# Ford taurus 2003. $4000 used

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** used, ford, taurus\
**Created:** [November 26, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975 "2010-11-26T02:15:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![steveandjoyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@steveandjoyce](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steveandjoyce)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975/1 "2010-11-26T02:15:24Z")

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We are looking at a used Taurus.is this a dependable used car.and what kind of problems might we be looking at down the road.thank you for your help

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975/2 "2010-11-26T03:36:17Z")

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The Taurus and Sable cars are good cars but like any used car much depends on how it was driven and how it was maintained.

It’s 7 years old and a 7 year old anything is always a crap shoot. A very thorough inspection can greatly increase your odds of determining if the car is worth it or not but even that inspection is not a 100% etched in stone guarantee of a problem free car.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975/3 "2010-11-26T03:44:20Z")

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It was a reliable car but my 140,000 mile limit still applies to this model. I use it as a use by date. After that I say to discard it or flip a coin to decide.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-taurus-2003-4000-used/57975/4 "2010-11-26T03:47:50Z")

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My Sable went 420k miles before I sold it (still running well) and a couple of neighbors ran their Tauri (plural I suppose) up to about 275+ and 300k+ miles before trading them off.

The only reason I got rid of mine was because a bad storm put a tree branch through the windshield. This gave me the excuse I needed to get rid of the car because I was absolutely bored to tears with it.