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My Ecoboost Flex is a rocket, so the Taurus SHO should be even more nuts.
Point is, if you go with the Stinger, you better get the GT. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1550285)
Maybe, but you'd also be the only one that would think that the Taurus was ever a RWD sedan, apparently. :bowrofl:
The Taurus SHO has been AWD since 2010. Think before you criticize. |
Wife car. Creature comforts and visibility trump all else. Must be AWD though. They don't plow the road she works on, and it gets really sketchy.
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0w 40 is 40 weight at operating temperature. 0w 20 is 20 weight at operating temperature. There is a significant difference between 20 weight and 40 weight so I can see why there would be a difference. Operating an engine on 20 weight since new probably contributed to the excess wear which causes oil consumption. Additionally, a horizontal configuration engine will have greater oil consumption much of the time versus a vertical cylinder arrangement.
You are right. There are definitely metallurgy and tolerance differences between manufacturers. And don't Subarus have some issues with head gaskets? |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1550287)
Wackbards said he was looking at the AWD version of the Kia.
The Taurus SHO has been AWD since 2010. Think before you criticize. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1550298)
One is based on a FWD boat, the other on a RWD sedan.
The only meaningful distinction between the two is that, with the Ford, you can specify the trunk of your car as a delivery point for Amazon packages. |
Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 1550297)
And don't Subarus have some issues with head gaskets?
Not sure. I don't make a ton of attention to non-fun cars. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1550280)
Am I the only one who thinks that paying $32,000 for a Russian-built knockoff of a Ford Taurus is insane?
And that gets you a base model Mazda 3. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1550300)
They are both boats. Whether the crankshaft is facing sideways or front-to-back makes little functional difference when discussing vehicles in the "wife car" class.
The only meaningful distinction between the two is that, with the Ford, you can specify the trunk of your car as a delivery point for Amazon packages. My only disagreeance was equating Stinger as a "copy of a Taurus." |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1550285)
Maybe, but you'd also be the only one that would think that the Taurus was ever a RWD sedan, apparently. :bowrofl:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...gBiffleCar.jpg --Ian |
Well, I'm open to any recommendations that meet these basic requirements. So far, only sedans have had the visibility that she's found acceptable.
AWD Heated leather seats Excellent visibility <$35k |
Must it be new, or is used acceptable?
--Ian |
CPO might fly. Needs warranty. Wife won't let me touch it.
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Sooooo I had to get a car that was:
AWD, Huge enough to fit 3 car seats, Cheap enough. And I ended up with this Chrysler 300s... (what has become of my life?): Honestly... its way nicer than I thought it would be. I look like a gangster old man from Detroit and I don't care. Gets 27ish mpg on my commute, system sounds pretty good, its smooth, quiet, whale sized, can be had for 21kish at 30kmiles. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7833e6a9d7.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...08a7ca09fe.jpg |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1550319)
Well, I'm open to any recommendations that meet these basic requirements. So far, only sedans have had the visibility that she's found acceptable.
AWD Heated leather seats Excellent visibility <$35k Anything but a Kia. https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=h...jpg&f=1&nofb=1 |
Actually, the CRV is the top contender. But even my wife declared it boring. This is coming from someone who doesn't want to give up her 2008 Corolla.
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Hyundai?
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mini countryman ticks all those boxes... though if you want the S model, you'll probably have to haggle a little (it's 36,750 decently configured). still, you can probably configure what you want online and send the build to a dealer with an offer about halfway between invoice and MSRP.
but ... ask me what it costs to have a transfer case replaced out of warranty... |
Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 1550326)
mini countryman ticks all those boxes...
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Originally Posted by gooflophaze
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Hyundai?
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