Bye Bye Tiburon

[42Steps]

I actually drive a '94 V6 Explorer right now....

Its not a bad car. Its comfortable, has been pretty reliable since we've owned it (brand-new off the lot), and we kinda need it to get up to our family's Mtn. House (4wd).... I still want something else, though....

I don't like driving behemoth cars, and this gets about 17 mpg.... So, yeah....

 

[Revolver]

New RAV4 V6. 269hp. 28+mpg on the highway.

 

[Ltrain]

Welp as soon as the wife gets home we're going to one of our dealer group store to see about trading the Shark for a 2005 Ford Escape, we're getting teh escape for $12,800, so by time we trade the Shark in and with a lttle cash it'll be paid off.

if you have kids and into safety u might wanna read this
http://www.rolloverlawyer.com/escape/

 

[Pineapples]

^ Hah, that link was what I was about to post too.

 

[bmyers4321]

the Escape isn't THAT bad.

It's a modified Mazda 626 chassis and has an engine variant of the Mazda MZR.


the CR-V is still preferable but the Escape is okay.
http://www.stangbangers.com/01_Kenne-BellSuperchargedEscape_Article.jpg
...'course that's a V6...but still.....


Maybe a Vue with a nice Honda 6 instead? no...wait. She wants MPG.

haha i seen that on svtperformance.com why would you put a kenny bell s/c on an escape.

 

[Tom]

if you have kids and into safety u might wanna read this
http://www.rolloverlawyer.com/escape/

You must have missed the post where i said we're not getting the escape, but an explorer instead, but thinks for trying.

 

[Beelzebubba]

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Gawd I hate Exploders.

You could get a Trailblazer/Envoy/Ascender with a VVT DOHC L6 and about 65 more hp with about the same mpg for about the same price. Hell, Ascenders are cheap.....they don't look as good as the Envoy but they are essentially the same truck for less

I even prefer the Grand Cherokee over the Exploder... with a twist axle out front though the ride isn't much better though.

Or even an Xterra... although when they had 4 cylinders, Xterras were hella' slow.

Probably could have gotten a new Sorento, the interiors on those are suprisingly nice. I'm still kinda' on the fence about those though. I've heard that the reliability is good....but it is still a Kia.

 

[Tom]

We brought it home today, adn we're both happy with our purchase, even got a 4 year 60k warranty, so in the case of needing repair, hopefully it'll be covered by that.

 

[LowNotSlow]

Fords tend to need front end rebuilds around 70k

 

[oldschooljdm]

b20/vtec CRV FTW! or not... just my 2 cents like everyone elses

 

[qwikxr]

Good ol' Ford Exploder...

Get the warranty, you'll need it for the trans and transfer case (4wd engaged on the transfer case, via the use of a wiper motor )

 

[qwikxr]

if you have kids and into safety u might wanna read this
http://www.rolloverlawyer.com/escape/

Thats not because of the escape.. thats because the dumbasses that get in an suv, after driving their Saab or whatever, and think they can still whip the b***h around like a safeway grocery cart...

 

[connies96hatchie]

On that note...
bye bye

I knew I remembered I had seen this somewhere. But my pics of it need to be scanned.

 

[Beelzebubba]

Good ol' Ford Exploder...

Get the warranty, you'll need it for the trans and transfer case (4wd engaged on the transfer case, via the use of a wiper motor )

WIPER MOTOR!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH! :rolf

never heard of it described that way. Funny because it's true.

Rangerphiles insist that if you engage 4 High, 4 Low, then back to 2 high once a week that it won't freeze up.

what the hell do they know? They like Rangers.