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Replying to: bobw3 (Mar 03, 2008 11:26 am) 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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http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=25&article_id=6451
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Replying to: ronsmith38 (Mar 03, 2008 5:47 pm)
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Replying to: humblecoder (Mar 02, 2008 2:23 pm) 
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Replying to: coldcranker (Mar 09, 2008 7:37 pm) 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.... - Chad |
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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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Replying to: bighank1 (Mar 10, 2008 11:38 am) 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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Replying to: freealfas (Mar 10, 2008 12:13 pm) Yakima has some listed for the Taurus X, a LowRider claw that only fits on the first raised part of the rail. The separation is so small, only a few things can be carried. Nevertheless, my Yakima dealer sees a way to use a Yakima foot and tower with a metal block placed in the slot to allow the whole length to be used. I suspect crossbars weren't included standard for reasons of appearance, cost, and air drag on gas mileage.
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Replying to: larryqw (Mar 10, 2008 12:54 pm)
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