These weren't really as bad for reliability as their reputation would have you believe - it was around this time that they even started hitting high up on the JD Power charts for quality, too.
And I still think they're EASILY one of the best looking luxury sedans made post-war...
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Easy.
Car #1:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Tauru…
Car #2:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Tauru…
Car #3:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Tauru…
(substitute your own here).
Get all 3, pocket the remaining $1500-2000.
You'll be getting a spacious, comfortable car that, driven reasonably could get 20/21 city and close to 30 hwy. …
Yes, though I drive through rural areas all the time and still don't see minivans towing.. :)
Yet rollover rates in other vehicles equipped with the same tires were statistically identical. That would blow a giant hole in the theory that lower tire pressures were the cause of the issue.
Really. I could probably count the times I've seen one towing something in the last 5 years on one hand.
The problem is people don't analyze their choices. They want comfort for 6, but the vast majority of minivan buyers only have 2 kids - and the vast majority of the time they're driving with more than 4 in the vehicle, it is for short trips.
So deal with a little occasional discomfort for 15 minutes and save 30% on the…
How often do you see minivans towing anything? Its an extremely rare sight in my opinion.
The shared suspension components are also critical to eliminate the premature tire wear issue on the 5. It eats through rear tires at ridiculous rates, but if you swap out the Mazdaspeed3's adjustable control arms, you can fix the camber to reduce the wear.
I love the idea of the 5. Only problems I have are:
1) I'm 6'6" and need the front seat to have about 1-2" more legroom. That's it. So stretch the thing just 3-4 inches total and you'd have a perfect family vehicle, still well under the size of a full size minivan.
2) It needs the Skyactiv treatment. Its mpg isn't…
3 rows of seats. The back seat is really only big enough for children, but that's actually a good thing - how often do you see families of 4 driving a full size SUV or minivan, using the excuse that every once in a while they have to carry one of their kids' friends, too? Here's the solution - choose four seats with…
Who cares? It's still hideous.
But its still hideous.
The one I'm most familiar with:
There's a reason I call myself a "perimeter mechanic". I'll do any job that I can reach from the perimeter of the car - I'm not putting myself underneath the damned thing. Fortunately for me, almost every repair I've ever had to do is brake, suspension, or something from above, like EGR, fuel injection, or throttle…
I didn't see that, but that is something that they should show in all pictures to demonstrate safety. Ratchet straps are cheap.
You totally missed the point.
The BUYER is underwater for 31 months. The bank is basically guaranteed to make money so long as the buyer doesn't default in the first year (actually, it's only about 9 months). The odds of someone with a high enough credit rating to get the low advertised rate defaulting within the…
This and the mortgage crisis have very little in common. Why? Well, you touched on the main point when you mentioned that they believed homes would never lose value. Meanwhile car loans are written with the knowledge that they WILL lose value.
For example, my local credit union offers 3.95% over 84 months on a new…
These need a locking mechanism to be added to lock in through the rims to prevent wheels from turning. You still have the risk of the car rolling one way or the other off the stands without something like that...
0, now that they finally tore it down.
When it was running, it was 55. Absolutely terrifying... especially considering the lanes were so narrow that a truck coming the other direction had to spill over into your lane - considering the number of times I crossed that bridge as a small child in a car seat that looked…