The Ford Five Hundred is a great family car. The cabin is roomy and the leather seats make it easy to clean. It has the feel of a big car, but drives like a midsize sedan. There is an abundance of storage space and two plugins for cell phones. The backseat has its own air conditioner vent and the front seat has controls on both the passenger and driver side for ultimate comfort. The radio/cd player holds 6 cd's and it has a great factory installed speaker system. Some of the problems I have seen with this car is that the side mirrors tend to cause blind spots if you are short. The doors are also pretty heavy if you have little ones.

The car is fairly large, which makes parking sometimes difficult. The gas mileage is about average - I would have preferred a car with better than average gas mileage, and would have happily sacrificed size for improved fuel usage. It performs well for my basic needs, which is to travel to and from some cities on occasion and drive around the city. I haven't had any particular performance issues outside of a recent problem with the fuel pump, which some reviews indicate is a common problem with this car.

Firstly, this car was a phenomenal choice for my first used car as a 19 year old almost four years ago. The car was acquired at 99K miles and was still running like brand new! It has a very spacious interior and luxury features for a 2006 Ford sedan. It has a V6 engine so it has a nice pickup when you need speed and is a very smooth ride. Some of the parts broke easily like the handle for the center console & the sun visor on the side windows, but those things are all minor.