Re: Audi or Taurus Wagon

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

One thing I can tell you - if you get a Taurus you'll love the stability 
of that car.
However - get ready to change front suspension components every 20-30k 
miles and change rotors every 20k miles.


Alex

On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Charles Schwartz wrote:

> Okay, here goes.  Please try to be logical when you attack me.
> 
> I need a station wagon.  I don't want a mini-van, (bad milage, and they
> don't seem so safe), and we have too much stuff to carry around in a car.
> It has to be automatic, (my wife drives our 4000s manual now, but prefers
> not to have to shift while she cares for a baby).  It also has to be fairly
> big, safe, and it must get at least 20 mpg on the expressway.  I don't want
> to spend more than $5500.  I'd prefer a drivers side airbag.  I don't want
> to spend a lot of money rebuilding automatic transmissions.  I don't mind
> the occasional brake accumulator or window switch.  I want it to be fairly
> reliable for two years and then I would like to get at least $2500 for it.
> What would you go for?  Here are the choices that I see:
> 
> '89 100 wagon - great car, no drivers airbag, scary auto transmission
> rebuilds looming, hard to find a nice one.
> 
> '88 5000 wagon - same as above
> 
> 92-94 Taurus wagon  - I hear the head gaskets are made from used toilet
> tissue, and various other torture
> 
> '86 - '88 Volvo 740 wagon - trans is made by Mitsubishi - is reportedly
> okay.  Car is harsh riding, slow and I have some kind of unexplained
> distaste for it.
> 
> I don't feel the Camry is very safe.  Should I consider an Olds?  I don't
> have much experience with anything but European cars.  
> 
> Charles
>