I like the Taurus quite a bit more than I expected to. It was not even on my radar when I started shopping for cars, but in searching for AWD cars and wagons (I already have an SUV but needed another daily driver for work commute), this came up. It has the Volvo AWD system, and the fit and finish are better than several of the other cars I test drove. I've always been a truck/station wagon guy for utility's sake, but this one was a great deal.

The 2010 Ford Taurus has been good, solid transportation. It is nothing fancy but it gets the job done. I have had it for over five years and I have had nothing major go wrong with it other than a slight leak in the air conditioning system that requires a can of refrigerant every year or so. Other than that it has required only normal maintenance (e.g., tires, wiper blades, oil changes and filter replacement.) To date, with about 60,000 miles, it doesn't use oil between oil changes and runs very well on both the highway and in urban environment. It gets good albeit not great gas mileage which isn’t a problem given my short commutes and the current price of fuel.