What to do with a Ford Taurus ? 

"TDIGuy" (owenrosier) 03/02/2015 at 14:51 • Filed to: None

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Okay so my grandma has a 1997 Ford Taurus. It's dusty retirement home blue. Its has blue valore/ suede/ cloth BENCH seats and the vulcan V6. It's at my house and my dad is considering scrapping it because my aunt hit a deer in it and its basically worthless anyways. My thing is the damage is super minimal and its 100% drivable. I need your oppinion Oppo, do we scrap it or do we make it MAAAD. Also what can I possibly do to a rolling love seat? By the way this is exactly what it looks like but this isn't it.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 14:52

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LeMons.

TDIGuy > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/02/2015 at 14:53

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I knew that was an option but I want a road sure for it first.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 14:56

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It might be planning to pop intake manifold and other gaskets, or it might be good for another hundred thousand miles - I don't think you ever know with these. As to what to do with it - no idea.

TheHondaBro > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/02/2015 at 14:58

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Came here to post that. Ya beat me to it.

CalzoneGolem > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 14:58

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DD that shit. Three point ooooooooooohhhhh!

Bozi Tatarevic > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 14:58

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How bad is the damage? If it is not too badly hit I would fix it. You may even be able to find a local junkyard part in the same color

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:02

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Logansteno: Bought a VW? > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:03

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I'd fix it and sell it.

If the damage is fixable or not that bad, I guarantee some parent will buy it off you for their kid as a first car.

Source: the seven of them sitting in my high school parking lot

crowmolly > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:04

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Caulk it and float it.

Seriously though, I'd give it a tuneup and a full detail and put it up for sale. Somebody will need a first ride for their kid.

Tohru > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:11

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Drive it until it hits 140k and then sell it before the transmission shits itself.

camaroboy68ss > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:15

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have it wrapped like this

sellphones2493 > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:16

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Mileage?

DatassunTX > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:20

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Cut the body off and hit up lemons. Option 2 - lunch tray drifting.

Rock Bottom > sellphones2493 03/02/2015 at 15:23

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It's a Vulcan. Pretty sure those run the same with 300,000 as they did off the showroom floor!

Sir FR-S (Formally CR-Z) > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:33

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Remove all the doors, inside stuff (excluding seats of course), remove trunk and hood.

Hoon and Jump

Sir FR-S (Formally CR-Z) > Sir FR-S (Formally CR-Z) 03/02/2015 at 15:34

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also remove all body panels

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 15:57

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Stance it?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 16:47

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Continental 4.6 32V swap?

TDIGuy > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 03/02/2015 at 17:25

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Yeah thats what I want to do for a quick flip. I just need to match scrap prices which is about $300 and all it needs is a headlight and a bumper. And i bet anything I can find a bumper in a scrap yard that matches it.

TDIGuy > sellphones2493 03/02/2015 at 17:25

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Like 120k ish.

TDIGuy > Rock Bottom 03/02/2015 at 17:26

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Thats what I thought too. Do they make a supercharger for the vulcan?

TDIGuy > camaroboy68ss 03/02/2015 at 17:26

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That would be sweet !

TDIGuy > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/02/2015 at 17:27

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I think its got some miles in it !

TDIGuy > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 03/02/2015 at 17:27

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Looks kinda good but not worth the money , I'll just chop the springs haha

TDIGuy > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/02/2015 at 17:27

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No FWD application though.

TDIGuy > Bozi Tatarevic 03/02/2015 at 17:28

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Thats my exact thought

TDIGuy > crowmolly 03/02/2015 at 17:28

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Yeah I think thats the best thing to do because its worth more than $300

TDIGuy > CalzoneGolem 03/02/2015 at 17:29

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I think I wanna just park it in my back yard and rally it and shoot at it with my 30-06

TDIGuy > Tohru 03/02/2015 at 17:30

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Yeah that could be a little iffy

TDIGuy > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 03/02/2015 at 17:30

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I forgot those are FWD !!

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 17:43

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I forgot those are FWD. Meh, if dropping enough to throw a coyote in it would be worth it to rwd convert it

Manic Otti > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 03/02/2015 at 19:08

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Hmmm...I like that way more than I probably should.

Luke Murphy > TDIGuy 03/02/2015 at 20:04

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build it. Convert it to a stick, spruce up the suspension and throw a turbo on it. Make it a cool sleeper to have fun yourself and keep the bench seat for the ladies

CalzoneGolem > TDIGuy 03/03/2015 at 08:14

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I'm ok with this.

Rock Bottom > TDIGuy 03/03/2015 at 08:18

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Somebody might have offered one back when that engine was in Probes... but I'd be hesitant to do that. Yours is OBD2, which means it'll be pissed at anything you do that was meant for an OBD1 or earlier car (like the first gen Probe). Also, I can't imagine you'd be doing the transmission any favors by making it cope with more torque. Adding power to cars usually leads to headaches and walking. If you really need to get wild in a Taurus, try to go find an old SHO. First gen cars can be found in serviceable condition for a couple grand.

If it were my money, I'd sort it out cosmetically and DD the crap out of it. Or leave it ugly and DD the crap out of it. Not sure if you live in a rusty area, but if you do this would be the perfect winter beater. Good in the snow, good on gas, and almost no operating costs.

TDIGuy > Rock Bottom 03/03/2015 at 11:00

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Yeah it would be a great DD even as is but its just too bad I don't need a DD anymore and I don't want to insure another car.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TDIGuy 03/03/2015 at 11:49

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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Manic Otti 03/03/2015 at 11:49

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I know, right?

Rock Bottom > TDIGuy 03/03/2015 at 12:08

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Got-cha. Well, given the poor performance potential of El Toro, the smartest course of action may be to sell or donate it.

Or... maybe you can make this into an Oppo-team-building excercise! "How many miles can Oppo get on this old Taurus in 12 months?" Thoughts?

TDIGuy > Rock Bottom 03/03/2015 at 16:46

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That's a really cool idea, I like that actually

Rock Bottom > TDIGuy 03/04/2015 at 08:37

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I wonder how this would shake-out legally, like with insurance... Maybe you could sign the title over to the first driver to absolve yourself of responsibility, then each consecutive driver would do the same. I'm pretty sure that if you "buy" a car, you're legally allowed to drive it home without registering it. So you could "sell" the car to someone in Texas, who "sells" it to someone in Washington, and on and on. Maybe we need to get Steve Lehto to weigh in on the smartest way to do this?

TDIGuy > Rock Bottom 03/04/2015 at 10:12

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Yeah maybe because that's what would worry me. Maybe we need to talk to Matt Farah about how he's doing it legally with his million mile lexus.