By Negative/cutter on 07/07/08 13:19 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
My SHO is amazing! It is still comfortable, fast and handles great! 12 years later! It is going to be hard to part with this car!
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By G, Labriola on 11/10/06 12:18 PM (PST)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
I know all Fords are not created equally but my SHO had 7500 miles on it when I bought it from the dealer and it currently has 74,000 on it. My only real problem was the cam shaft but nothing else other than normal maintenance. It is one of the best all round cars I've ever owned. Excellent comfort, outstanding performance, superb handling (NO oversteer!) and all the creature comfort features you could ask for. No tranny problems for me.
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By wylieSteve on 04/16/04 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
I really like the comfort, room, ride
and performance of this car. It has
enough room to easily seat 5, has good
acceleration, handling, braking and top
speed. Camshaft problem was a $700
pain to get welded, and the car is on
the third transmission.
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By JCU on 10/18/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
This vehicle was purchased with 22K
miles on the ticker. It wasn't long
before I knew the relability of Ford
products are poor. To make a long
story short, in 78K miles of driving,
it needed a new tranny ($2500) and a
replacement engine ($3500). By the
way, the engine failed due to a known
design flaw on the camshaft sprocket
which Ford wouldn't admit to. Now at
125K miles, only 50K since the last
tranny, it needs replacing yet again.
This car was never beat on or abused.
It is a Taurus for gods sake. This car
has never treated me good and quite
honestly, I will never purchase another
Ford product.
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By SHO on 06/27/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
I just LOVE this car! It is fun to
drive and is a big transition from the
standard 4 cylinder sedan. It also
handles the road very well.
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By Geoffrey Allen on 02/19/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
This is a great car if you're looking
for more bang for your buck. The 240
horsepower engine really gets you where
you're going.
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By interplexor on 01/06/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
If BMW was based in the US, this would
be their posterchild. A supple and lush
small block 3.4 liter V8 powerplant
coaxes the car to light speed in
seconds. Freeway merges are simple.
Point for a hole, stab the gas- and
you're there. The car handles with
composure & poise, the tires barely
want to let loose. The gentle burble of
the engine at cruising speed (80+ MPH)
can put your children to sleep, and by
the same token, can wake the dead when
pushed hard. The glorious sound that
engine makes at it's 6,200 RPM redline
is what dreams are made of. A simple,
and comfortable interior finishes it
off.
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By BallBreaker on 04/25/02 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1996 Ford Taurus SHO SHO 4dr Sedan
Review
I recently purchased the SHO model. The
car sat around for a while without
being driven so The computer was the
first to go. Then the master cylinder.
However I love this car. I named
her "ROCKET FUEL" because she so fast.
She Handles great and is real
comfortable. Only thing is that she
drinks gas like a thirsty child in the
summer. I say get one if you can afford
to pay for the fuel. Fords come as a
case by case basis. I think some people
are lucky and some aren't. I hope I'm
one of the lucky ones.
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