On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:50:41 -0400, "C. E. White"
<cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:

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>"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>news:hbga2v$3bd$1@news.datemas.de...
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>> If you preferred the Venza (as stated in the third paragraph of your
>> post), why would you be interested in a Taurus? Does bad judgment
>> run in your family?
>
>Why won't I be intereseted in the Taurus. It seemed to be a nice car,
>very well assembled, and I am confident it would be at least as
>reliable as the Toyota Venza. I liked the Venza too, but more for my
>Mother than for me. She likes station wagons and the Venza seemed to
>meet her needs. There is no longer a Taurus wagon. I did at least get
>her to sit in the Taurus. She said it was a nice car, but I think she
>didn't like it for the same reason she didn't like the Venza. She
>wanted to sit up higher, which is why we ended up with the Highlander
>(which has essentially the same drive train as the Venza, but is just
>a little taller). As I said, if Ford still offered new Freestyles (or
>the Taurus X) we probably would have ended up in one of those.
>However, given my Mother's stated desires, it seems to me she
>purchased the best vehicle.
>
>My family as owned Fords for decades. I personaly have a Fusion and an
>F150. Neither has had even one problem. The Fusion has 60k trouble
>free miles. Given my very good experiences with Ford and my very poor
>past personal experience with Toyotas, why wouldn't I consider a
>Taurus? I know that current Toyota are a lot better than the junk they
>sold 20 years ago, so I have no concerns about my Mother buying one.
>Heck, if they made something I liked, I consider buying one also (for
>sure if I wanted a Station Wagon, the Venza would still be my number
>one choice).
>
>Ed
>
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Why is all this gooble de gook stuff posted in this newsgroup anyhoo ?