This deal is profitable. The price is 4.7 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $8707
Fair price: $10366
High price: $12228
MPG: 18 mpg city / 28 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Black
Color: Blue
Dealer: AR1 Auto Sales
Mileage: 104,758
Year: 2011
Ownership Cost for 2011 Ford Taurus Limited
Estimated: $42388 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2730
$1310
$1147
$1037
$928
$7152
Insurance
$1810
$1874
$1939
$2007
$2078
$9708
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2576
$1738
$1083
$1144
$2205
$8746
Repairs
$913
$1079
$1229
$1350
$1554
$6125
Taxes & Fees
$918
$918
$918
$918
$918
$1359
Total Ownership Costs
$10680
$7891
$7380
$7545
$8891
$42388
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3500.0
Displacement CI: 213.58310433156
Displacement L: 3.5
Doors: 4
Drive Type: FWD/Front Wheel Drive
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 263
Engine KW: 196.1191
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Engine Model: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Taurus
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: 4V
Plant City: Chicago
Plant Company Name: Chicago
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: ILLINOIS
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Limited
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
ON MARCH 6, 2001, I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD TAURUS LX, FROM CHINO HILLS FORD, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710. ON APRIL 6, 2001, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD WEST, ARTESIA BLVD., BELLFLOWER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE STRANGE PART IS WHEN I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY GAVE ME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SHIFT THE GEAR AS IF IT WAS PART OF MY OWNER'S MANUAL. I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE TAURUS VEHICLE. WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARMENT AT FORD WEST PULLED THE INFORMATION UP ON THE CAR FROM THE COMPUTER, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE CAR'S REAR BUMPER HAD BEEN REPLACED WHEN IT HAD 5 MILES ON IT. (THIS WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME). I PICKED UP THE CAR DROVE HOME AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME I CALLED CHINO HILLS FORD TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH. I DROVE THE CAR TO CHINO HILLS ON APRIL 12, 2001, I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT THERE WERE LOOSE WIRES AND I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. ALL OF THIS WAS ASSESSED BY HIM WITHOUT TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE AREA. CHINO HILLS SUPPLIED ME WITH A RENTAL AND SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE A DAY TO REPAIR. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHECK THE CAR THOROUGHLY SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED MORE THAN ONCE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR I COULD FEEL THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FEEL AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT TAKING MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE ON THE CAR. TWO ENGINEERING COMPANIES INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OIL IN THE BRAKE LINE. NOW FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COMPENSATE ME WITH A NEW CAR AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR A RENTAL. A MORE DETAILED LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, PRODUCT CLAIM DEPARTMENT. I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP. FORD SAYS THE CAR IS READY, BUT I FEAR FOR MY FAMI LY'S SAFETY!!!!
2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION EVEN IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UP TO STANDARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN
