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Replying to: captjchin (Mar 23, 2006 4:35 pm)  In all that time I have never blown one engine or transmission and have only ever had one rear axle fail after too many 6000 rpm powershifts. I'm amazed that I survived my youth! 
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Replying to: bailey9 (Mar 23, 2006 8:35 am) 1) Don't think that Toy-Awful-As don't break - plenty of sales of replacement parts say otherwise. 2) The Explorer and Sport Trac ride radically smoother and quieter than the Toyotas with their primative solid rear axles. 3) Why do you blame the car maker, instead of the tire maker, for tire problems? 4) As a counterpoint to your misfortune with an engine defect (and apparently a dealer who did not know how to repair it properly), my 2002 Mountaineer V8 had a few defects when brand new which were quickly and proprly repaired, and then gave 100,000 miles of excellent service with no problems other than replacement of a $25 idler pully on the front of the engine. |
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| My present 05 Escape came with Goodyear RS-A's NOISEY as any tires I can remember. Skippery in rain and snow. Worst tires I ever had the displeasure of having. Changed to Michelin Cross Terrain and the truck is MUCH MUCH quieter and sticks much better too. I still get a lot of wind noise but NO noticable tire noise. Best money spent! | |
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I own one of the new Sport Tracs. Some of the problems I find with it are; 1 - Hard to close the door. The handle to pull the door closed is located to far below the seat so when you pull it closed, it is awkward and uncomfortable. 2- Cup holders are for standard cups, NOT the larger take out cups that are not tapered at the bottom. 3 - LOUSY gas mileage. Can't believe that they rebuilt this from the ground up and made the mileage worse than the 2005's. |
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Replying to: safemike1 (Mar 26, 2006 1:00 pm)
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Replying to: safemike1 (Mar 26, 2006 1:00 pm) I've had 2 V6 Explorers and then a V8. The 8 got BETTER milage, sometimes 20mpg that I NEVER got on the 6's |
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Replying to: blksn8k (Mar 26, 2006 4:59 pm)
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Replying to: safemike1 (Mar 27, 2006 3:57 pm) John |
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A new diesel would have better milage. Diesel fuel is more costly. The new 07 sport trac V8 4X4 I bought is getting 13mpg in the city. The motor is new so I should see an increase after I put A 1000 miles on in. But it is A truck and no trucks get good gas milage unless they have low horse power or very light weight trucks. The new sport trac has lots of horse power and its not A light truck
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Replying to: congeni (Mar 29, 2006 10:03 am) For example, I drive 35,000 business miles per year, and using a mix of 40% city and 60% highway, the 15 city and 21 highway ratings of the V8 RWD, and regular at $3.00, my annual fuel costs for the SportTrac would be $5,800. That means that if I instead buy something with mileage ratings 50% better than the SportTrac (22.5 city and 31.5 highway), it would save me $1,933 per year, not enough to sway my decision unless both vehicles provided otherwise equivalent functionality. For people who drive less, the fuel cost difference would be so small that they have no business buying a new vehicle of any sort if they think the fuel cost differenece is significant. |
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