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4.25 out of 5 stars

Taurus 1997

jkplawson, 12/13/2003
1997 Ford Taurus GL 4dr Sedan
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I purchased the vehicle used in 2000. Runs great only had in shop one time in 3 years.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Love the SHO

Jay P, 12/13/2003
1997 Ford Taurus SHO 4dr Sedan
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Bought a black 97 SHO a little over a year ago. Have to say that I love the car. I have put 15,000 miles on the car and have not had any problems. It's definately a sleeper. Luxurious as well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent car for your money!

felixc1976, 05/17/2002
1997 Ford Taurus GL 4dr Sedan
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I bought this car new in 97 for $17k with all possible options. I've driven 60k miles in 5 years with practically no problems! I bought an extened warranty for 7 years and feel safe. This is a quality car with all possible options for much less money than Camry or Maxima. I recommend buying 2 yr old loaded SEL Taurus for $13k + $1k for extended warranty and driving it till 100k mi. I'm not sure it will survive afterwards, but by that time you will want a new car anyway. However, you will save a lot of money for the next car!

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4 out of 5 stars

Spacious, inexpensive, and smooth

HT, 07/21/2005
1997 Ford Taurus GL 4dr Wagon
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This is a great used wagon for the money if you can find one that has been used gently, i.e., was maintained on conservative intervals. There's easily enough room for 5 people, and the cargo space is truly enormous. The base Vulcan engine (145 hp) lacks power but is quiet and smooth. The upside of the car's tremendous weight is its stability and, while no one wants to go head to head with an SUV, this biggie wagon feels solid. I've been quite happy.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

i'd like a new car but i can't afford on

cagirlcal, 08/24/2002
1997 Ford Taurus GL 4dr Sedan
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my car ran great for the first 8 or 9 months that i've had it and I try to keep it service on a regular basis, but now it's started shaking in the front end and pulls hard to the left.

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