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New owner, first Ford.
Not really, but when something goes wrong it tends to be expensive. They maximize use of available space so things are really tight in the engine bay. So it's more labor intensive and if you don't or can't do the wrenching yourself you're paying someone else. Plus things start to go wrong...- Spanners
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New owner, first Ford.
The 2.7T is an exceptional engine. it can easily reach 400HP without losing reliability. The weakest point of the car is the automatic transmission. At around 3300lbs. it's quick too. If that car's been continually upgraded, you should get it dynoed.- Spanners
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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New owner, first Ford.
The only problem child among the Audis was the 04 A4 and most of his issues were once we were into the extended warranty (23k worth of repairs). I'm very concerned about maintaining the warranty. If the service advisors are in any way hostile to mods, I'll be holding off.- Spanners
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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New owner, first Ford.
Taking the car in on Friday for the extra undercoating and paint treatment. I'll check with the service advisor then. Thanks for the info!- Spanners
- Post #6
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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New owner, first Ford.
Thanks for the welcome! I spent the last couple years listening to her tell me the A6 was my car since she just hated it. It's a bit of a relief that she actually likes the SHO. I figured the airfilter would be first, it's the most innocuous. I was looking at low impact tunes to get a small...- Spanners
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself
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New owner, first Ford.
Hello from Minnesota! My wife and I just bought our first Ford, 2015 Taurus SHO on Saturday. Prior to the SHO we spent the last 12 years in a variety of Audis (A4, S4 4.2l, A6 2.7T S-Line, Q7 4.2l), which made my wife a bit spoiled. She's a hard sell and the Taurus won her over. Just here to...- Spanners
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