My current car is a Ford - not a Taurus but a 13 year old Fairmont. I've had to spend a bit of money here and there on the usual wear and tear issues that you get with a 13 year old car, but it's basically still a lovely car which runs like a dream.

There was an issue with a windscreen wiper motor the other day, which has been fixed. The mechanic had turned the car on to show me that they were working, walked away for something, came back a minute later, forgot he had already turned it on and went to turn it on again. It was running so quietly you couldn't hear it!