My dad, who worked on the Taurus at Ford corroborated that story about the headlights. It was something he was pretty proud of since he worked on the design team.

I just bought a 91 Taurus SHO and I love it!! I get compliments everywhere I go and you wouldn't think people would notice it considering all the cars that are around today!

I had 91, 93, 95 and 2000 Taurus. Loved everyone and their futuristic looks!

Fantastic episode! A good friend of mine was a Fleet Manager for Ford during the Taurus period and before. He recently said: "The Taurus was an absolute gold mine. People bought it year after year, it was a sure thing. Well, until they made it look like a freaking Catfish, and that was the end of that." :-)

Overnight the Taurus made GMs entire lineup look like antiques. Thats how big a deal it was. Even today it looks modern.

The 2nd gen was the best looking of them all. I had a 93 LX with leather interior, moon roof and a JBL sound system. LOVED that car.

My parents had a Ford Taurus from 1992 to 1999 when it finally died. The transmission blew on it. But I have so many good memories of that car, especially road trips to see family. They were great cars to have but sadly they’ve become forgotten.

I absolutely LOVE the 4th gen Taurus. I'll be driving a 2001 model year. Every time I see a Taurus, I say "Taurus!" The Ford Taurus is an amazing car and it should be appreciated more than it is.

I had a brand new Ford Taurus SHO in 1995. That car was like a cannon on wheels and extremely fun to drive!

As a kid, that rear fold-down seat on my grandparent's 91' Taurus station wagon made road trips and ordinary drives an absolute blast!

At the end of the eighties there was exactly one Mercury Taurus Wagon (Gold color) driving around in the Dutch city (Maastricht) where I then lived. It was of an older American couple and the car had even California plates on it. Found it such a beautiful and futuristic looking car compared to the small square shaped European cars of that era. Never understood why Ford did not sell this type overseas.

I own a '13 Taurus Limited and I love it. It replaced my 2006 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The '13+ police version of the Taurus was actually called Police Interceptor Sedan, not just Police Interceptor. It had to have Sedan on the end of it to separate it from the Explorer version, the Police Interceptor Utility.

I have a 4th gen Taurus, and it's my first car. Really solid, reliable little car, never had trouble with it and its interior is pretty comfortable. Love the front middle seat and column shifter

I would snatch up a good low mileage 2010+ Taurus. You see them on the road and in driveways, but not very many on the used car market. Just seems like a comfortable efficient and safe vehicle. I must be getting old.

Bought a 1989 Mercury Sable LS brand new off the lot. It was and still is my absolute favorite vehicle that I have owned and driven. I owned that car for almost 14 years. I felt that the care was almost an extension of my body. The seats were comfortable and the care just went where you pointed it. It was a comfortable and well mannered daily driver as well as an amazing road trip car. My mom bought a 2000 loaded Taurus. By then the quality had really taken a hit and she even said "it's not your Mercury, but it'll do." The seats in that car felt like you were sitting on leather covered plywood and the driving position was terrible. The Taurus/Sable twins were such an important milestone in American automobiles. It was such a shame that Ford let the platform wither on the vine. Thanks for making this video.

My first car was a 98 Taurus SE. It was an absolute trooper, It managed 5 years of my young adult shenanigans. She had to be drug out of a 20' deep ditch after I blasted a deer going 60mph. Walked away with a bruise on my left forearm from the airbag. It was a good car.

In my early 20s I worked for Universal Studios driving Mobile for Security. Our usual fleet consisted of mostly Dodge Omni''s, which I loved and also a few very cramped 4 door K Cars. I'll never forget when we got a bunch of Rental Cars in from Galpin Ford for some undercover assignments some of us had due to the Backlot Arson Fires at the time. We had Mustangs, Thurnderbirds, Escorts, one LTD Wagon and a brand new fully loaded Ford Taurus.. Man I loved that Taurus!! I couldn't believe how ahead of it's time it seemed. The interior was very European and argonomic and it looked terrific in Ruby Red with the Upscale wheels! I wasn't super into American cars but Ford was starting to give me second thoughts!

I always preferred the light up grille of the Sable. As years went on I would see more of them driving around with burnt out bulbs.

Good old memories ! Drove a rental Taurus from upstate NY to Disney Florida non-stop round trip , the driving experience was impressive !

This was my first car in 2000. An '88 White LX Sedan w/ the V6, paid $1 for the car from my grandmother in Florida. Great memories and overall a good car. Had her for 1yr while saving up for my first Jeep. After wrecking said Jeep in 2003, I bought a cream colored '95 wagon for $1300. Used it to get through university and it was the default DD vehicle for an unnamed fraternity in the mid-west for another 10 years. Great cars....

I've been working for Chick-fil-A for almost 7 years now and I never knew that about Truett Cathy! Gonna have to ask my owner who personally knew Mr. Cathy if he knew that.

The one movie clip I was hoping to see was the Ford Taurus station wagon from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". Obviously the station wagon models of the Taurus and Sable didn't come with wood paneling. In my own head cannon, that vehicle was probably a mid-size version of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster. Great video by the way.

My dad had a '96 Taurus GL. Great car, the wind resistance was pretty good and it was fast enough with its underpowered 3.0 V6

The Jellybean would make an excellent candidate to shove the latest SHO motor into and create a super sleeper. Especially the wagon

I'd love to see a episode on the Pontiac Bonneville. It seems to always be overshadowed by the Pontiac Grand prix and Grand am

My mom had a silver 1991 Taurus wagon. We took numerous family trips with it. I loved the comfort and convenience of the interior. I was so disappointed with the fully redesigned third gen Taurus. It was way to curvy and bubbly. The first and second gen had the perfect combination of aerodynamics and smoothness. Seeing you mentioned the Chrysler LH platform, the first gen had a more smooth, elegant European design with the perfect touch of American muscle and luxury vs the third gen Taurus. The second gen LH cars was very similar to Ford's bad move on the third gen Taurus. A truck I'm still waiting for you to do a video on is the Chevy Avalanche.

An old friend of mine was in a Taurus Wagon, think it was a 97 or 98 wagon.. Was coming home late from work and dozed off behind the wheel. The car didn't survive the crash, he walked away with a couple of bruises. My neighbour in my first house had a Taurus. To be honest, I believe he still has it. It was already 10 years old when I sold that house in 2016! It's damn near ancient now...

I grew up in the 90s, and my parents had a 2nd gen Mercury sable wagon (champagne color?). I thought it was so uncool and boring. I remember even liking the Taurus more. And then we inherited my grandmother’s brown AMC eagle as a second car. Yes not every family is fortunate to have a car or to have had one growing up, and I will always be grateful, but golly as a car lover even as a kid, it was frustrating! Great vid!

Great episode! I remember when I was a kid in the 80’s the first gen Taurus was everywhere. My parents even bought one. I haven’t seen one in years although a few years back I did stumble on an MT-5 in the junkyard randomly.

I almost bought a Taurus in '87 but they were still commanding ADP (Additional Dealer Profit) markup in Chicagoland. I was never a Ford fan, too many family members had had Fords, but the Taurus actually had good performance, features, and a feel of build quality. I first saw lot of little features we now take for granted in the Taurus. My friend bought a gently used one in '89, drove that thing until '09, 310k miles.

My ‘92 Taurus was a dream. I had it up to 250k miles when the transmission finally started to go. Comfortable, easy to work on and safe. The ‘01 Sable I owned was a nightmare. I had power steering issues, the IAC never worked right and the engine had issues. I dumped it when the windshield started leaking.

I currently have 7 of these cars. An 88 Taurus LX with the 3.0 and Digital Cluster, an 88 MT-5, a 90 Sable GS, a 91 Sable LS Wagon with the 3.8, a 93 Sable LS Sedan with the 3.8, a 95 SHO 3.2, a 97 SHO 3.4 V8, and a 2000 SE 3.0. Absolutely love them! The 86-91 models are my favorite, with the 92-95 being my second favorite. I plan on dropping the 97 SHO Engine into a 2003 Taurus Centennial Edition, thus making it a "4th Generation" SHO.

I had an 89 SHO and a 94 SHO and loved them both! The 89 was my favorite because it was a 5 speed! Also had a 86 and an 87 merkur XR4TI and a 1990 Merkur Scorpio! Fun times!

Love the design of the "oval" Taurus. It's kind of ugly but so distinct and iconic. Makes me nostalgic for the late 90s/early 2000s. My mom had the station wagon version when I was a kid. That oval shaped radio unit will always stick in my mind.

Thank you for bringing back so many memories. The Taurus is a phenomenal car that is unbelievably underrated. I have a 2010 Taurus SEL I will never get rid of. It is about as reliable as they come.

I had the first year Taurus with the 4 cylinder engine. The 4 had a reputation as a bad engine with a bad transmission, so the resale value values was low in 1990. I was thrilled when I got rear-ended by a delivery truck because I got way more than the actual resale value from the insurance company when it was totaled out. The insurance company also provided a car buying service to negotiate the best price for the next car I got. I bought a new Accord.

I want to say it was '88 or '89 when we went to the Ford dealership for a new car to take on a family road trip and the sales guy let my grandma drive a brand new white Taurus wagon. Being 9 and 10yrs old my sister and I thought it was amazing. Even had the third seat in the back! Sadly it was out of my family's price range so they got a serviceable Ford Escort wagon. It was the first time I learned that test driving a car didn't automatically mean you were getting that car.

Any other Taurus fans out there? I have always loved the 4th gen Taurus (2000-2007), and wanted to have one since I was a kid. My late grandfather owned a beige '02 Taurus wagon... what a comfortable ride that was. Great video man, big thumbs up!

My buddy had an SHO Taurus. Amazing engine for the time. 220hp was off the charts on horsepower for a normally aspirated 3 liter V6. To give you an idea, the Mustang GT that came out in 1988 had a 5.0 V8 that only made 225hp. The V8 in Magnum PI's Ferrari 308gts only made 237hp. Too bad the shifter on the SHO felt like something off of a farm tractor.

Thanks for the MT-5 mention. I had a 1986 MT-5 and loved it. It made the 4cyl tolerable by allowing longer shifts and being lighter, it was nicely dressed up, and quite reliable (for a Ford). But poor quality caught up with mine around 150K miles. Bad rust, three water pumps and the steering column catching fire. Oh, and it was cursed with "unintended acceleration" which was lucky it had a clutch and only 90hp, to keep it out of fatal accidents.

When I was in high school in the late '90s I would design knock-off versions of vehicles on the computer. My versions of the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable were known as the Tortoise and Stable, respectively. I had designed other car and truck models as well.

The rename of the Five Hundred and Freestyle also had a little bit to do with the notorious CVT issues that plagued both models. The switched to a conventional 6 speed auto when the names changed.

I owned 7 of them! Loved every single one of them too!!!! The fundamental problem was the automatic transmissions. The shift link chain was the culprit every single time. I sadly haven't owned one in about 20 years. But they were an elegant vehicle to own and easy to drive too.....

I've always liked the 3rd generation Taurus. I almost bought two of them at different times, but I'm more of a Mopar guy and ended up buying a 97 Chrysler Concorde then later bought a 96 Chrysler Concorde. I still have my 96 Concorde, still running strong. You should do a video on the 90's Chrysler LH sedans .

I would love to own 1st gen Taurus. They look so cool to me so futuristic

Thanks for giving the Aerostar a mention. It was fords gamble that to beat chrysler the key was to split the difference between the chrysler minivans and the chevy astro. It didnt work out as planned but it didnt fail either.

I liked these. They were mid sized sedans that drove like clouds and had the front bench seating + column shifter setup. Have been in a 3rd gen, really like it.

we had one of these when i was a kid.. still remember it being a nice quiet ride.

Omg, my mom had a 1991 Taurus when I was a freshman in high school and then a 1998 Mercury Sable when I was a senior in high school. The 91 had a bunch of electrical issues, and the 98 had transmission failure twice. But damn those cars were roomy 😁.

We owned a Taurus wagon at one point. That was a great vehicle and we didn't even mind the jellybean shape in the front and it was a smooth ride, we even took it down to Branson for vacation.

Thanks for taking our advice, you were spot on.

Thank you for the excellent research and effort you put into these videos, as someone from the UK who isn’t familiar with all US cars, it’s been fascinating going through your videos and seeing the rich and varied histories of these old cars. The Ford Taurus is probably the first non-European Ford I ever saw after seeing it in Robocop at too young an age(!), I also thought it looked so cool in that matte black paint! Thank you again for your great work and keep the excellent videos coming! 👍

I have a 2016 and love it! As a hobby I like to help friends find their next car and everytime we went looking I always sat in the Taurus. There's just something about it. Just the right, comfortable, and quiet. So when covid hit hard and dealerships were having a hard time getting rid of vehicles I decided to look for one. I found a great used 2016 SEL with the upgraded sho rims with only 34,000 miles on it for $14k.

I loved my grandmother's first-gen Taurus station wagon. Not only because of its styling but because back in '99 someone smashed into us after they ran a red light. If it wasn't for the car's safety features we would have been killed. RIP to that lovely car.

Had a 89 Taurus wagon. Great vehicle to watch drive-in movies. Had the rear facing third seat. Transmission went out in 98 and opted not to replace it.

I’ve had a good amount of time behind the wheel of the 2015 AWD model. It’s a good car with decent power. But where it really shines is handling. The car takes turns really well for a 4100 pound car, it feels glued to the road. Hardly any body roll. And the trunk space is absolutely ridiculous you could probably fit Delaware in it

Great video! I had a former Hertz rental 93 Taurus GL, bought in 1994. Over the next 4 years, this car was awesome! Wicked comfy, I added a sunroof and carphone (yes, we didn't always have them with us). After 4 years and over 70k miles, plus a relocation to Dallas from Boston, it was time for something new. Normally "plain vanilla" is boring...but this Taurus, while "plain white vanilla", wasn't boring for me.

I used to see those 90s Taurus here and there when i was a kid, almost all of the Taurus's prior to 2010 ended up in the junkyard by now. It's kinda sad to see Ford and other brands killing off the Sedans and other car based models. I understand why but still. On a side note, i wonder if you will ever cover cars like the Cadillac Seville, Buick Reatta or the Toyota Cressida?

My parents had a brown 1988 model which they had great luck with, my wife and I had a 2000 station wagon which was a wonderful car especially on long road trips. We currently have a 2005 Taurus in our fleet at work but it is only a matter of time before it is replaced by a new Explorer. Still would love to see a video on the Chevy El Camino which I had a 1980 version which was a lemon.

I had many as company cars in the 80’s and 90’s. Reliable and comfortable. The oval models were kind of ugly, but still a great car. Drove a 4 cyl. Now, that was an underpowered mess. The Ford dealer in my town at the time told test drivers to go right out of the lot instead of left up a hill so that the 4 would not seem so weak!

I miss the Taurus. My dad still owns a 2009 Taurus, it’s a pretty good car.

Always loved the second-gen SHO, what a great car.

My girlfriend bought hers at Pink Lee Ford. I absolutely loved her Pink Lee Taurus. Looking back, she had the nicest Pink Lee Taurus around and she would scream whenever I put my fingers on her Pink Lee Taurus. Good thing I’m a crack mechanic. Man, I miss her and her Pink Lee Taurus.

My Dad had an 88 and I loved driving it!

It seems like icons are always made by their design, and fade away once brands place less of an emphasis on design. Let this be a lesson for automakers, prioritize design over all else. Mechanically, cars are very similar, and will only become more alike from an engineering standpoint as we progress towards evs and having shared suppliers between companies. Design is what distinguishes your product and makes it desirable to most people. Never forget that.

Loved my 1991 Taurus wagon-plenty of cargo space-Didn't love when the front axel blew-out, or the transmission, or the front rotors, but all in all a great car

Appreciate the design risk for the 3rd gen Taurus. Sadly when it came out it was immediately obvious it missed the mark. I always thought it looked like a catfish in the front. Not flattering. Again, I would rather see more car companies taking design risks than not. Thank you Ford design team.

I've owned four Taurii... all from the first two generations. A 3.9L GL that I bought simply to have something to drive around when my Mustang was stolen. An '89 SHO 5MT that I bought after I sold my 1st one and realized I actually liked that car and would like it again with more power and a manual, a 1994 3.0L GL I bought when I suddenly needed a car with a back seat, and a 1995 3.8L LX I bought when the '94 GL was totaled in a horrible car accident, but we all survived with minimal injuries.

Great video! I'm totally not a Ford fan, but I have to admit the first gen Taurus was a huge achievement and also good looking, even now.

Could we possibly get a video on the old Ford Ranger? I’ve owned three and while it was always a popular rig in my area, having been ten years since it’s discontinuation, they’re disappearing off the roads and parts are becoming scarce for those of us who never say die

First off this is a great video.. Brings back memories.. I wish i could get a new 93 taurus wagon, that was a nice car. But.. I would want one with build quality. My family had one, my dad was convinced the transaxle design was made out of glass, 86k miles and 6 transmissions later my pops traded it in.. The secondary family car by comparison made nearly 500k miles and was junked some 24 years after purchase. That was a camry. I think what killed taurus was anyone who bought one didn't buy another because they were junk. By the time ford fixed the quality issues, it was too late.

The 1987 Mercury Sable was the first brand new car my parents bought in my lifetime, I was 15. The car was light blue and had the 3.0 Vulcan V6. My dad loved how it drove and loved telling me all about the 4 speed automatic with overdrive and locking torque converter. It was a basic model that didn't have any real options, but it drove well. And then the engine blew a head gasket after just a few months of ownership. Rather than dealing with my dad, Mercury was super nice and replaced the entire car. My dad stepped up to the 1988 3.8 liter version, this time with most of the options. It had a noticeable bump up in torque, and the engine was smoother. They kept that car for nearly 10 years, until it was in need of a 3rd transaxle. My dad replaced it with a Suburban and they've never really went back to owning a car, becoming a SUV owners ever since, except for the 2011 Camaro my mom bought for fun in late 2010.

Great video!! I love the Taurus and think it should have a comeback. Let’s not forget the first new Crown Victoria had the same type of grille back in 1992. A year later they changed it.

Another great video. The Taurus was in a class of its own in that time. I just don't like how the execs at these car companies just toss out things when it's working for them. As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it; but they had some reason to fudge with it.

Wow...memories. I bought a 1986 Taurus MT-5 for some crazy reason. As much as I liked the Taurus, my 4cyl 5spd was a gutless wonder. I think I only had it 8 months.

I have a 03 wagon and I absolutely love it. I’m 22 years old. I obtained this wagon from my old job because they were using it as a transport vehicle and they stopped using it five years prior to me asking about it and then they said it wasn’t for sale. I kept nagging about it. They ended up giving it to me for free as a gift. I change the battery the starter and the fuel pump first crank turns on I’ve been told by a family members to sell it, but I’m not gonna ever sell this car. I love it too much and everywhere I go. It’s just people saying how they grow up in one.

I own a 2013 MKS. I love it. Rides like a cloud. But has a sport mode when needed.

I bought a new Taurus in 1986, thought in was great for the first week It was in the shop so much, I drove the Tempo loaner more than the Taurus it started rusting the first year, traded it in on a Honda Accord that just came out with pop up head lights in 1986 What a great car, still drive accords to this day Taurus was designed in Sweden, and was marketed as such Saying it was as good in a accident as a Volvo Wanted Accord , but bought Taurus as I wanted to buy USA, to keep money here Huge mistake that cost me a fortune

I worked as an engineer at Ford packaging body electronics on the redesigned 1996 "coke bottle" Taurus (coded DN101). I thought it was hideous, as did others on the team. The buying public clearly agreed as this video points out. Loved the '86-95, though (coded DN5). It was the right car at the right time.

Another awesome video! I always had a fondness in my heart for the Ford Taurus because I remember how popular and cool they seemed back in the mid-1980s. My mom had a brand-new 87 Taurus LX wagon. My mom worked nights at a hospital and had to drive like an hour each way from Fort Lauderdale to Boca. My mother being the neurotic mess that she is was petrified of breaking down and getting stranded. Needless to say we didn't keep the Taurus very long because it seems like there was always something wrong with either the electronics including the digital dash, the headlights, the wipers, windows and locks, and whatever was wrong to make it just died for no reason when it rained. Fun fact that when Ford unveiled the new 96 Taurus at the Tokyo Auto Show there were Ford dealers that gasped and burst into tears when they solid roll onto the stage. In the industry we refer to that generation as the roach Taurus and the wagon as the cosmic Roach. Toyota's biggest competitor was the Taurus so those little Devils were slick and kept a close eye on what Ford was doing. 96 was the first year of the roach but 97 was the first year Camry that was very conspicuously looked very similar to The gen 2 Taurus where the previous generation Camry was much closer and Bloated looking like the original Taurus was. Just like the second generation Taurus was the best and the 4th generation Taurus 00+ was equally as good and by far the best of the other American sedans it is a real shame that Ford could never build a decent and reliable 3 or 4 speed automatic transmission. Wild GM and mostly Chrysler have built some pretty awful and unreliable engines the leading cause of death in almost every Ford is the automatic transmissions. It was cool to know that Ford was concerned about the resale values of their cars so they stopped selling to rental car companies. Geez I work in auto finance and although I noticed that with only a few exceptions I hadn't come across very many modern Ford's on the used car market that were retired rental cars. There are two types of cars that I will avoid like the plague when I come across them at the auctions. Number one would be flood cars and number two would be retired rental cars.

Great video review ! I really liked the LTD and Marquis over the Taurus and Sable because of their reliability and simplicity .

The best Taurus was the ‘98 to ‘02 Lincoln Continental - which is essentially a Taurus with a 4.6 4V DOHC just for fun!

In '08, I bought an '07 Taurus SEL, one of the last 4th gen models, only sold new to fleets in the U.S. Drove it almost 6 years, then gave it to my Mom, and she's still driving it today, with over 180,000 miles!!

I just happened to watch your Dustbuster van video and heard you ask for people to comment what type of cars they would like to see videos about. I instantly thought about the Taurus and Taurus sho. My parents had a 1997 Taurus sho and I absolutely loved that car. I bought a 2008 mercury sable in 2013 and it’s been my favorite and most reliable car ever. She has some rust (I think she might be from Michigan), but I love that damn car. I think I’m gonna driver her till she croaks. You just can’t find a car as big, comfortable and that sits as high as her. My brothers 2020 accord is a nice car, but it feel like you’re sitting on the ground because because your legs are parallel with floor and hitting the center console, unlike my sable where your legs are bent at a 90 degree angle with the floor and and you definitely don’t touch the center console. RIP mercury, love you lol

My parents had to replace our 1987 transmission at 55k…even I as a preschooler knew that that shouldn’t have happened.

Always had a soft spot for the 2nd gen Taurus. I have a 94 civic hatch & a 92 accord. Would DEFINITELY love to see a vid on them even though they aren’t necessarily rare to see lol

Even tho I was too young to drive, I can still vividly remember all the buzz and popularity around the Ford Taurus in the late 80s and early 90s. It was much later when I realized how iconic it really was

I have a 2004 Ford Taurus, it's my first car and I love it even in 2022

I was 10 when this car came out. It was the “jellybean” shape that Ford embraced. They carried the body generations too long. My favorite thing about this car was a scene in the movie “Days of Thunder” Rowdy Burns and Cole Trickle smash one up. It was terrific. Great scene! Another great episode of My Old Car. Domestic 80’s-90’s cars were just awful. What were we thinking?!Lol!

Fun fact: Conan O’Brien owns a 1992 Ford Taurus SHO. Super High Output Since it had the 3L Yamaha iron block V6

Much love for the Taurus here. My '86 made it to 283,000 and my '07 Vulcan is at 275k with the original tranny and engine.

Had both a Taurus and a Sable. The Sable was a used car that ran well and had it for five years in the late '90s, but it was a '92 or a '93 and had a computer/electrical problem that was a design flaw. The engine would just cut out for no reason, sometimes even when driving at highway speed. Needless to say, after a while, I got rid of it. The Taurus was also used, but was clean, solid, and drove like a champ. (I bought it after selling the Sable.) Unfortunately, I got orders overseas (I was in the Air Force at that time), so I had to sell it. Otherwise, I think I would have kept that car for 10 years easy. Ah, the memories of the '90s.....

When Ford redesigned the Taurus for the 1996 model year, nobody liked its weird oval styling. As a result, it lost to the Toyota Camry as the #1 selling car.

My first car was a ‘94 Sable, forest green with a tan cloth interior- exactly the way i always wanted it. Picked it up with 125k miles used from a state legislator who used it to run from his farm to the capitol and into town multiple times a year. Man I loved that car….and man, was I hard on it. The 3.8 liter V6 always felt powerful, and it was roomy & a great cruiser. I always thought the Sable’s styling was just a little more futuristic than the Taurus, but I loved them both. Got me through 4 years of college, then blew its transmission 2 months after. I loved that car! My mom drove a used 97 Taurus around the same time I was in college but it just didn’t feel as solid or well-built, and the wiring was never right. We were always chasing electrical gremlins in that 3rd gen Taurus. But there are days I’d love to have that old dark green 2nd gen Sable again! Thanks for the great video!!

Wow. I myself own a 02 Taurus and I absolutely love it! Those cars are such gems!

I will never forget the first time I drove a modern 3.5 EcoBoost Taurus Police Interceptor. I had gotten used to them when I drove a non-turbo 3.5 Taurus when I had gone to a community event with some co-workers. Afterwards I was tasked with stripping out a Police Taurus (yes that’s my job) and I was SO EXCITED since I knew how fast they were. When I put my foot the speedo went 20-40-60 within 5 seconds and what’s even more insane is that the seals on both turbos were shot and it somehow still delivered boost.

"Becoming increasingly rare" - Ever since the cash for clunkers campaign of the late 2000's, we lost a lot of old cars like these.

As a Brit, when I heard the name Montego, I died a little inside. The Austin Montego was a very dull, utterly forgettable saloon here in the mid to late 80s. No one here mourns the passing of that car...

My mother had a 1990 Ford Taurus. My mother had just gotten her nursing license and my father knew it would be a safe and reliable car . She drove it for eleven years and loved it.

I bought my 02 Taurus this past May, and it's been a great first car. For a "bubble" Taurus, it is clean as can be (considering most Taurus cars from the same time period have all rusted away here in NYS). She's not a racecar but she's trusty and comfortable. I'm gonna try to take care of her forever