pmw0826
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- 2014 Explorer Sport
Hi All,
I'm new to the forum, so this is my first post. I've had my 2014 Explorer Sport for two weeks now and love it. I traded my 2010 SHO for the Sport and don't regret it at all. I do have a couple of questions and thoughts, however, which may have been addressed in other threads, but I'll raise them anyway.
First, I must tell you how I ended up with the Sport. I'm a car nut with five cars. My wife and I each have winter and summer cars, and I have a '63 Buick Electra 225 four door sedan with factory air sitting in a garage, not driven, unfortunately, for a few years. I usually tire of my cars in less than three years, but I loved my SHO. My Ford dealer tried, a number of months ago, to move me to a Flex with the Ecoboost. My wife told me that she would meet be in divorce court if I bought the flex (we've been married almost 47 years), so I decided against that. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I was browsing the internet and I noticed the Sport. I mentioned the idea of an Explorer to my wife and she said "that would be great." I went to the dealer, and they had a black on black fully loaded Sport that was a demo with 1100 miles. I took it for a few days, and was very, very impressed. They made me an offer I couldn't refuse, and the rest is history.
This vehicle is amazing. I have never had as nice a Turnpike Cruiser (sorry for the Mercury reference) in my life. The ride, although sporty, is much more supple than the SHO, and the acceleration is pretty darn close to the SHO. What's more, we can carry the grand kids with us. Yeah!
I do have some "buts". . .and they are picky. Why is it that Ford took, what I consider to be the top of the line Explorer model, and exclude some options that are only available on the Limited? While I really don't miss the automatic high beams and wipers, both of which were a pain at times, I do miss the HID headlights. Why can't one order the park assist with the Sport as well as the power folding seat? Yes, my Sport is loaded with everything except the summer tires. I love the adaptive cruise control, the only option, except for the performance package, that I didn't have on my SHO. I realize the Limited is the top luxury model, but some of us like performance with luxury. Yes, I had the massage seats in my SHO.
I have a question about fuel. I used to run 93 octane in the SHO. My middle name is MacKenzie, so you know I'm a little tight, so I ran, as I was told I could 87 octane for the first couple of weeks in the Sport. My gas mileage at around 2000 miles has been around 21. I ran the tank down almost to empty yesterday, and decided to put mid grade (89) in. It now seems to not have the same "spunk" it used to have. Does it take time for the computer to adapt, or is the Ecoboost better on 87? I would have sworn that I could feel a little bit of detonation on the 87.
Anyway, my first observations.
Glad to be a part of the forum, and I look forward to your comments.
Phil
I'm new to the forum, so this is my first post. I've had my 2014 Explorer Sport for two weeks now and love it. I traded my 2010 SHO for the Sport and don't regret it at all. I do have a couple of questions and thoughts, however, which may have been addressed in other threads, but I'll raise them anyway.
First, I must tell you how I ended up with the Sport. I'm a car nut with five cars. My wife and I each have winter and summer cars, and I have a '63 Buick Electra 225 four door sedan with factory air sitting in a garage, not driven, unfortunately, for a few years. I usually tire of my cars in less than three years, but I loved my SHO. My Ford dealer tried, a number of months ago, to move me to a Flex with the Ecoboost. My wife told me that she would meet be in divorce court if I bought the flex (we've been married almost 47 years), so I decided against that. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I was browsing the internet and I noticed the Sport. I mentioned the idea of an Explorer to my wife and she said "that would be great." I went to the dealer, and they had a black on black fully loaded Sport that was a demo with 1100 miles. I took it for a few days, and was very, very impressed. They made me an offer I couldn't refuse, and the rest is history.
This vehicle is amazing. I have never had as nice a Turnpike Cruiser (sorry for the Mercury reference) in my life. The ride, although sporty, is much more supple than the SHO, and the acceleration is pretty darn close to the SHO. What's more, we can carry the grand kids with us. Yeah!
I do have some "buts". . .and they are picky. Why is it that Ford took, what I consider to be the top of the line Explorer model, and exclude some options that are only available on the Limited? While I really don't miss the automatic high beams and wipers, both of which were a pain at times, I do miss the HID headlights. Why can't one order the park assist with the Sport as well as the power folding seat? Yes, my Sport is loaded with everything except the summer tires. I love the adaptive cruise control, the only option, except for the performance package, that I didn't have on my SHO. I realize the Limited is the top luxury model, but some of us like performance with luxury. Yes, I had the massage seats in my SHO.
I have a question about fuel. I used to run 93 octane in the SHO. My middle name is MacKenzie, so you know I'm a little tight, so I ran, as I was told I could 87 octane for the first couple of weeks in the Sport. My gas mileage at around 2000 miles has been around 21. I ran the tank down almost to empty yesterday, and decided to put mid grade (89) in. It now seems to not have the same "spunk" it used to have. Does it take time for the computer to adapt, or is the Ecoboost better on 87? I would have sworn that I could feel a little bit of detonation on the 87.
Anyway, my first observations.
Glad to be a part of the forum, and I look forward to your comments.
Phil
