I just can't see myself spending that much on a DD that will depreciate steeply.
Anyone considering an Explorer ST?
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buy it used two years from now after some poor sob gets his cheeks clapped on trade-in...
And I’d rather spend that much on a DD that I’m going to put 25-30k miles a year on as opposed to something that maybe sees 2k a year and sits in my garage the rest of the time.
I feel like I’m getting my money’s worth out of it.
But I certainly understand your point.
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The tablet isn't bad, imo, but the bezels around it are straight out of 20 years ago. The screen should go to the edge. It looks very old and out of place.
I have a 15 SHO (paid $22K with 2 years and 20K miles on the clock) and I have no idea why Ford doesn't put the hipo 3.5 in these cars/lifted wagons. Just because I need a 4 door family vehicle doesn't mean I don't want 450hp 500ft-lb mustang GT level of power.
Better to get a Durango SRT if you need a lifted wagon with power.
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I have a 15 SHO (paid $22K with 2 years and 20K miles on the clock) and I have no idea why Ford doesn't put the hipo 3.5 in these cars/lifted wagons. Just because I need a 4 door family vehicle doesn't mean I don't want 450hp 500ft-lb mustang GT level of power.
Better to get a Durango SRT if you need a lifted wagon with power.
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I haven’t found an Explorer Sport with captains chairs. Plus the exhaust gas in the cab issue with that generation is of concern.
We have a 13' Sport with 2nd row captains, and no exhaust fumes either.
Ditto....mine is a 2018 Sport
It's been over a year since I worked for ford but if I remember correctly the exhaust fume issue was strictly police models but they expanded the recall to civilian models for customer satisfaction due to customer concerns.
Edit* a quick google search shows customer complaints even after recall was performed so who knows. Wouldn't surprise me if ford was trying to sweep an issue under the rug
I was a tech at a Ford dealership in 13-14 when they were trying to figure out the issue and I was on the team that was trouble shooting it. We had plenty of civilian Explorers come through. We did everything from taping every single door and window gap to completely blocking the HVAC system to resealing the trunk area with silicone and filling the crush cans with expanding foam (which became the TSB/recall fix IIRC). One in particular was so bad that it would made your eyes water during the test drive.
I believe this is why the new explorer and the cop cars in the later years all have turn down exhaust pipes. The new Explorer ST has fake exhaust tips and they dump the exhaust downward.
I know a friend who has had two of the PP explorer's and his first one had just straight out exhaust while his new one has turn downs. They did not do the foam fill fix on his new one. I assume the revised mufflers push the exhaust down and out from the rear bumper as there was concern the bumper was "scooping" the exhaust and pushing it up through the rubber body exhausters in the rear of the truck.
He also complains of brake shudder like every few weeks. They keep replacing the pads but wont put new rotors on it. Its been a techline case for like 5 months.
Holy Jesus. Talk about life threatening.
With the bad taste for Ford in my mouth, I put up a very innocuous/respectable post about our issues, and the car we bought to get rid of the Ford. A lot of friends did not realize the truck was gone so thats why I made the post.Dads dealer texted him within 5 minutes and said "Hate to see this, is what it is".
I think even Dealers are getting tired of the poor quality issues. Doesn't help them sell cars. If I was a family man and my brand new explorer filled up with exhaust fumes and I had my baby in the back, I'd be livid.
Meh shit happens with every manufacturer is what it is at least it was under warranty.
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Unless its a Dodge/Ram product then you might as well set it on fire and roll it off a cliff
Pad slap, but wont replace cheap rotors? Lexus would at least let us machine the rotors and scuff the pads. If under 60%, then the customer is SOL.
Did the dealer at least check the rotors to see if any were warped? I just had a similar issue with my G70. The dealer who sold me the car in April installed wheel locks, and one was over-tightened which warped the rotor. My local Hyundai/Genesis dealer checked all four rotors and found the one that was warped. They machined the rotor and all is well now.
Im sure its his department and not the norm. Ill ask him and see if/when they actually take it to a dealer. I know they have a "motor pool" that does the regular maintenance like brakes, oil changes and electronics. So maybe they dont replace rotors unless they are undersized?
Every car he has had(2 CV's, 2 chargers and 2 explorers) has had one or two issues due to factory installed equipment(the police package parts). The worst he ever had was the first charger which proceeded to stop and shut off randomly when it was hot. The department went to explorers shortly after his second charger grenaded a transmission with like 1300 miles on it. Dodge blamed it on an incorrectly installed transmission cooler.
He might just be unlucky or they hate him and give him the lemon of the bunch.
Agreed. It should have had the 3.5 in there making similar power as the srt vehicles.
Ford ****ing up once again.
I was at the dealer about 2 weeks back to have the suspension recall done on my 2017. I wanted to check the ST out as I am interested but they didn't have one in. The guy told me he has only seen 2 come in and they sold quick. Maybe later in the year I will re look at getting one.
Ive seen a few out on the road and really don't like the looks of them. The Edge ST looks way better in my opinion.
I, too, like the Edge ST exterior styling over the Explorer ST, but truth is, the Edge is really in need of a major exterior/interior refresh. It's getting long in the tooth IMO.
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