Test Drive Ford Taurus 1995 - 1999 Sedan
Calf joy
Most recently, the car of my friend famously cut some kind of twinge and sharply slowed down. After a second, he already regretted about the deed: the bumper of his nines went under the bottom, and on the roof there was a neat such folding. And the buddy, having shook from the bumper, the fragments of the rear lights and asking the plastic frame of his license plate, calmly moved further ... he is Taurus. Our hero is middle-aged man, with the prevailing habits and not without famous conservatism. A specific idea of \u200b\u200bhow his car should be was long ago: wearing a name of one of the authoritative and respected manufacturers, to be a prestigious, large, spacious, convenient and functional, easy to manage, reliable and not too complicated. This is where Taurus turned up.
In the secondary car market in Moscow among American models Taurus and his Canadian brother Mercury Sable leading indisputably. There are even specimens produced in the second half of the 80s - the first years of release of this model. They are cheap, but this is already trash. Most models have a weak four-cylinder engine, the mileage is prohibitively large, and you risks for your blood to buy many problems and technical, and moral properties.
Taurus produced both sedans and universals. For a variety of Ford motors, this model did not induce this model - after 1990, two Fords 3.0 and 3.8 liters were installed on them, plus a small part of the cars produced was completed with a 3-liter 24-valve motor with two camshafts manufactured by Yamaha and a capacity of just less than 280 hp. The dream of a friend materialized in the 1992 car, with a mileage of 30 thousand miles and with a six-cylinder engine with a volume of 3.0 liters - the most typical model in the Taurus gamma.
Inside, he is very reminded by a cozy office where everything is in its place. The optimal set of tools ensures maximum simplicity and convenience of driving. Full electric car, power steering, cruise control, SRS, air conditioning and radio tape recorders are a standard package. Homemade comfort create wide and comfortable typical American sofas. Front - with a twisted double armrest between the driver and the passenger, without opening between them - here you can plant even two travelers. The sizes of the rear impose memories of the first dates repeatedly described in American literature. The impression of home heat and comfort to complete the warm color of the upholstery and exceptionally pleasant to the touch velor, which these sofas are covered.
To the question of what the used Taurus regularly requires from them, the owners of these cars, as if consistent, respond to the same thing: gasoline. The domestic fuel Ford Motor consumes willingly, from the 92nd to the 98th, and does not appear at all. Although, according to specialists, these motors are still better feeding the 92nd: they have a low degree of compression. Even in the most severe frost problems with the launch never happening, given that the car lives under the window.
With proper operation, maintenance is reduced to the change of all kinds of liquids, filters and brake pads, which confirms the statistics of appeals to the service. On the brand service, the diagnosis is relatively inexpensive, repair and maintenance work is about $ 50 per normal hour.
The body is durable, and after two consolved Moscow winters of signs of corrosion on it not detected. Electronics, too, never failed - Taurus the beginning of the 90s was famous among many classmates. Until then, until the manufacturer began to make some improvements into it. Experiments began approximately from the end of 1994, and the result fully confirmed the well-known truth, which is the best - the enemy is good.
With spare parts, big problems do not occur. First, because if something extraordinary does not occur, they are required extremely rarely. Secondly, much for Ford Taurus is available in shops specializing in spare parts for American machines. What is not available is can always be ordered and in a couple of weeks to get.
A survey of many owners revealed only two serious problems. The first is weak shrins that need to be replaced when the mileage is 70-80 thousand km. The simplicity of construction compensates for this disadvantage and allows you to replace in garage or even field conditions. The second is a low-positioned pallet of the CATER CTP, which does not forget the non-accurate ride on the stones, borders, high hatch lids or ice blocks, as well as the front spoiler. Sometimes replacing rear shock absorbers, but such force majeure circumstances are a consequence of the car overloads during the country period.
Despite the solid sizes and weight, the behavior of Taurus is not very similar to its horned diseases. A small rotation radius, beautiful maneuverability, excellent visibility and very decent dynamics. In Sutolok, the streets and streets of the big city he fits without problems. Thanks to the power steering and maneuverability, there are no problems with parking, even in those places where the gap between the standing machines exceeds its own length into a few centimeters.
And yet he is a bull. Once a certain impatient citizen threw the car from the arch, overloading departure to the street. The search for a solid ruling did not give results, and did not remain any other way out, as quite a bullishly rubbing the bumper into the front of the car and under the approving comments of the public to deploy it 90 degrees, freeing the departure for himself and other victims. Ford Taurus is famous for its fortress - powerful elements of frame structures are preserved in the front of the body from predecessors.
And one more detail. The front of Taurus is very similar to Militia Korun Victoria. And therefore, when my buddy rides on the left row with the inclied headlights, everyone seems to blow up from his way.
Ford Taurus 3.0 / 3.8 V6
Working volume (ccMm) 2986/3791
Power (hp at rpm.) 142 (4800) / 140 (3800)
Front wheel drive
Maximum speed (km / h) 180/185
Acceleration up to 100 km / h (sec.) 11.2 / 10.5
Fuel consumption 100 km (l)
at 90 km / h 11/11
at 120 km / h 14/14
urban mode 17/17
Prices for used cars Ford Taurus (December 1997)
Year of release of ads through the distiller through the Ford dealer
1994-1995 $ 14-16, 18 (sho) thousand $ 17 thousand $ 16-17
1992-1993 $ 11.5-13, 14 (sho) thousand + $ 13-14 thousand -
1990-1991 $ 8.5-10.12 (sho) thousand + $ 10-11 thousand -
1988-1989 $ 5-6.5 thousand + $ 7-8 thousand -
1986-1987 $ 4.5-6 thousand + $ 6-7 thousand -
The cost of spare parts and consumables
brake pads from $ 30
front shock absorbers (pair) $ 145
front shoes (with replacement) $ 300
headlight assemble $ 50
injector (with replacement) $ 50
fuel filter $ 30-40
air filter $ 20-30
cooling system pump from $ 50
set of 6 Candles Champion $ 20
Andrei Timofeev,
Dmitry Novokreshchenov (photo)
A source: "Autopilot"
