Quoting Jeffrey J. Nucciarone's (nucci@microwave.gsfc.nasa.gov) article 
<C4G8Hv.Cs4@skates.gsfc.nasa.gov> of 04-06-93, in pertinent part:

 JJ>   I am considering buying a used '90 Taurus SHO.  The car in 
 JJ> question has 37k miles. I took it for a test drive the other day
 JJ> and a few questions came up.
 JJ> 
 JJ> . . .
 JJ>   Second, is there anything I should specifically look for in an 
 JJ> SHO of this vintage? Anything I should specifically ask abt?  
 JJ> (Brakes, cluthch, etc.)  I noticed on the drive the clutch engagemen
 JJ> point seemed a little high; since all my other cars are auto-tragics
 JJ> I'm not sure abt this point. I had my foot firmly planted on the
 JJ> brake when I started it up. There was a bit of a pop in the pedal
 JJ> soon after the engine started. This also occured on a few T-bird SC'
 JJ> I test drove. Was this the ABS self test?
 
Brake rotors and the clutch are the main things.  There has been a clutch 
replacement program; you might check to see if the car is still eligible, 
as it is a change well worth making.  You can also swap the cruddy cable 
shifter for the newer rod shifter, also a change worth making, but that'll 
cost you some $$.

My brakes usually do one wibble-wobble on startup, so that is probably 
normal.  Didn't know they had a self-test, that's interesting.

What kind of tires does the car have on it?
