My 89 Mercury is 30 years old it looks like it's been sitting in a swamp for 30 years but man it's one of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven in
Love this generation of the Ford. I had an 88 model in my youth. Lots of problems with power steering and alternator. But, power train always reliable.
When the Taurus came out in 1986, it was revolutionary for an American car. Even though the overall look unabashedly emulated the Audi 5000 that had come out not long before, the Taurus had something of its own and was way ahead of similar GM offerings. Mechanically, the car proved less than stellar, with crude engines and temperamental transmissions, but it was nonetheless a very good work horse. Many design features were clever, practical and even aesthetically pleasing. Overall, it was a tremendous achievement for Ford at the time.
@@ironinquisitor3656 That V6 was as old-school as the Taurus was futuristic. It had an iron block, iron CYLINDER HEADS, and pushrods. 🙄 It took 3 liters of displacement to push 140 horsepower... and it was not quick. It was crude.
This is a great looking car for a 1989. I myself have both a 2002 and 1988 Ford Taurus. They both run great! They knew what they were doing when they manufactured this model of Ford! Nice video and documentary.
I love the colour in this one. Awesome car. No wonder it was such a success from the start. Ford should be proud of themselves for creating such an admirable vehicle.
When the Taurus/Sable was introduced to the American market in 1986, they were a bit of a shock! Not a square edge in sight, these cars were round and ahead of their time in terms of styling. Their big downfall was their transmissions which often did not see 100K miles. They also had a host of other maladies, like electrical issues and rust, but generally these cars sold very well because of the way they looked inside and out. In 1989, the GM A-bodies sedans and wagons - the Chevy Celebrity, Buick Century, Pontiac 6000 and Olds Ciera - were all going on seven years old, ancient in this industry. Despite numerous updates, they looked old and out of date compared to the Taurus, itself only a year or two off from a major redesign.
That might sound weird to some people but I remember my mother bringing home a brand new 89 LX. I spent my entire childhood in that car. Would feel incredible to sit in it again.
Thanks for posting, waiting for an 1989 Dealer Video. I have an '89 GL, tons of crap to fix, but its worth it. Similar to the sedan in this video, only color is a bit lighter, and clear coat is coming off.
@91Taurus well, I sure have lots to choose from ...gonna have to do that someday soon. I have maxima, pathfinder, 300z, sentra ... on and on ... the maxima and sentra ones are especially soothing. I love the outdoor scenes where it looks las if they filmed in a nice park, in August - with the leaves swaying on the trees, must think I'm nuts lol - but I live for that stuff ...
I need to save 9:08. One of my "someday" model-car projects is to build a model of the Taurus wagon from the AMT sedan kit, and I hadn't been able to find a good reference picture of the roof and roof rack anywhere.
@MrGoldenwaffler lol, not at all I'm the exact same way. I think there is nothing quite as relaxing as sitting down after a shitty day and watching a video on some of these great cars when they were still brand new, and yet to be abused and neglected. I would definitely love to see your Nissan videos, and hope you upload some if you find the time. It would likely make my day
I have owned several Tauruses over the years and I own a 2018 right now. It is one of the better Fords ever made. Funny she mentions the Buick Century. I owned one of those too and it was the biggest piece of junk I ever owned.
Ford screwed up when they redesigned it in 1996... they should've stuck with the original classic appearance. I LOVE the interior design of the Taurus/Mercury Sable from 1986-1990.
Had 2 tauruses, 93 3.0 Vulcan. Which had a super weak transmission that slipped crazy between 1-2, And the engine pinged like hell on 87 octane for no reason. And a 99 SHO which was a great car until 125k which it fell into pieces overnight and suffered major mechanical failures. Not the cams either. But the price I paid I cant complain.
Muy buen auto fue mi primer auto un regalo de mi padre cuando me gradue del ejercito si encontrara otro en buenas condiciones no lo pienzo lo compraria de nuevo me gusta mucho el ford taurus lx sedan año 1986 y le isieron buena publicida en la saga robocop
What we have here is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to provide the dealer the information to sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Ford automobile. The more Ford automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and the motor company will make. The Ford automobile is named after Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit, Michigan who pioneered the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing.
I thought that the Buick Century along with its siblings if they had the 2.8 V-6 they all came with MPI when GM moved from the older carb version in 1986.I didn't know there was a 2.8 CFI or TBI engine in those cars.
35 seconds in and the transmission has probably broken again. Was the experience I had with my 1988 Taurus, anyway. I was hoping there was a cool purpose for the compartment behind the rear seats, but, no...it's just a storage unit. It seemed kind of weird, but I still used it. Apparently correctly!
@@ironinquisitor3656 Unfortunately the car already had 120,000 miles on it when I got it, so it was possibly mistreated. The transmission never ended up working well even after being fixed. It would have potentially been nice otherwise.
@@dillchives That's too bad. The transmissions were really supposed to be serviced every 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Most people who owned these never bothered to before 100,000 miles so they ended up having major problems.
@@ironinquisitor3656 Yeah, it's disappointing because that was my first car, too! I just didn't have enough money to keep up with it while relying on the hope that it would continue to work well. I still have fond memories of it, though, which is why I still watch videos like this. 🙂
You know, they don't spend the time to think about all the little convenience features that they used to always include standard in the 90s and early 2000s
All the auto manufacturers bragged about the new futuristic rocker panels and plastic trim. Until everyone realized it fades, turns grey, gets brittle and looks like $hit after about 5 or 6 years.
Little did they realize those plastic rocker panel covers would do more harm than good. I owned a 94 Explorer which had the plastic rockers over top of the metal rockers. I removed them and sure enough there was sand and some salt caked on the plastic and inside the drilled out holes where the clips go in. I took a rubber mallet and tapped the bottom and sides of the rockers and had loads of rust and dirt fell out.... I still don't understand why automakers continue to use this horrible design.
Ironinquisitor I bought it from a mechanic so I assumed he had the car well maintained. I remember the engine would burn oil. Power steering pump went bad one day while I was driving and couldn't make a turn. Fixed that. After that the radiator started to leak. Fixed that. Then the transmission just went out. It lasted me 1 year to be exact.
That's because you had the crappy 3.8 liter Essex V6. Only get a Taurus with the Vulcan. The Vulcan is a good engine that won't die if you take good care of it.
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She has such an fantastic clear speaking voice!
This was a real game changer back in the 80s
Indeed. This car could have easily been a mid 90s car.
It was definitely 10 years ahead of its time
these dealer training videos are so relaxing....
Beautiful classy car, beautiful, classy lady. They don't really make EITHER like this anymore......
My 89 Mercury is 30 years old it looks like it's been sitting in a swamp for 30 years but man it's one of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven in
Ford Taurus: cleaning up Old Detriot.
Shoutout to the 2008-09 Taurus. AKA Ford Fivehundred but with the 3.5L. The most underappreciated car that was built.
Love this generation of the Ford. I had an 88 model in my youth. Lots of problems with power steering and alternator. But, power train always reliable.
When the Taurus came out in 1986, it was revolutionary for an American car. Even though the overall look unabashedly emulated the Audi 5000 that had come out not long before, the Taurus had something of its own and was way ahead of similar GM offerings. Mechanically, the car proved less than stellar, with crude engines and temperamental transmissions, but it was nonetheless a very good work horse. Many design features were clever, practical and even aesthetically pleasing. Overall, it was a tremendous achievement for Ford at the time.
+paulparoma lol, I think that's the same engine that is in my 2005 Taurus. Not exactly "crude" if you ask me.
paulparoma / the Aero Ford Sierra came out before the Audi, the Taurus was following the Ford of Germany design language.
The Vulcan V6 was not "crude." That engine was very reliable.
@@ironinquisitor3656 That V6 was as old-school as the Taurus was futuristic.
It had an iron block, iron CYLINDER HEADS, and pushrods. 🙄
It took 3 liters of displacement to push 140 horsepower... and it was not quick. It was crude.
@@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi When I rode in my aunt's Sable it didn't feel "slow" as you say. It was adequate but not a rocket ship
Showout to Atlanta, Georgia from making this glorious piece of art
This is a great looking car for a 1989. I myself have both a 2002 and 1988 Ford Taurus. They both run great! They knew what they were doing when they manufactured this model of Ford! Nice video and documentary.
I love the colour in this one. Awesome car. No wonder it was such a success from the start. Ford should be proud of themselves for creating such an admirable vehicle.
wow these videos ARE relaxing! helps lower stress levels. I have many vintage 80s and 90s Nissan dealer vids - great to watch to reduce stress.
And now I pronounce you man and "wife"
She's got quite the Wisconsin accent.
Video features the 1989 Taurus GL and 1989 Taurus LX Wagon.
Yep, th'yats haw they say it in M'yadisin Wiscahnsin! Turn that car ahn! It's all good. I love mid-west accents.
Remember, this was the car of choice for Robocop!
When the Taurus/Sable was introduced to the American market in 1986, they were a bit of a shock! Not a square edge in sight, these cars were round and ahead of their time in terms of styling. Their big downfall was their transmissions which often did not see 100K miles. They also had a host of other maladies, like electrical issues and rust, but generally these cars sold very well because of the way they looked inside and out. In 1989, the GM A-bodies sedans and wagons - the Chevy Celebrity, Buick Century, Pontiac 6000 and Olds Ciera - were all going on seven years old, ancient in this industry. Despite numerous updates, they looked old and out of date compared to the Taurus, itself only a year or two off from a major redesign.
you are right Mr. vehicles such as Lincoln Chevrolet Ford Cadillac Chrysler Hummer will always be the best even when they are old .................
There are ways of making the transmission last longer.
Wow, those map pockets will sure come in handy!
9:35 Raises the entire liftgage to load "larger items"...puts in items that are the same size.
Ah....The good old days when you stuck the key in the door and trunk to open them.
Which you can still do.
You mean you actually prefer that to pressing a button on a key fob? All right then....
and the ignition
This car did have a keyless entry keypad on thr door as an option.
Now ford Taurus is pushing to become luxury car with 7th generation that can only be found in China.
I really want to restore a fully loaded red 1986 Taurus LX wagon.
You should check out pics of the red '86 LX they have at the Henry Ford museum. It looks absolutely mint. It's a sedan, though.
I think I remember seeing that.
That might sound weird to some people but I remember my mother bringing home a brand new 89 LX. I spent my entire childhood in that car. Would feel incredible to sit in it again.
@@OnTheRocks71 That's cool.
If you do I wish you luck, those unibody's are a mess when they rot.
My 2002 Ford Taurus is the best car I ever owned. Fast too.
Lol junk
@Timmy Nine No. Only your comment is.
I like the 4 way headrests, not found on many today ...
The Taurus was pretty special when it came out, but it's embarrassing how Ford let it die such a slowwwwwww painful death.
Makes me sad too.
Thanks for posting, waiting for an 1989 Dealer Video. I have an '89 GL, tons of crap to fix, but its worth it. Similar to the sedan in this video, only color is a bit lighter, and clear coat is coming off.
@91Taurus well, I sure have lots to choose from ...gonna have to do that someday soon. I have maxima, pathfinder, 300z, sentra ... on and on ... the maxima and sentra ones are especially soothing. I love the outdoor scenes where it looks las if they filmed in a nice park, in August - with the leaves swaying on the trees, must think I'm nuts lol - but I live for that stuff ...
Recuerdo el impacto visual q produjo en sus inicios... Aún hoy despierta pasión y roba miradas!
good car Ford Tauras ...the car even when the old still attractive America makes cars which are always good ... Bravo USA very nice car.
about this woman I don't think anything I said Ford Tauras good car even when the old.........
@@tengismuzaev6975 oniony armpits
I need to save 9:08. One of my "someday" model-car projects is to build a model of the Taurus wagon from the AMT sedan kit, and I hadn't been able to find a good reference picture of the roof and roof rack anywhere.
Very complete and nicely done! :) Jack
@MrGoldenwaffler
lol, not at all I'm the exact same way. I think there is nothing quite as relaxing as sitting down after a shitty day and watching a video on some of these great cars when they were still brand new, and yet to be abused and neglected.
I would definitely love to see your Nissan videos, and hope you upload some if you find the time. It would likely make my day
Thank s
Door handles designed to fit the hand. Wow, what will they think of next.
its such a pretty car... i have a 2000 taurus and its in perfect condition. and only has 45,000 miles =)
Id love an original Taurus from 1985-1989 preferably the LX or GL model
Me too!; especially at around 6:12 when she starts to talk about size, oh my!
I love the Taurus and the woman is so hot
Wow they’ve came so far.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
@MrGoldenwaffler
I'd love to see some of those, you should upload them. Being able to see vids for the 80s maxima or 90s 300zx would be awesome
Taurus stole your heart once. It'll steal it again.
I have owned several Tauruses over the years and I own a 2018 right now. It is one of the better Fords ever made. Funny she mentions the Buick Century. I owned one of those too and it was the biggest piece of junk I ever owned.
Ford screwed up when they redesigned it in 1996... they should've stuck with the original classic appearance. I LOVE the interior design of the Taurus/Mercury Sable from 1986-1990.
Had 2 tauruses, 93 3.0 Vulcan. Which had a super weak transmission that slipped crazy between 1-2, And the engine pinged like hell on 87 octane for no reason. And a 99 SHO which was a great car until 125k which it fell into pieces overnight and suffered major mechanical failures. Not the cams either. But the price I paid I cant complain.
I remember being a kid thinking these cars looked like a Mercedes lol 😂
And they kind of do. But only if you're drunk.
had an 87 taurus wagon i turned into a Ghostbusters car, notorious for heater core corrosion tho, replaced it 4 times in 3 years.
6:56 i thought the car was about to roll away! lmao
thats a better warranty then ford offers today.
@pcpti Some vehicles now a days still have rear door ash trays. On the higher priced cars.
Es un tempo gigante ....
Does it come with the undercoat there don't you know?
Muy buen auto fue mi primer auto un regalo de mi padre cuando me gradue del ejercito si encontrara otro en buenas condiciones no lo pienzo lo compraria de nuevo me gusta mucho el ford taurus lx sedan año 1986 y le isieron buena publicida en la saga robocop
Ik, everyone thinks every model year of taurus were ugly, but there's just something about them, I can't get enough! Haha
Not everyone does. I think the gen 1 and 2s look great.
To me, only the 3rd gen desigh (1996) was ugly.
Wonder how many 85, 86 ones had rust starting already by the time this 89 model was made
Ones in high salt areas maybe.
1:42 Exact car on "Road Trip!"
It'll be fine, it's just the wheels. *BOOM*
I was most taken the lifting rear glass on the wagon.
Man I hate when I come home from the grocery and my items are strewn all over the trunk
Hello. No, I did not buy my 1988 Taurus brand new. It was 14 years old since I bought it in December of 2002.
best looking car in robocop
Would you happen to have a training video of an Aerostar or Windstar?
#1 DogDad I might have one for a 1993 Aerostar
Could you please post that please?
did you buy your 88' Brand new? I Drove a 88' Wagon and Loved it
Was it an L, GL, or LX?
What we have here is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to provide the dealer the information to sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Ford automobile. The more Ford automobiles the dealer sells the more money he and the motor company will make. The Ford automobile is named after Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit, Michigan who pioneered the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing.
Taurus has doorhandles "designed to fit the hand" lol
But, their "better idea" light bulb was still being turned on/off with a string.
I wish i had that car......in the condition it was in then.
@7:00 Apparently Taurus doesn't come equipped with a right rear door as standard equipment
I thought that the Buick Century along with its siblings if they had the 2.8 V-6 they all came with MPI when GM moved from the older carb version in 1986.I didn't know there was a 2.8 CFI or TBI engine in those cars.
Talking about doors lining up. Wait until she does the video for the 2015 f150.
A center pull down armrest provides comfort AND luxury? I get comfort but luxury?
35 seconds in and the transmission has probably broken again. Was the experience I had with my 1988 Taurus, anyway.
I was hoping there was a cool purpose for the compartment behind the rear seats, but, no...it's just a storage unit. It seemed kind of weird, but I still used it. Apparently correctly!
How often did you change the transmission fluid and filter if I may ask?
@@ironinquisitor3656 Unfortunately the car already had 120,000 miles on it when I got it, so it was possibly mistreated. The transmission never ended up working well even after being fixed. It would have potentially been nice otherwise.
@@dillchives That's too bad. The transmissions were really supposed to be serviced every 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Most people who owned these never bothered to before 100,000 miles so they ended up having major problems.
@@ironinquisitor3656 Yeah, it's disappointing because that was my first car, too! I just didn't have enough money to keep up with it while relying on the hope that it would continue to work well. I still have fond memories of it, though, which is why I still watch videos like this. 🙂
Seat back map pockets - just in case you actually got your roadmap folded into it's original configuration!
Why am I watching this?? this car wasn't even sold in my country!
@tacomanfan344 Ha! So did I! Then I remembered this vid is from '89, so the suspension components I was looking at were actually real! lol.
why not?
i bought a 95 this summer for 900 with only 118k on it, it drives to smooth
Wow, that Taurus has a place in the trunk to stash your weed, lol! Engineered for the Space Age.
Lmaoo why did i say the same thing !!! Like the boys would never peep
Good old American days..
The lens "are virtually unbreakable " I already broke one :(
Finally, another taurus training video... thanks for posting!!!
You know, they don't spend the time to think about all the little convenience features that they used to always include standard in the 90s and early 2000s
She mentions that Taurus has more interior room than Century, 6000 an Ciara. Kind of funny being those 3 are really all the same car.
Yeah it is. All rebadgings of the same vehicle.
She looks so uncomfortable. Like this was the 58th time she had to do this presentation again after being beaten halfway to death several times
HA!! and communications were addressed via morse code or a portable phone almost the same size as the car.
Back in the day when America could build a competitive sedan
My POS 06 Taurus doesn't even have a rear arm rest.
a taxi car built in kentucky
I wish my car had comfort vents in the back :(((((
@pcpti My Taurus has those even in the back......... I guess for the children.
Hahaha yess
1987-1995 were the best made including the Mercury Sable. 1996-1999 were okay.
@psykotanks
Calm down there buddy
GM must have shit their pants when Ford released the Taurus.
A lot of automakers scrambled to try and copy it's design that's for sure.
Cute upper midwestern babe and accent Sweet and wholesome and not a tattoo on her body.
I've never heard anybody refer to upper Midwest accent as cute.
5:49 this is a big car.. and she looks pretty snug in there. She must be close to 6ft
Nice lady
1980's Detroit...not one panel gap lines up
LOL Faurd
not making fun you should hear me say Matic
All the auto manufacturers bragged about the new futuristic rocker panels and plastic trim. Until everyone realized it fades, turns grey, gets brittle and looks like $hit after about 5 or 6 years.
Or falls off due to body rot from the inside lol which happened to many of these cars
Little did they realize those plastic rocker panel covers would do more harm than good. I owned a 94 Explorer which had the plastic rockers over top of the metal rockers. I removed them and sure enough there was sand and some salt caked on the plastic and inside the drilled out holes where the clips go in. I took a rubber mallet and tapped the bottom and sides of the rockers and had loads of rust and dirt fell out.... I still don't understand why automakers continue to use this horrible design.
they would trap water moister and dabre in the plastic panles
oh I know the 94 Ford explorer I owned had no rocker panels left after I removed the plastic trim
I had to sell mine because all the putang I was getting.
She's Hot!!!!
Probably not now...
Ugh.
C'est la Vie.
I owned a 89 Taurus back in 99. It was my first car. Sadly, it was one of the worst cars I've ever owned. Not great memories come out this car.
Was the car even taken care of?
Ironinquisitor I bought it from a mechanic so I assumed he had the car well maintained. I remember the engine would burn oil. Power steering pump went bad one day while I was driving and couldn't make a turn. Fixed that. After that the radiator started to leak. Fixed that. Then the transmission just went out. It lasted me 1 year to be exact.
What engine did your Taurus have?
It doesn't sound like the car was well maintained at all.
Lies you only 10
I owned 1991 3.8 L Taurus. It's a lemon(
That's because you had the crappy 3.8 liter Essex V6. Only get a Taurus with the Vulcan. The Vulcan is a good engine that won't die if you take good care of it.
Hahaha you are telling bad jokes.
If you are referring to me. No I'm not moron.