Brad, thanks for your comments on the Sable verses Camry question I'm facing. Considering that my Mom drives maybe 5,000 miles a year at most, and never at speeds above 55 mph, high performance isn't an issue
By the way, she currently has a Mercedes 300D (turbo), so she isn't used to a lot of horsepower! The MB runs flawlessly, but she's uneasy because the car has 100,000 miles on it, and in her generation, cars didn't last past 60,000 miles.
Considering her limited driving, I think a Sable/Taurus will do just fine for her. Its not like she's going to ever put 100,000 miles on it. At least she can get it serviced locally, and she would have to drive a 60 mile round trip to have any Japanese car serviced. I'm not too concerned with durability issues of the Vulcan verses the Duratec engine...we're gonna have to take whichever engine is in the car she likes (color and upholstery being the deciding issue, you know).
