2010TB

I have climate control in the Taurus and like it. I'd like to have it in the Mustang, but not enough to buy the whole nav/electronics package to get it. SYNC by itself offers some very cool music/phone/voice capability.

That looks like a cartoon car to me. :boring:

I traded an '08 Fusion for the Taurus. Although I never had any trouble with the Fusion, there's just no comparison between the two.

Not sure what the difference is between the SEL and Limited, but we're getting between 27-28 straight highway, and something around 22 combined (mostly city) in an SEL.

Dull may be a better word for the Fusion than ugly. Lots of folks (myself included at one time) can overlook the dull/ugly design and accept it for what it is... a reasonably roomy, reasonably comfortable, affordable sedan with a large trunk that gets good mileage. I bought the Fusion when gas was near $4.00 and I was driving 110 miles every day in a RAM 1500 at 18mpg.

Hasn't Fusion always had the V6 option? Maybe they were trashing it because it was UGLY. The Regal, inside and out, makes the Fusion look like a turd. It's marginally better now than the 1st gen, but not enough. I'm not quite sure why, but it reminds me of a Maverick.

Thanks! If they don't 'over luxury' that car, I think they'll sell a bunch of 'em.

I drove an '08 Fusion a bit over 40K miles. I never had even a hint of trouble with it other than cosmetic fit/finish issues, which I must say were disappointing. I thought the interior was comfortable enough, but visually 'stark'. Ultimately, the boring interior was what pushed me to trade it (for a Taurus).

Yeah, I suppose they get a lot more 'talkers' than serious buyers. I made a point of parking the new Taurus right up front when I took back the LaCrosse brochure a few days later. I did buy a 2010 Mustang, but not because of pressure from the salesman to buy that over the '11... and they had a lot full of '10s. They just wouldn't commit to a firm price on an order (and neither would a second local Ford dealer).

Doh! Typo! I looked at the LaCrosse before I bought the Taurus in December. It was a bit too 'luxury' for me. But I specifically mentioned to the salesman what a shame it was that they'd quit making the Regal. I picked up the Taurus on 12-21, and I think it was that night at work that I saw something on the Internet about the Regal (quite by accident). Seems a shame that a Buick salesman didn't know anything about what's bound to be a huge launch for them.

I would've looked hard at the new Regal, had it been out when I bought the Taurus. Anybody heard when they're actually going to hit the lots? I keep seeing 'spring 2011'... but it's pretty well spring I think, and no Regal.

I'd like to see Ford (and other manufacturers) make another color of key to go along with black. Give me a black key and a blue key with my new car, so if I have TWO late-model Fords, I can easily tell which key goes to which one.

The Lincoln may be different... there's not much question your leg will be right up against the console in the Taurus. Personally, I like it that way. The Mustang is similar, but I think I have 'more room' between my leg and the console in that. But as the man (I guess) said at the onset... it's his opinion. If everybody liked the same thing we'd all be driving Model Ts.

Seriously... severe bruising? I have a Taurus, and I'm not sure I could move my leg either far enough or fast enough to hit the console hard enough to bruise. And maybe you bruise easily, but I can rest my knee/leg against something for DAYS and not get a bruise... let alone something that would require I stop driving the car for 'awhile'. No disputing that the driver's space is well defined... and I'll even concede 'cramped' to folks that want to call it that... but at 6'1 and 250lbs, I can reach everything I need to reach while driving without contorting myself. I recently bought a new Mustang, so I haven't been driving the Taurus for a couple weeks. I drove it yesterday, and by golly, it's a damn nice car. Reminded me why I loved it the first time I opened the door.

Thanks for the clarification. I'll be taking in it...