I was riding with my father in his Ford Taurus station wagon today to get some matierals for the construction workers that are remodeling our home. While in the car I thought it might be interesting to compare his car to my BMW 7-series (A review of my car can be read at
http://www.epinions.com/auto-review-1E9A-D8AFEF3-39277AA5-prod3). Some interesting facts I noticed was that the Taurus actually seems to accelerate smoother, and brake smoother than the BMW, although the BMW does accelerate faster. The seat comfort up front is comfortable in both cars, however I personally like the back seat more in the BMW, since it has head rests, and the seats are contoured for the body. For people with families that travel often and need room for luggage (such as my family), I would recommend the Taurus. For those who like to have luxuries, even to the point of having a weather station built into a car, I would recommend the BMW. The Taurus is also a smooth car, as is the BMW. The Ford is cheaper to get fixed, although it seems that it often does need fixing, usually nothing major. A recent fix was the air conditioning, which cost over $500 to fix. One feature that seems to be taken for granted in a lot of cars is the cup holder. The BMW does not even have one, although the Ford does. In the BMW I use the area on the door to place the cups, although it seems it was made for cassettes or CD's to be placed there. Another advantage of the Ford is that it is very good on gas. It gets probably about 8 mpg more than the BMW, when the BMW was purchased a gas guzzler tax needed to be paid. I like the Ford Taurus station wagon and would recommend it for families.
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