New, Just picked up a 2013 SHO

[SDSHO13]

Any issues in the past 6 months of ownership?

The only problem, so far, is the Fuel module recall. But the dealer was great, inspected the car to make sure it wasn't leaking, ordered the parts and a week later installed it. It took from 8:00 until 11 in the morning, but I was in no rush, and left it.

Two months after buying it, we ended up in a blizzard in Colorado. Eleven inches of snow at Estes Park, and the Rocky Mountain National Park. It handled the snow and ice with no problem I was impressed. We spent three days driving around the park.

We have taken two other trips, and again, I am impressed with the way it rides, drives and handles. The last trip, averaged 25.3 mpg. at 75 with the A/C and two adults with luggage.

So far, no rattles, squeaks or other strange sounds.

 

[2011TAURUSSEL]

I am a token SEL representative Unfortunately I have to report a major problem but I can also report that dealer took care of it in a very timely manner.....even more astounding considering it was a Holiday Weekend. I picked up vehicle on July 3rd and stayed local for the 3-6th. I went to the local Costco on the 6th for the pre "Cross Country" fill up....Not really X-C but stay with me Frederick, MD-Pittsburgh, PA for work. After leaving Costco the A/C was blowing warm air. I realize it was 90F that day but still a problem. I called my selling dealer and as a stroke of luck they had Saturday hours and techs available. I headed down there, got it in and found out that there was some sort of debris/leak or contamination in the system apparently from the factory. It had a Early May build date and only 11-12 miles when I drove it off the lot. Most of that 12 miles was either on and off the transporter, and test drive, since it was "Flatbedded" to the selling dealer from their sister dealer on the other side of the Washington Beltway. System was tested, drained, evacuated, purged, re-filled and pressurized/ops checked. Like a meat locker on the way home and no further A/C issues. Total time in dealer about 3 hours.....remember considering a Saturday of July 4th weekend I consider that pretty good.

A/C issue aside no major problems......starts stops, I get Middle to upper 20's on my road trips from Frederick to Pittsburgh running about .70-.72 (70-72MPH) with a moderate amount of mountainous Terrain along PA Turnpike. That 70 is summer with A/C on windows closed and approximately 400-500 lbs of payload including myself (240 lbs) Overall comfort is good although I usually use one of those Gel Filled pillow cushions. That may go away in the winter with the seat heaters. A side note I definitely recommend changing the factory speakers for those that haven't done so yet. I listen to a combination of the USB and Sirius XM radio although local FM departing and arriving Frederick for traffic. View is good and power/performance is excellent. Very minimal road noise in my opinion and I do like the IA keyless start which keeps the key and keychain from hanging down and catching my knees. I am 6" so I frequently adjust my knees for comfort and circulation.

Hope this helps for some real world reviews.

 

[MNRubyRed2013]

So far so good. Other than the recall, which I haven't done, the only issue was a trunk strut that went bad. Surprisingly the dealer down the street didn't have one in stock. They ordered it and installed it within a couple days. So far the total MPG has been around 21.50. I drove from Minneapolis to Denver to the SHO Convention this year and averaged just under 24 for the trip.