I don't like the looks of the new model.  Maybe others feel the same.  The price certainly hurts too.

Thanks.  Also noted heated steering wheel isn’t listed either.   Hopefully someone can confirm as I am planning to order a Tremor but would be odd at the price point to not have these two common features.   Heated steering wheel is probably bigger deal.  

Lincoln numbers are up a good bit.

The Taurus X was a fine, yet underappreciated, vehicle. Glad you kept her running all these years....do you have any pictures of it?

The records certainly exist, however who has them and who can access them are the issue, especially for a product that dates back so far.  Even if this was for a Mustang, you'd have a hard time finding this information even for a few years back.   It will be interesting to see if someone has this.

We traded our F450 for an F350 because the unloaded ride is awful. We tow 10%of the time, touring & errands account for 90%. The F450 did not do this well. The factory front tires will start breaking off chunks inside of 20K miles. Know you are going to want to replace them much earlier than you thought. Rears wear well. As mentioned, the turning radius is much better than the F350. The F450 has larger brakes and a heavier duty rear end. Since you are towing a boat vs 5th wheel, I'd imagine the F350 DRW will be more than enough. Many love their F450. Although A LOT of owners change the rims and tires to a different size to improve ride quality. I decided not to spend $5-6k chasing ride quality on a truck I already spent $80k on. You have an F350 and know its characteristics. Try and find a F450 for a test drive and compare. I swear we felt every pebble in the road. Never again. But that's my assessment. 

Either cut the price or elevate the car to be worthy of that price. 

Every time I get my 2012 Mustang serviced, the dealer has 1-3 Mustangs and they're always 50-60 thousand dollars often with markups. They don't want to stock base models, so they are content to have them sit on the lots with icicles dangling off them. Maybe they pay rent or something.

Not sure if there is anyone out there that works for Ford Motor company,  but periodically, I have been trying find out the VIN number and date of the very last 2009 Ford Taurus X that was ever made.  I know that car was produced last in February of 2009 and it was a short run vehicle of only 2 years before being supplanted by the Flex.   But in 08, I ordered a 09 Taurus X while on military assignment in Guam and I still have this car.  In the 15 years I have had it, its been shipped to hawaii and driven back and forth to Peal Harbor to work for many years. then i took it to the mainland and drove it across country several times from everywhere from Miami to Los angeles a few times. then back and forth from Virginia to Utah and now the car is back in hawaii and has never had single break down since new which is incredible to me.  I have not even ever needed to change the brake pads.  Only tires, a few batteries and oil changes.  So the super reliability of this car has made me more curious about if it could possibly be the very last Taurus X that was ever made since the door jam sticker says it was made in 2/09 which was the final month year they were made at that Chicago plant where they now make Lincoln Aviators and Ford Explorers.  If there is anyone out there that works for Ford or knows if I just happen to have the very last one or not, I'd appreciate someone to let me know.  its mostly just a curiosity thing.  At the time I bought this car, I figured it to be like any other car you buy, have for a while and then replace in 10 years or so.  but because of the above, I just keep it.  It even still looks like a new car.  most people think its only a couple years old.  Thanks to anyone who can help me determine this.

I think a few factors - namely 1) pricing being higher than ever in a market where people are tightening belts/not going for “fun” purchases and instead going for practical ones, and 2) I think the design is a step backward - the front is ok, but something has never looked right about the new rear.   The interior is a new dash of screens with the rest of the cab being nearly identical to the old model.   I think Maverick itself would do well in other regions globally, but I agree the process needs to be replicated in other segments globally (for both global and regional products).