Hopefully it is just me....A reason to mod!
#1
Hopefully it is just me....A reason to mod!
First off I want to say I love my max, the styling, the ride, and most of all the power. I know for many the max is a family vehicle used to cart the kids around, but for most people on this site it is more than that.
That being said - I have a problem with the Ford Taurus - everytime I look at it, I am thinking 5 gen max gone wrong and it annoys me. I know most people on this site could look at a car and list the exterior differences from stock on most cars at a quick glance, but to the untrained eye the taurus looks much like my car. On a Macro view, picture a Taurus tinted with spoiler and the stock rims which resemble the stock 16"s.
Now I have all the more reason to mod.
That being said - I have a problem with the Ford Taurus - everytime I look at it, I am thinking 5 gen max gone wrong and it annoys me. I know most people on this site could look at a car and list the exterior differences from stock on most cars at a quick glance, but to the untrained eye the taurus looks much like my car. On a Macro view, picture a Taurus tinted with spoiler and the stock rims which resemble the stock 16"s.
Now I have all the more reason to mod.
#10
Originally Posted by UGAd13
DAMN, you beat me to it. Those pics look a tad similar, but the Max is way out of the Taurus' league.
#11
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Two different cars in 2 different leagues, the Max being much more sporty and has an Enthusiast following (step on that gas and you will know you are in no Taurus). Maxima's Exterior is much more sporty and the interior is head and shoulders above the Taurus's On the other hand the Taurus has a rental/company car reputation and no longer has an enthsuaiast following. If you think the Taurus looks like the 5th gen form the rear so does the Camry and the Jag S type, all have the Crescent Moon shaped tails with a License plate in between them.
#12
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
The Ford looks better. It's just that we all know it's a POS. But from a pure asthetics standpoint, it's the better looking car. The rear of the 5-gen maxima is hideous
#13
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
The Ford looks better. It's just that we all know it's a POS. But from a pure asthetics standpoint, it's the better looking car. The rear of the 5-gen maxima is hideous
#17
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
The Ford looks better. It's just that we all know it's a POS. But from a pure asthetics standpoint, it's the better looking car. The rear of the 5-gen maxima is hideous
#18
I think this thread went the wrong way. I was just saying that there is a resemblence obviously just looks. It makes me cringe when I see it, but I dont want anything that resembles a Taurus. Could find what I wanted to show you. Anyway I was surpised by the amount of modded Taurus.
If you have time to waste here are some interesting ones.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/557180
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/618936
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/277805
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/317470
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/527050
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/558461
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/338230
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/397186
If you have time to waste here are some interesting ones.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/557180
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/618936
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/277805
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/317470
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/527050
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/558461
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/338230
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/397186
#20
Originally Posted by emhc1999
I think this thread went the wrong way. I was just saying that there is a resemblence obviously just looks. It makes me cringe when I see it, but I dont want anything that resembles a Taurus. Could find what I wanted to show you. Anyway I was surpised by the amount of modded Taurus.
If you have time to waste here are some interesting ones.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/557180
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/618936
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/277805
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/317470
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/527050
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/558461
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/338230
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/397186
If you have time to waste here are some interesting ones.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/557180
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/618936
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/277805
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/317470
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/527050
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/558461
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/338230
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/397186
sorry but i dont like it, just my opinion
#26
No matter how much $ those people drop into their Taurus, the fact still remains that they are an ugly p.o.s. Ford. They acutally look pretty ridiculous, especially that one with 2 coffee cans! Nice job on that one! (See coffee cans below)
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
#27
back in 89 when the SHO came out the max wasnt that hot. but with competition there the max got better and became sportier. and now the tauri suck again, and the max's are got less and less sporty. with less competition, theres less incentive to make a better product. Same with the GTP's and such, the better those cars get the better the max has to get in order to sell. with the likes of the Magnum and 300 and all the other newer sportyish sedans coming out, who knows how the max will evolve.
seems to be a trend ive noticed that a car company will make a car sporty keep adding weight and then drop it for the car lower than it, and then do the same thing. both nissan and ford did it.
seems to be a trend ive noticed that a car company will make a car sporty keep adding weight and then drop it for the car lower than it, and then do the same thing. both nissan and ford did it.
#29
Originally Posted by Irl4512
No matter how much $ those people drop into their Taurus, the fact still remains that they are an ugly p.o.s. Ford. They acutally look pretty ridiculous, especially that one with 2 coffee cans! Nice job on that one! (See coffee cans below)
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/493401
#30
Didn't even notice that picture! Evidently you get better sound in a Taurus when the subs are placed in the back seat. So what's in the trunk?
Gotta love this plastic dash too!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...9/493401_8.jpg
Gotta love this plastic dash too!
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...9/493401_8.jpg
#31
Are you kidding me? Every non-maxima person I've heard talk about the 2000-2004 styling all say the rear end is hideous. And I tend to agree. Even most of the mag reviews I have seen posted here all say the same. If you like it, fine.
You guys just don't like the Taraus because it's Ford and has never really received a decent engine (other than the old V6 SHOs). But we aren't talking about that.
You guys just don't like the Taraus because it's Ford and has never really received a decent engine (other than the old V6 SHOs). But we aren't talking about that.
Originally Posted by MaximaDisciple
no comment on that one. like they say, there's no accounting for taste
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