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#4 of 9 Road noise... by sranger Nov 22, 2006 (12:18 pm)
All I can say is watch out for road noise on the Mariner... I have a 2005 Mariner and it has a LOT ( I Mean a lot ) of road noise at highway speeds... I am going to spend nearly a grand trying to add sound proofing to it...   Other that that very annoying flaw, it is a pretty good little SUV ( or minivan that men will drive to be more accurate ) Replies to this message: rcf8000 (Dec 09, 2006 7:59 am) sranger (Dec 31, 2006 3:21 pm) rcf8000 (Jan 10, 2007 5:42 am)
#5 of 9 Re: Road noise... [sranger] by rcf8000 Dec 09, 2006 (7:59 am)
Replying to: sranger (Nov 22, 2006 12:18 pm) I test drove an '05 Mariner AWD yesterday, and I thought the road noise was awful, even at low speeds on smooth asphalt city streets. I wonder if this might be a function of brand of tires. Some people have reported on Edmunds that the Mariner is extremely quiet. Not the one I drove. Replies to this message: sranger (Dec 31, 2006 3:21 pm) rcf8000 (Jan 10, 2007 5:42 am)
#6 of 9 Re: Road noise... [rcf8000] by sranger Dec 31, 2006 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: rcf8000 (Dec 09, 2006 7:59 am) It is not just the tires. Better tires would help, but basically there is virtualy no sound proofing material in the vehicle. None in the doors, very little under the carpet, none on the underside, almost none in the fender wells, etc....   Also, the glass is very thin and this lest a lot of wind noise in... Replies to this message: rcf8000 (Jan 10, 2007 5:42 am)
#7 of 9 Re: Road noise... [sranger] by rcf8000 Jan 10, 2007 (5:42 am)
Replying to: sranger (Dec 31, 2006 3:21 pm) This is really a shame, because other than road noise and engine noise it's a really nice vehicle. It looks like they have addressed the noise problem in the 2008 model, but I doubt that it's enough to make a big difference.
#8 of 9 interesing... by kurtamaxxxguy Feb 09, 2008 (10:09 pm)
Apparently the LR2 is mostly derived from the European Ford Focus, with Volvo engine and suspension components, and an AWD system from Haldex. What surprises me is how the LR2 got so frigging heavy in the process!   Wasn't the Mariner (and Ford Escape) derived from a number of Mazda components? Replies to this message: british_rover (Feb 11, 2008 11:32 am)
#9 of 9 Re: interesing... [kurtamaxxxguy] by british_rover Feb 11, 2008 (11:32 am)
Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Feb 09, 2008 10:09 pm) The LR2 is derived from the EUCD platform which is the large size version of the new ford Focus platform called C1.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C1_platform   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EUCD_platform   The body of the LR2 is stronger then all but the Range Rover and Cayenne and while a lot of that strength comes from special high strength boron steel a lot more comes from simply being more heavy duty then your average suv.

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