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Replying to: eoghan1 (May 02, 2007 6:21 am)
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Replying to: eoghan1 (May 02, 2007 6:21 am) Congrats again on the deal. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (May 02, 2007 5:14 pm) If you have this, you probably have everything you need. Also, check for a blue wire in the harness near the hitch receiver. That's for trailer brakes. |
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Replying to: nvbanker (Apr 01, 2007 11:12 am)
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Replying to: rwvtexplr (May 10, 2007 2:19 pm) |
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| While this should be verified, it is my understanding that when a vehicle comes equipped with an optional trailer hitch, that package SHOULD always include a heavy duty radiator and a transmission cooler, at the minimum...sometimes it may include slightly heavier duty suspension springs and maybe a HD transmission, but if the tranny is a truck tranny, like the Explorer, the base tranny may be sufficient, but the cooling should be upgraded due to the extra heat from the extra load on the engine and transmission........... | |
| I have a 2006 Explorer with the Nav radio without the factory Sirius. My wife just purchased a 08 Escape Hybrid with Nav and Sirius from the factory, and after listening to her system on a long trip we just took, I wanted to check to see if it is possible to upgrade my unit. Has anyone had their dealership upgrade a Nav radio with Sirius that did not have it at the factory? Looking on Pioneer's website, I see that the Nav radios they supply to Ford are Sat ready. I am having the dealership check on this, just wanted to find out if anyone has had this done. | |
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Replying to: gkotlan (Sep 23, 2006 8:44 am) So that got me thinking. My Mountaineer has a sticker showing 14 MPG around town. If that drops to 12MPG on the sticker for the 2008, that will be the end of this vehicle. 14 is downright scary at $3 and climbing for gas, but 12 is almost like placing a banner on the vehicle saying "DON'T BUY ME, I AM A PIG". I mean this post not to bash Ford or Explorer...both of which I like! But just wondering out loud if this new "EPA HONESTY" thing is going to be the final death blow to the American auto industry in general and to our beloved Explorers in particular. NO ONE is going to buy 12MPG vehicles (even though nothing really has changed except the "real world vs EPA estimate" joke is over)...oh and gas is now $3 instead of .99 as it was when I bot my prior Explorer. |
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Replying to: daryll44 (May 22, 2007 4:53 am) See the new calculations for your old vehicle here. Roughly 90-95% of our driving is in the city and we get 13 MPG exactly. I'm not unhappy with that but I can see why others would be.
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Replying to: daryll44 (May 22, 2007 4:53 am) The mileage hasn't actually changed, just the government rating. In the case of something like the Freestyle, it will go down but the old sticker showed a number that was pretty easy to get. For the majority of vehicles, the new number is likely to be closer to the truth. |
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