I am looking at a 2008 ford Taurus x with 210000 miles car is clean and pretty well maintained. The asking price is right where kbb said but is there anything wrong with the engines and transmission
Asked by Taurusx2008 Feb 09, 2014 at 11:17 PM about the 2008 Ford Taurus X SEL
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
In these cars or is it a safe buy for
the next year or two
2 Answers
I bought my 2008 Taurus X with 56,000 miles on it and it is close to 210,000 now and it shows no signs slowing down. Drives just as well today as the day I bought it. I still rely on it for long road trips, too. I like the size of it and wish it was still manufactured. With the 6- speed transmission I get 24 mpg around town and 28 to 29 mpg on the highway. Hard to beat for this size car.
I have 240k on my 2008 FTX and I just found out that it will need a PTO change because it has begun to shake a bit. I pull a trailer with mine, so last year I put a Transmission in for around $1300. other than these repairs I have had this care since 2009 and its all I have invested in to it. I have gone to all the west coast states Mexico and Canada in it with great results. I would buy it again. I get around 21 mpg city and 23 mpg hwy. no regrets so far.