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Re: Territory has similar styling [freealfas]
by passat_2002
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Mar 03, 2008 (9:21 am)
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Replying to: freealfas (Mar 03, 2008 8:43 am)
My '05 Freestyle SEL has been flawless too. I wouldn't shy away from a clean looking '05 model at all.
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- #7287 of 7455
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Re: Territory has similar styling [richfig23]
by bobw3
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Mar 03, 2008 (11:26 am)
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Replying to: richfig23 (Mar 03, 2008 7:53 am)
I like the 2nd row bench because from time to time we'll sit three in the back and can have a lot of cargo space. To me the captain chair option is just a waste of the center seat in the 2nd row because you're having to use the 3rd row more often. I do wish that the center position in the bench had a fold down armrest when not in use.
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- #7288 of 7455
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Re: Territory has similar styling [bobw3]
by humblecoder
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Mar 03, 2008 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 03, 2008 11:26 am)
We are getting a TX with captains chairs but without the center console. The reason being was that we can put carseats in both of the second row positions, but still access the third row via the space between the second row seats. That way, we don't have to remove the car seats in order to fold the seats down.
I can't say that I can get emotional about the rumored "demise" of the TX. Truthfully, all car models have a limited shelf life anyway (5 years?). It's just that the new model happens to retain the same name as a old, discontinued model. That gives consumers the mistaken impression that the model lives on somehow just because the name is recycled.
The "new" Explorer is more TX-like than Explorer-like from what I have read. However, because Ford happened to stick an Explorer name on it, somehow people think that it is somehow related to the old Explorer, which it really isn't. So for those mourning the death of the TX, your tears are misguided. Really you should be crying over the death of the old Explorer, since the TX will live on, but with a new name! Sort of like the Freestyle. 
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- #7289 of 7455
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R&T "On the Road" TX Praise
by ronsmith38
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Mar 03, 2008 (5:47 pm)
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=25&article_id=6451
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- #7290 of 7455
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Freestyle vs. TaurusX
by coldcranker
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Mar 09, 2008 (7:37 pm)
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (Mar 03, 2008 5:47 pm)
I noticed a few posts saying the changes for the TaurusX over the Freestyle are all cosmetic. Actually, besides the obvious new engine/tranny, giving more power and less fuel economy in the new TaurusX, they did change the design of the front engine cradle subframe for better noise/vibration (known as "NVH") isolation. Actually, I prefer the old V6 with CVT, since it gives better MPG with no "shift-shock", smoothe as butter. 205 hp in the old engine is adequate. The new engine has 263 hp, but is that extra power worth a drop in MPG by 2 ? That 3.0L V6 in my '05 Freestyle was originally designed by Porsche, and refined slowly from 1994 to 2005 for good durability and low internal friction, and found in Jaguars, Mazdas, Lincolns, Taurus, Escape, Freestyles, 500s in variant forms for many years.
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- #7291 of 7455
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Re: Territory has similar styling [humblecoder]
by raezmom3
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Mar 10, 2008 (5:39 am)
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Replying to: humblecoder (Mar 02, 2008 2:23 pm)
Thanks for replying. Actually they did make the limited 7 seater with ultimate pkg. I placed my order in January and it was accepted until recently. I just don't understand I thought the limited was suppose to be top of the line. I don't care about the other two thing I just would of loved having the powerlift with the limited. And everytime that I write ford about this they never answer my question. I would go for the other trim but I don't like the two tone color on the car. thanks again 
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- #7292 of 7455
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Re: Freestyle vs. TaurusX [coldcranker]
by saabturboid
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Mar 10, 2008 (7:30 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Mar 09, 2008 7:37 pm)
coldcranker wrote:
That 3.0L V6 in my '05 Freestyle was originally designed by Porsche, and refined slowly from 1994 to 2005 for good durability and low internal friction, and found in Jaguars, Mazdas, Lincolns, Taurus, Escape, Freestyles, 500s in variant forms for many years.
Now if only they had made the engine sound like a Porsche and the Freestyle go like a Porsche....
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- #7293 of 7455
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2008 Taurus X came with ROOF RAILS but no ROOF RAIL RACK
by bighank1
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Mar 10, 2008 (11:38 am)
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I just purchased a 2008 Taurus X and the Maroney sticker says ROOF RACK SIDE RAILS but this morning I noticed that there is NO ROOF RACK on the rails.
WHAT GIVES? Do they install it only after you ask or what? My Montana has two rails and two cross pieces bridging the rails which are adjustable front to back. Did I get slighted? Who makes a van or SUV with roof rails and nothing else?
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- #7294 of 7455
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Re: 2008 Taurus X came with ROOF RAILS but no ROOF RAIL RACK [bighank1]
by freealfas
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Mar 10, 2008 (12:13 pm)
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Replying to: bighank1 (Mar 10, 2008 11:38 am)
You need to buy the cross rails... as you said the side rails are installed the rest is a aftermarket option for you to decide whether you want or not like most manufacturer's.
I went Yakima and have always been quite happy with their products as Ford is not in the roof rack manufacturing business.
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- #7295 of 7455
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Re: 2008 Taurus X came with ROOF RAILS but no ROOF RAIL RACK [bighank1]
by bobw3
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Mar 10, 2008 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: bighank1 (Mar 10, 2008 11:38 am)
Actually quite a few CUVs come only with the side rails. Maybe because different folks want to attach different things to the roof, while others don't use them at all. Sort of like floor mats, mudguards, cargo covers, etc which are all dealer add-ons.
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