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I don't know what the "typical" life of a Taurus is but I can tell you about our experience. We had an 87, 2.5 liter, 4 cyl GL that we drove for 187,000 miles. It was running well when it was totaled as a result of being rear ended. We had a couple of minor problems along the way and also had just replaced the transmission which we didn't think was to bad for that many miles. Our 3 boys learned to drive in that car so it wasn't treated with kid gloves.
I currently drive a 95 SE with a 3 liter V6 engine. We bought it used in Aug of 2000 with almost 80,000 miles on it and it has now has 182,000 miles. Except for routine maintenance items, I have had only a heater hose, water pump, and radiotor fail. I have been extreamly happy with the car. It has developed a "miss", which is why I am on the site, but I expect that that will be minor.
The way a car is driven and maintained can have a large effect on the life of a car. Maybe the Taurus' that are falling apart at 100,000 miles wern't properly maintained.
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