Hello. I'm being offered a '98 Taurus with the V6 Duratec(sp?) engine.
The Taurus is overpriced, & is a mid-size car.
The Buicks are full-size.
Rob
I have seen fleets run thousands of Taurus' up to 300K and more when given the proper preventive maintenance.
mike
FWIW: I've got a '99 with 90k on it and it still runs like a scalded cat. The 24v Duratec engine is a great power plant. Other than normal mantenence it's been trouble free for me. $5k is a bit high for a '98, $3.5 to $4k is more likely. It will probably need new plugs and wires soon.
Eric
I have a 98 Taurus Duratec 24V. Has 267,000 miles on it and still going. I have had no problems with it at all. I have kept up the maintenence and replaced plugs, belts, oils, etc. when they are supposed to. The Duratec is supposed to be a more reliable engine than the standard one which was on most Taurus. If it's been well maintained my experience has been very positive with it
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