My girlfriend's mom has a 1996 Taurus SE all options but leather, Including the duratec (

) My girlfriend definately knows how to push that duratec to its full potential. It has 114K miles on it, Runs beautifully. My girlfriend beats on it, her mom... is not a good driver. They have had it for quite a while now and it hasnt really needed much work at all. Great car. For 3000, i would take a 99 taurus SE anyday. Even if it had 99K miles.