[TonyInOhio]

Exactly. The 500-now-Taurus is a V6 FWD or AWD sedan in a market segment that is getting owned by V6 or V8 RWD cars.

Here's a RWD V8 like mine:

My 1995 Lexus LS400 has been such a great car that I bought a second one, a 2000 LS400. Both were cheaper than buying new, and neither has needed anything other than routine maintenance.

[Spktyr]

Here's my pair of RWD cars:

The 2000 XKR was well under $30K when I bought it two years ago (after attempting to buy a GTO from multiple GM dealers and leaving in disgust). Ironically, BOTH are still more reliable than most of my neighbors' domestic cars. I *know* the 87 XJ6 is screwed together better *now*, with 230K on the clock, than my neighbor's Impala is, for example.

It's a pretty sad commentary when a 20 year old Jaguar is more reliable than a new domestic product.