GREETINGS FROM W.OZ......
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GREETINGS FROM W.OZ......
1996 FORD TAURUS, I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO HERE IN PERTH,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. WHEN IT COMES TO VALUE FOR MONEY AS FAR AS FEATURES GOES, THESE CARS CAN'T BE BEAT.
THEY WEREN'T TOO POPULAR WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT HERE TO OZ, PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE THE ROUNDED FEATURES AND THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE.
TEN YEARS LATER HYUNDI AND ALL THE OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERSARE COPYING THE STYLE AND THE PRICE OF A GOOD SECOND HAND TAURUS IS REASONABLE.
I'VE HAD A FEW MINOR REPAIRS THAT I'VE DONE, AND HAD DONE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR....AND THIS CAR HAS 246000 KLMS ON THE DIAL !
IF YOU LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND OWN A TAURUS, DON'T TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS OR PARTS REPLACED.....ONE EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAD JUST SHY OF 200000 KLMS ON IT AND THE GLASS LENSES OF THE FOG LAMPS [ BELOW THE INDICATORS / PARKERS ] WERE BROKEN.
A TRIP TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER [ WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS ] OFFERED ME REPLACEMENT COMPLETE LAMP REPLACEMENT FOR........READY FOR THIS ?
$516.00 + TAX EACH ! OR THE LENSES ALONE FOR $338.00 + TAX EACH !
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DROVE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME WITH BROKEN LENSES TAPED UP. I ENDED UP SCORING A SET OF COMPLETE FOG LAMPS FROM 'SUPER CHEAP AUTOS' FOR $29.95 !
THESE ARE AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THE FORD UNIT DOWN TO THE SCREWS, HOUSING, GLOBES, EVERYTHING......
IT PAYS TO SHOP AROUND !
I'VE JUST SPENT 2 HOURS GOING THROUGH THE TAURUS FORUM AND FOUND SOME EXCELLENT STUFF.....KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. WHEN IT COMES TO VALUE FOR MONEY AS FAR AS FEATURES GOES, THESE CARS CAN'T BE BEAT.
THEY WEREN'T TOO POPULAR WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT HERE TO OZ, PEOPLE DIDN'T LIKE THE ROUNDED FEATURES AND THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE.
TEN YEARS LATER HYUNDI AND ALL THE OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERSARE COPYING THE STYLE AND THE PRICE OF A GOOD SECOND HAND TAURUS IS REASONABLE.
I'VE HAD A FEW MINOR REPAIRS THAT I'VE DONE, AND HAD DONE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR....AND THIS CAR HAS 246000 KLMS ON THE DIAL !
IF YOU LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND OWN A TAURUS, DON'T TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS OR PARTS REPLACED.....ONE EXAMPLE, WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAD JUST SHY OF 200000 KLMS ON IT AND THE GLASS LENSES OF THE FOG LAMPS [ BELOW THE INDICATORS / PARKERS ] WERE BROKEN.
A TRIP TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER [ WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS ] OFFERED ME REPLACEMENT COMPLETE LAMP REPLACEMENT FOR........READY FOR THIS ?
$516.00 + TAX EACH ! OR THE LENSES ALONE FOR $338.00 + TAX EACH !
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DROVE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME WITH BROKEN LENSES TAPED UP. I ENDED UP SCORING A SET OF COMPLETE FOG LAMPS FROM 'SUPER CHEAP AUTOS' FOR $29.95 !
THESE ARE AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THE FORD UNIT DOWN TO THE SCREWS, HOUSING, GLOBES, EVERYTHING......
IT PAYS TO SHOP AROUND !
I'VE JUST SPENT 2 HOURS GOING THROUGH THE TAURUS FORUM AND FOUND SOME EXCELLENT STUFF.....KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !
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