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Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass
Posted on July 19, 2024 | 149 Comments(first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […] -
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 146 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […] -
Curbside Classic: Mercedes W210 – Mercedes’ Deadly Sin #2: Hubris
Posted on December 23, 2021 | 76 Comments(first posted 12/23/2015) Transcripts from an imaginary boardroom meeting at Daimler-Benz AG World Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, late 1990: CEO: “Gentlemen, we have a crisis. The new Japanese luxury marques are […] -
CC Capsule: 1995 Mercury Sable – A Clean, Pristine Grocery Getter
Posted on December 24, 2015 | 24 CommentsPity the poor Sable. Somehow, it always got the short end of the stick in looks compared to its Ford-badged brother. The first and second generations looked bulbous compared to […] -
CC Capsule: 1990 Mercury Sable – A Mildly Spicier Beef
Posted on December 21, 2015 | 40 CommentsWith our delving into all things Taurus this week, how about a little bit of winged messenger sriracha to spice things up? Seeing a first generation Taurus is rare enough […] -
Wordless Outtake: Jelly Beans on Jelly Bean
Posted on July 26, 2015 | 14 CommentsPicture is taken last summer, in Ferndale, Mi. -
COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars
Posted on January 12, 2013 | 29 CommentsBoth my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […]
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained? (first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1030121233b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1996-1999 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – All Things Must Pass (first posted 10/25/2012) The Fab Four: Those guys from Liverpool who went on to change popular music forever were constantly being categorized, especially compared with their fellow bandmates. So if we apply their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Ford-Taurus-1996-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable – At This Moment, You Mean Everything (first posted 11/7/2012) The first-generation Taurus went on sale exactly three hundred and sixty-four days before I was born, so it’s not as though I can draw on my memory. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ford-taurus-1986-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Urban Neighborhood Walk & Talk: Denver, Colorado Recently, my wife and I accompanied our daughter, Eileen, to the Western National Roundup in Denver, an event hosted by Colorado State University. The event was the national finals for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0346.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: Mercedes W210 – Mercedes’ Deadly Sin #2: Hubris (first posted 12/23/2015) Transcripts from an imaginary boardroom meeting at Daimler-Benz AG World Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany, late 1990: CEO: “Gentlemen, we have a crisis. The new Japanese luxury marques are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image29-e1427046170264.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1995 Mercury Sable – A Clean, Pristine Grocery Getter Pity the poor Sable. Somehow, it always got the short end of the stick in looks compared to its Ford-badged brother. The first and second generations looked bulbous compared to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1995-Mercury-Sable-a_LUCiD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1990 Mercury Sable – A Mildly Spicier Beef With our delving into all things Taurus this week, how about a little bit of winged messenger sriracha to spice things up? Seeing a first generation Taurus is rare enough […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_1339.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![COAL: 1996 Mercury Sable GS Wagon and 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE–Dreaded Family Cars Both my wife and I brought sporty little coupes to our marriage, and we enjoyed the young-and-free two-door image almost as much as we enjoyed owning two paid-for cars. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sienna3jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


