"I'll grant you the third generation '96-'99 was not terribly appealing to many people (though I do like it), but the first and second generations were what gave the Taurus its insane popularity." - 98 SE

That's what I meant to say, but left out the part about 96-99. My family has had a few over the years, all 1st gen Sables. That lightbar grille had such a strange appeal, that I really can't explain. I never cared much for the 96-99 Taurus the looks weren't there, and the back seat was about as bad as on my Contour.

This thing is huge, I managed to move everything except for my bed from my apartment with the car in two trips. I figured I'd take advantage of the larger car for my move, which is going on at the same time as everything else.

- Ian in Tampa
99 SE Sport T-Red MTX 63k (64k soon) how I miss her.