[floridareader1]

Good-bye beloved Taurus.

[Arm_Bears]

Bought a 1990 GL and hauled the family many miles in it for 12+ years. Solid and stalwart until the last year, then everything went belly-up and I had to retire it. Very happy with it overall. Still rent them from Hertz when I travel.

[OldSmaj]

Still, company officials said the Taurus restored Ford's reputation for quality.

Restored?

Far as I'm concerned, Ford never had a reputation for quality.

What was to restore?

They started with crap, they're still crap.

And the Taurus was the biggest piece of crap they had.

Except maybe the Pinto. Or the Escort. Or the Maverick. Or the Falcon. Or the Edsel.

Oh, what the heck, everything they made was crap!

[1Old Pro]

Is it true that the Taurus showed signs of body rust before it reached the end of the assembly line?

[Lx]

Not one for styling but the Taurus was a good car. The last one I had to rent in Boston had the 24 valve engine. It was pretty fast until the damn rev limiter kicked in...

[TexasRepublic]

My last good Ford was a Fairlane. The Grenada and Taurus were junk.

[bagadonutz]

I had a girlfriend once who bought a Taurus from the local dealership - Pinkley Ford.

I just loved her Pinkley Taurus! ; )

[popdonnelly]

This guy's article reads like it was written by the Ford PR Department.

[traditional1]

I thought the "Taurus" was being retired to be replaced by their new homo-friendly philosophy as the "Anus"?

[Non-Sequitur]

I honestly had no idea that they were still making them. I had a 1992 Taurus Wagon and loved it.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Remember when Chevy tried to jump on the Taurus design bandwagon? They built something that looked like a giant watermelon on wheels. Think it might have been a Caprice.

[OrioleFan]

Part of the problem with the 02 Taurus I own is there seems to be an uneven distribution of weight (too much up front, and probably way too much when I get in it). Low profile tires look like they are squished up front when the car is empty - no matter how much air they have in them. Ignoring that, I like the way it drives and handles.

[cav68]

I am still driving a 1996 model I bought for the wife new, it has 198,658 miles on it as of today. I have had to replace the water pump and serpentine belt and tie rod ends but everything on it works and for the money it has been good transportation for me. I commute to downtown from the suburbs each day round trip of 41 miles and it is great on gas. No I don't work for Ford Motor Company, but this has been a good car.

[Old Professer]

1986 Taurus

[Doc Savage]

They'll still be making them. Except now they call it a Jaguar!

[38special]

Funny thing, my co-worker's daily driver is a '94 Taurus with over 200,000 miles. It's not in bad shape but we still teaze him about his car.

My sister has one too and it has been a good vehicle for her. The only problem she has had was the starter, but the car had over 100,000 miles on it when that happened.

[Abigail Adams]

I bought a Taurus in 2001. They redesigned it in 2000 with a square back window and a flat butt...Looks cool! I love the adjustable foot pedals, since I am short. I like how solid it feels, and the roominess inside.

We rented a Lumina once, and it felt like a paper car compared to the Taurus.

When I buy my next car, years from now, what sedan can I find that is a nice big size and sturdy-feeling, like the Taurus?

[foreverfree]

What will replace the Taurus as Ford's NASCAR car?

ff (a Virgo who drives a Cavalier)

[kinghorse]

Then at 15 thou a year there should not be a single on on the road by 2009. Built to fall to pieces at 60K. Any anyone would "buy American" is beyond me. First off you'll probably have more Americans working at a Toyota plant in Kentucky than a Ford plant in Michigan so don't let that be your reason.

[TChris]

"We are very, very focused on what customers want," he said.

Of course you are! That's why Ford is doing so well in the market. :-)

[relictele]

Ford Motor Co. is giving up on what some call the most influential automobile since Henry Ford's Model T. The Taurus is credited with moving America away from boxy V-8 powered gas-guzzling bedrooms-on-wheels to aerodynamic, more efficient cars with crisper handling.

What a load of bollocks. Toyota, Datsun/Nissan and VW led the way in this department. The Taurus was hardly influential.

The Taurus was like all Ford rattletraps in its propensity to fall apart piece-by-piece with no apparent provocation.

Traveling salesmen, however, will be having a wake later this month.