Test Drive Ford Taurus since 2012 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.
The survey revealed many owners are only two serious problems. First - it is rather weak ShRUS'y that need to be replaced, when the range is 70-80 thousand. Km. Simplicity of design compensates for this drawback and allows you to replace in the garage or even field. The second - low-lying CAT oil pan that does not forgive careless driving over rocks, curbs, manhole covers or high ice blocks, as well as the front spoiler. Sometimes even require replacement rear shock absorbers, but such force majeure circumstances are the result of car congestion in the holiday period.
Despite its size and weight, behavior, Taurus is not much like his namesake cattle. Small turning radius, excellent maneuverability, excellent visibility and a very good speaker. In the bustle of streets and streets of the big city, he entered without any problems. Due to the hydraulic booster steering and maneuverability there is no parking problems even in those places where the gap between the cars was greater than its own length by a few centimeters.
And yet he - the bull. Once a citizen impatient threw the car in the arch, blocking the exit to the street. Quest stubborn taxied to no avail, and had no choice as it is a bull-horn stretch bumper to the front of the car and under the approving comments of the audience expand it by 90 degrees, freeing exit for himself and other victims. Ford Taurus is famous for its castle - in front of the body from its predecessors preserved strong elements of the frame structure.
And one more detail. In front of the Taurus is very similar to a police Crown Victoria. So when my friend goes on the left along with the lights on, as if all the blows of the way.
FORD TAURUS 3.0 / 3.8 V6
Cylinder capacity (cc) 2986/3791
Power (hp at vol. / Min.) 142 (4800) / 140 (3800)
Front-wheel drive
Maximum speed (km / h) 180/185
Acceleration to 100 km / h (sec.) 11.2 / 10.5
fuel consumption per 100 km (n)
at 90 km / h 11/11
at 120 km / h 14/14
city mode 17/17
Prices for used cars Ford Taurus (December 1997)
Year of release announcements over peregonschika A 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 shoes from $ 30
absorbers front (pair) $ 145
front CV joint kits (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"
