Looking for a Ford Taurus, 2008

If you were alive in the 90s then you remember when seemingly every other American drove a Ford Taurus. Those beasts were all over the road from the late 80s until the unattractive redesign in 1996. The Taurus was supposed to be strong like a bull but its 140hp rarely lived up to its namesake. (Although it was featured in Robocop. It was the most anticipated car of 1986, and sold over 200,000 cars that year. The Taurus was also the best selling car in the United States every year from 1992 to 1995.

Sadly, they just didn’t last past Y2K. Thank God. The world doesn’t need another boxy Dodge Caravan (one of my pet peeves). I saw a Taurus on the road today and immediately contemplated performing a PIT maneuver like often seen on my favorite show Cops. Instead, I took the first turn just to get away from the relic. I’m too pragmatic for such a maneuver anyway. It’s not that I dislike 1st or 2nd generation Ford Taurus owners. No, no. I understand the appeal of the car – it seemed reliable, was well-priced, and complemented a mini-van very well. I just dislike the design of the car and the fact that it dominated part of my childhood.

The Toyota Camry and Honda Accord never caused this problem.

2nd generation Taurus