silverado?
There's their computer problem: Too much RAM!
Manager1:We got a problem guys, sales numbers say Ram outsold Silverado.
Manager2:That can't be right, call IT and see what's going on
DBA: Those numbers are correct.
Manager1: We have computer issues! Get me somebody that can botch the SQL and get the "right" numbers.
Jr. DBA: I fudged it as much as I could, couldn't screw it up bad enought to look good.
Manager1: Release the numbers...... and get me a Maalox.
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The New GM's decision making process is just as slow and pathetic as the Old GM's process was. I've seen snails move faster.
Meet the new boss.
Same as the old boss.
We won't get fooled again?
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In my parents 2008 Sable I was able to sit in the back seat and even cross my legs with my 5'7 mom in front of me
2008 is a lot different than the new ones. Once I checked out the inside of a 2010 Taurus I knew I wouldn't be replacing my '05 Five Hundred with one. 2010+ is form over function IMHO.
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They sendin notices to your mailbox
snatchin yo GMs up
hide yo Chevys
hide yo GMCs
and hide yo Cadillac's too
They recalling everything out here
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What am I going to do with all these Katsaks?
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This is my phone backgound on my work phone...
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If I want to tow a 6k travel trailer and drive 20k miles/year, which am I going to choose? The Colorado that can't tow the load? Nope.
But my travel trailer is only 3.5k, and my boats are less than that. If they can keep the price reasonable I think they'll sell. Maybe even one to me.
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When I reset the fuel meter at fill, and use the same pump, my Five Hundred has never been more than .1 gallon off when I fill the tank.
Fill, reset fuel usage, drive some miles.
Check gallons used on gauge. If the computer says I burned 17.0 gallons, I'm going to pump between 16.9 and 17.1 gallons in.
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I like the front fender location on the Wagon Queen Family Truckster.
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I was actually surprised that it was that long ago. I would have thought 6-8 months.
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More than a few months. It was a year ago! Time flies.
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Turbo GT was '83-84
SVO was until '86
The Turbo Coupes are nostalgic, but most people identify with, and want, the Aerolamp Hi-Po intercooled 87-88s.
I bought my unloved '83 at an abandoned/impound vehicle auction in 2005 for $120. The turbo badges have long since fallen off, and the front clip was involved in an accident and replaced with a regular '84 clip. The TRX wheels were replaced with 10-holes, (because TRX Tire$$$$$!) so other than the engine, it's hard to tell mine isn't a base model.
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Who actually bought them?
I did. It's not going to win a lot of stop light races, but that's not what I bought it for. I can't remember the last time I had to go WOT to get where I was going. I might prefer an 08-09 Taurus with the 3.5, but the '10 Taurus restyle destroyed most all the things I loved about the previous generation.I also drive a 146hp Thunderbird and don't find it particularly slow. My 100hp Ranger is slow, but I forgive every time I get 27-28mpg.
The Worse Fords in History
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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I don't hear many "meh" stories about the Tempo/Topaz. They were all either total pieces of crap that fell apart and were in the junkyard before 50k miles, or went 200k+ with the hood being opened to add a qt of oil every 25k, until the hood rusted shut and then they put a piece of electrical tape on the oil light and drove another 50k miles.