The Ford Taurus X SE is a great little car that is good on gas mileage and able to get you from point A to Point B. HOWEVER, there are a couple minor problems with our specific car. We are not sure if the rim is factory or after factory but the tire doesn't want to stay aired up. ALSO, this is not a big person friendly car for whomever drives it. it is rather comfortable in other seats but not the driver's side.

Background: My parents actually purchased the car. We bought it used from a local dealership that had always treated us well and it's been really fantastic. The vehicle has made it from Oklahoma to Washington DC and back, along with several road trips to a frequent vacation spot that's about 4 hours from home. Since we've had the car, it's become mine for college, and I've kept it after graduation. I now use it to drive around town for private tutoring and put about 2000 miles on it every quarter during school months. It's never been prone to huge costly problems aside from having to replace the AC at one point and the alternator at another. Beyond that, it's been an incredibly reliable vehicle. It now has over 110,000 miles on it, so I have the shop I use do some extra checking around when I go for an oil change, but it's still running really well. I average about 22 mi/gal when I'm driving in the city, but can sometimes push 34 if I'm driving exclusively on the highway. The only complaint I can think of is that it has a really big turn radius. But otherwise, it's really a wonderful vehicle.