Still driving the Taurus…
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And so far, liking it very much.
Some small observations:
-It does look great, people do notice.
-Yet haven’t seen another one since I started driving it.
-Excellent ride.
-Very quiet.
-Great Sony stereo.
-Quite a pleasure to drive every day.
Vince, how's the outward visibility, and any rear blind spots? Do the rear headrests fold down?
Visibility is very good everywhere.
Only the center rear headset folds down.
The car seems VERY BIG, almost a replacement for the the Crown Vic not the taurus. I do think the new police cars are based upon this car.
Surprising you don't see many, Vince.
I see a lot in the Northern VA area and a handful of SHOs as well!!!
I'm starting to see a bunch of them in Canada (Toronto area)…they really look good in person.
You won't see many American cars in California because Asian models are still "TRENDY" there–even with Toyota's 10-year rash of bad brakes, unintended acceleration, and hit-N-miss wireing issues. But if a car with the style, safety, comfort & reliability of this new Tarus had a Honda or Toyota label on it–you'ld have enough sales in California to make it a #1 seller nation-wide. But since we are all such ignorant & stubborn creatures of habbit; it will take 20 years of perfection for Ford to get (sales) ahead of the Asians. So far they've only had superior reliability & quality for about 5 years on only 1/2-2/3 of their models.
Dude…what california are you talking about?!? The one I go to in the USA has the same representation of cars as any other state / province.
As for the Toyota comments – remember, that Ford (rollover explorer), GM (imploding V6's due to coolant leaks) and Chrysler (seats coming out of the back of minivans) – have ALL had their share of embarrasments over the years. Further – the the crap that all the the domestics have put out over the last two decades – I'm shocked that they're doing as well as they are right now; which by the way is well deserved – as their cars really have dramatically improved (ex Chrysler – as there isn't a new product out yet)
I sat in this car and the first thing I noticed is how high the center console is and how high the door seem. It felt like I was sitting in a casket and sort of claustrophobic. This seems to be a trend with some car designers. What did you think Vince?
GUESS AGAIN:
"Dude…what california are you talking about?!? The one I go to in the USA has the same representation of cars as any other state / province."
OBVIOUSLY you don't get out of Calif. too often. Spend more time in Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Norfolk, and Small towns in the Midwest & Canada & Mexico. You'll see more Fords than a lifetime in California will show you. And Cadillacs, Hyundais, Dodges, GMC's Jeeps, Lincolns, Buicks, Rams, and assorted others that wouldn't be "politically correct" in California.
Drive a Tarus & Camry & Accord back-to-back. Ford is the clear leader across-the-board; right now. Ford's PR/Marketing on the other hand….
I thought it was a joke when the commercial compared it to an A6. But now that I've seen one in person and driven one a short distance, I do think that it can easily be compared to cars costing twenty thousand dollars more.