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Since I've been traveling for work, I've developed a hatred for Tauruses. I like to call them Sponges. "Oh, you'd like to brake? I might do that sometime... Accelerate? Um... I'm not sure how to do that. Steer? Maybe in the next few minutes..."
I always thought they looked like a pregnant Tylenol Capsule.
I’m looking to trade my truck in on a new one. I’ve got an 05 Sierra Denali pickup and love the thing. AWD, pumped up 6 ltr…. Comfy… roomy…rallies well for a truck with the 20’s on it.
The new Siera Denali’s have the new pumped up 6.2 ltr motor with variable valve timing that shuts down four cylinders when they aren’t needed. 406 hp and an average 20 mpg. Still AWD and super nice inside. It even has a heated steering wheel..
….yep, I NEED a new truck. Mine’s dirty. 
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mdrew,
Our drilling and completion supervisors always have the "latest and greatest" trucks. You guys are all alike, you love to show off the toys on the wellsite :P
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mdrew,
Our drilling and completion supervisors always have the "latest and greatest" trucks. You guys are all alike, you love to show off the toys on the wellsite :P
We call them Alaskan Cadillac’s here.
I can't show mine off at the drill sights. Those areas are 'restricted' and we get flown in and out at shift change. Nothing but company trucks there. 
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My father in law used to call the original version of the Taurus an upside down bathtub.
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We had a Taurus wagon as a "family car" for a bit and my major concern was the accelerator pedal. The pedal and linkage was made of a highly elastic form of rubber. Push on the gas and see what happens. Release the gas a bit and see again what happens.
The biggest problem with it in my estimation was its' relationship to the brake pedal. Way too easy to have a foot overlap from accelerator to brake pedal.
The poor vehicle would then be receiving conflicting commands. Particularly nasty at a crowded intersection.
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My father in law used to call the original version of the Taurus an upside down bathtub.
I used to call it the Jellybean.
I kinda liked it. It was really revolutionary at the time, in the sense that up until then, most/all sedans had angular/pointy/squared edges. Please forgive the technical lingo.
So, to me, it started the trend of rounded edges that has continued to the point that now there are many cars, such as the Toyota Camry/Lexus ES300, that have blended the headlights and side blinkers into one swooping light cluster that defies you to define where the front of the car ends and the side begins. Likewise with the rear side blinkers and taillight display. The evolution of the blob.
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
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My favorites were always the "Bathtub Nashes'" of the very late 40s or very early 50s.
A neighbor kids parents had one and I swore at the time that it was bigger than their house!
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I think Airstream started that trend, actually.
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That sounds about right. I don't remember my parent's Taurus being that bad, but what did I know?
I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
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My favorites were always the "Bathtub Nashes'" of the very late 40s or very early 50s.
Here's one from the early 50s, found on the web - I read that some had seats that converted into beds:
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
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