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.

My car was bought with a little over 60,000 miles. I was a little worried about buying a car with so many miles. So far this car (I've had it 3 years) has only need few fixes, most were covered by a warranty with only a $100 deductible. It drives great and has A LOT of space. It is bigger inside than most SUV's I have been inside. We have about 106,000 miles on it now and it still runs as nice as it did when we bought it. We are thinking it may be time for brakes for the first time since we bought it, but that is to be expected. The trunk is huge and fits a stroller as well as anything you buy while shopping. The car has a great look too. I feel like a million bucks driving this car. I would most definitely buy this car again, but unfortunately Ford has replaced it with the new Taurus', which would be the next car we would look into since it is suppose to be similar to the Five Hundred. I really wish this car could last forever, and I will do everything I can to take care of it to make it last a long time.