Dodge Stratus or Taurus? Which do I buy?

Question

I have the choice between buying a 2006 Dodge Stratus or a 2006 Ford Taurus. Both are the exact same price. The Taurus is a V6 and the Dodge is a V4. They're both about the same size car and they both seem to run well. Any experience with these cars? What would you do? Is a V4 practical to have when the car is bigger like it is? What's your take?

Answer 1

I would not get either, and  here is why:

-poor reliability (fact)

-poor resale, they already depreciated 60% in 2 yrs (fact)

-bottom of all comparison tests in magazines (subjective)

-not overly refined

-dodge underpowered, ford ok

-ford shifts slow though (subjective)

-cheapo interiors (subjective)

-mediocre to avg mpg - ext low to mid 20's

-ride nice, but do not like to handle (subjective)

When you are ready for a new car, you will be saddened to find neither is worth all that much in a trade.  Neither car is very reliable and a lot of little annoying things will break or fail.  Hopefully the motor and tranny will remain sound, but Dodge's are notorious for dropping transmissions.  Both are pretty safe, but we would all drive Volvo's if safety were our only concern.  

For $6500, you cannot find a good, reliable car built in 2006.  Would have to go back to 2001 or 2002 for an Accord or Camry.  I would get a Consumer Reports buying guide.  While some of my reasons for not buying the cars are opinions, reliability and resale are facts.

Answer 2

threyre both piece of c**p cars why do u think your getting them so cheap but if i had to make a choice id go with the stratus

o yea and young lady the stratus has a inline 4 cylinder engine, theyre is no such thing as a v4

Answer 3

Ford

a 4 cyl is too small for this car.

if your paying anything near $8,000 they have better choices.

Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix 04-05

Nissan Altima

Kia Optima 05

Answer 4

ford taurus would be my bet-they both should be v6

Answer 5

if you had to choose between the two i would definately go with the taurus, its a much better car, and even though its a v6 it will still get 28-30mpg, i have seen hundreds of them that get that. That being said, they are probably better cars out there, porbably not as new, but better.

Answer 6

dodge stratus is the better of the two but if you could spend alittle more money you could get cars that are way better than that

Answer 7

You should be happy with either car, both are good.  The taurus is slightly bigger than the stratus.