02-06-2007, 09:24 PM
The Taurus -evolved- into a decent enough looking car, but Ford really shot themselves in the foot in '95 when they went oval-happy.
Years of incremental changes made it a bit more 'normal' looking, but by the time they finally got it right, the design was very dated and didn't look special next to the competition.
My Dad drives a 500, largely because of the retiree discount, and because he was looking for a 4-dr sedan to complement my mom's Escape. It drives nice (especially on long highway trips), but it's not the most exciting car -- and unless you get it in a decent color, it screams "I wear high-waisted pants and drive in the left lane with my left blinker on"
Years of incremental changes made it a bit more 'normal' looking, but by the time they finally got it right, the design was very dated and didn't look special next to the competition.
My Dad drives a 500, largely because of the retiree discount, and because he was looking for a 4-dr sedan to complement my mom's Escape. It drives nice (especially on long highway trips), but it's not the most exciting car -- and unless you get it in a decent color, it screams "I wear high-waisted pants and drive in the left lane with my left blinker on"