Would you buy another Tauras?

[RIP]

How many of you 2010, 11, 12 Taurus owners would buy another one? I like the new body style. Looking to buy. What do you like and don't like? Thanks

[shorod]

I have a 2011 Taurus SHO and if my job security were a bit better, I'd consider upgrading to a 2013. I traded in a 2007 G35 that I bought new (so I knew the history) and this Taurus feels a lot more solid, has fewer rattles, is quieter on the highway, is more comfortable for road trips, gets better fuel economy, and is easier to get warranty repairs done.

As for issues, I really haven't had significant issues. A couple of times the transmission didn't want to downshift when coming to a rolling stop. There were a couple of TSBs for related issues and the local dealership applied both TSBs for me without issue and did not give me a story about needing to witness the issue in order to apply the TSBs under warranty.

I had a recall on the Infiniti and warranty work (new instrument cluster) and each time I had to get the car to the nearest Infiniti dealership, which happened to be 2 hours away. And for the sticking tachometer, the dealership said they'd have to see it happen to fix it under warranty. It only happened on 90+ degree days after sitting several hours in the sun, and even then didn't do it everytime. I was finally able to get them to agree to replace the instrument cluster after I took a video of it acting up and posted it on YouTube for them to watch.

So overall I've been very impressed with my 2011 Taurus that I purchased new in June 2010. I'm a member of a couple of SHO enthusiast forums and it seems the most common issue is peeling chrome on the taillights of the 2010 model. That wouldn't be an issue on the non-SHO as they don't have the chrome trim, and likewise the 2011 and newer don't seem to have the same issue.

-Rod