# R.I.P. Ford Taurus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 26, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584 "2010-02-26T23:27:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/1 "2010-02-26T23:27:04Z")

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A tree fell on my car last night and crushed it. What a shame. It wasn’t sexy, but it was cheap, reliable transportation. It hat 137k on the odometer, and was running great. Too bad. I guess I start car-hunting Monday.

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**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/2 "2010-02-26T23:30:33Z")

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So sorry for your loss.

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/3 "2010-02-26T23:45:18Z")

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[2010 Taurus SHO]([http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2010-ford-taurus-](http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2010-ford-taurus-) sho/4505-10865\_7-33719730.html)- Your car would want you to move on and be happy.

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/4 "2010-02-26T23:49:39Z")

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Why did the tree fall? The only times I’ve seen a tree fall were from a hurricane or from being cut.

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/5 "2010-02-27T00:05:57Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> Why did the tree fall? The only times I’ve seen a tree fall were from a hurricane or from being cut.

80+ mph winds last night, according to the news, and my flattened car.

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/6 "2010-02-27T00:15:28Z")

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For posterity. With tree and afterwards. Pictures really don’t do it justice.  
[![](http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/lucifer_rising/6c2b3584.jpg) ](http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/lucifer_rising/6c2b3584.jpg)

[![](http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/lucifer_rising/76a038a4.jpg) ](http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/lucifer_rising/76a038a4.jpg)

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-ford-taurus/530584/7 "2010-02-27T01:49:56Z")

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You can pound that out! A little plastic over the window and you’re good for another 100K.

My sympathy. My Mercury just passed 160K last night.

StG