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Originally Posted by djmcmath
I did a tune up with a friend on his Ford Taurus not too long ago. Simple task: replace spark plugs, change oil. How hard can this be?
... how about a quick oil change? Can't be that bad, right? Oh, except that there's no drain plug. The "engineers" at Ford decided they could save a few bucks and a possible oil leak by not installing one, apparently...
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What year Taurus is that?
I have a '99 -- everything has been pretty easy when it comes to maintenance.
I've been thinking about getting a later model Taurus (I like the way they depreciate -- if I'm buying used), but don't want what you describe!
As to the complaints about the "complexity" of doing anything on a 930 -- I've never had my hands on one, but I doubt that you can really describe the 930 as a "planned" car -- it is the product of evolution on the design of the fairly simple 911.
And of course, one cannot ignore that much of the complexity on autos is the consequence of government-mandated emission and safety regulations (some quite good, some of questionable "usefulness").