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I ended up looking at a platinum 2016 that's in my office parking lot. no active grill shutters. again I suspect it's due to the larger, more powerful ecoboost 3.5 V6 - and the need for more cooling in general.

clear bra - stick on film or that new spray on stuff from 3M I'm planning on getting the 3 m stuff for my car. wash, clay bar, wash again (well rinse), then apply spray twice. hood, and perhaps bumper cover. and front edge of fenders.

equally true - but it's a little safer over all. I used to carry CO2 in my racecar when I would racecar. I need to look for that aqueous foam device - I like the idea. works damn well on the ramp (we use then off plane, and in our main fire truck)

uhm instead of halon I would use (have used) co2 bottles. I haven't seen one for a while but that's what I would use. Halon can be very very dangerous - because it's poisonous. it does work for it's function well but per various regulations it's really only intended for aircraft use. Co2...

I'd honestly look to a slightly older land rover or even a 11-13 jeep grand cherokee. used. however not sure your trail etc etc but an AWD explorer would do OK. those other 2 would do much better IMO. and maybe consider a 4x4 f150 quad cab? with a bed cover or such.

I bet I know you from another website - the screen name is similar but now the same.

mine will not lock with the fob in the car - 3 honks warning. and yes it should turn off if you get too far away - for too long.

lol - I have a pontiac G8. how much was the sunshade? how's the quality. I need one for our 2016.

the base explorer fog light is a standard halogen bulb in a reflector fixtures. you can easily buy an LED bulb model retrofit - that would possibly be a cheaper alternatives. however the upper models come with LED fog lights. I think sport, platinum and option for limited. Honestly I...

I forget the check the tow rating on the base V6 and the ecoboost 4 - I think the base v6 will tolerate 5000 lbs. which sounds like your range. and thus would save you some money - however again I wouldn't tow with a explorer to start with but that's a whole other rant for another time. on...

while I will say the new dry fibre filters that are plastic weave materials that are washable do work. I will argue that the reports I've seen on the "oil filters don't catch dirt . . . . ." never seem to be all that scientific and none seem to have any pictures or flow bench data that...

where did you get those? drop in replacements?

other than OMG I NEED MOAR CUP HOLDERS my reason for not getting it - our's is the new kid hauler - when she gets a bit older without the console she can craw herself to the back seats without having to move the the second row seats. second reason - the controls for rear AC are at the back...

so the sport motor is ecoboost and significantly more power and torque than the base 3.5 ti-vct V6 or the 2.3L 4 cylinder turbo ecoboost. because racewagon it is faster, it is quicker, thus it has more brakes too. the suspension is indeed stiffer so it can turn better at speed. Think tall...

well I suck at searching then because I was finding info that showed a fluid pump and the like on the 2011, and 12. but not on the 13-16. I was wondering. TO the OP again I'd verify your tire pressures while checking out your tie rods.

the bench as a whole slides too - IIRC. I'd swear when we looked at some earlier they did. but I think it's just harder to move. - doesn't recline though. either way get the buckets without the console. Unless you just need 7 seats - if so get another vehicle. and I know this is...

I would wonder a bit about the front shocks/struts as well then. however 59000 Km isn't much travel. Is that right, for a 2012? for the rest of us yanks - that's 36,600 ish miles. with such little use - struts can fail early (the valves jam inside from lack of use) but as mentioned...

that bit of plastic and rubber under your wiper blades.

stop going to those stores. I mean if the appearance of your wheels - the things that get dirty anway - is that important to you. then you should watch the people at the tire store like a hawk. some are well trained - most aren't. also more and more use the stick-on weights today -...

it's an almost pointless feature anyway as press button up it comes. and I like to remote start the thing anyway.

how tall are you? I find the wifey - no issues me - about 50/50. I think it's 2 things. Her shorter legs mean she's standing closer to the car when she tries and perhaps 2, her foot doesn't go as far past the sensor as mine might. I find if I have the key in pocket (let's say left) and...

just since I guess not everyone knows much about AL. That polish - isn't a normal state for any AL allow - even the higher nickel content ones. dull grey/white is the normal CLAD COAT appearance of most AL alloys. Ti-AL alloys well look different but wouldn't be used to make a wheel we could...

yes there are a few things you can do. STEP 1 - never ever take your car though an automated car wash - most likely will scratch the wheels. Step 2 - check your wheel cleaner for safe to use on clear coats. - or even better don't use any. step3 - when you trade our your brakes don't...

ratings on the sport models are identical IIRC. the sport model doesn't have the active grill that the ecoboost 2.3 and the base 3.5TIVCT have.

our was easy to re-create. drive over 64 mph - noise, go up to 75 - louder and higher pitched. go past 80 on a test track in mexico - dims down and almost went way. and like I said before - some painters tape taping down the cowl panel to the windscreen - prevented the noise for a little while.

yes I am well aware of that - did you know they make a nifty clear coat stripper? any paint shop worth their salt can do the job in about no time. and yes Ford apparently has issues the other makers don't seem to have. My AL wheels on my G8 are 5 years old and clean as day one. so yes...

call ford motor and complain our dealer gave us a loaner car no issue. granted we drove it with the noise for about 5 days while the parts came in. OH and Temp fix - we tapped the cowl to the window with some painters tape and the noise stopped.

high speed driving needs to be done (well define high) in those early miles for the transmission and the driveline bearings. that's not an issue. but yes I did 1000 miles - ish - to get the early gunk out of the engine and a new filter. then I am doing 4000 ish - as a repeated. after that -...

our 2016 did this the day we took it home - turned around and brought it back that next day there is some issue with the cowl plastic pieces and their supports - that perahps upon installation they break in side. and around 65-73 mph you get tire noise of the right frequency to make the cowl...

ours has 4000 miles on it now - about time for second oil change. but it would seem we get about 20.3ish combined mostly city. and that it might seem to get 25 highway.

I did try a few other rear-facing and convertible style car seats that friends of ours had. as it turns out though - either the newer child seats are just larger - or the bases hold them up higher - but they all take up significant room. now the moment we trade the seat around - it's a...

all that needed to be done was clean the corrosion and blend the AL smooth again and your tires would have kept a bead. Did you go to a tire shop or a dealer

thought the 2015 Limited comes with Factory HID projectors for the low beams.

so this is where I was a month ago when we bought ours we have one child and she's still in a rear facing infant seat (chico fit 30 something or another) and it DOES NOT fit in a 2015 - bench or bucked 2nd row - with either of us in the front row. pax or driver - wifey (5'5") or me (6'3")...

I guess multi-quote doesn't work on the first bit - I looked a a used toureg and I just couldn't get over the fear of VW issues. I know most show as very reliable and solid - but then so did Jetta and Passats. anywho - I do wish the Explorer had another gear or 2 while on the road - or...

curious what do you actually get out of your touareg TDI - and what's that trip costs once you pay for the more expensive diesel? granted around here - diesel does cost the same as 93 premium currently but often it's 20 cents more per gallon and it used to be much worse. just saying 28...

it's common on many other cars. and yes manufacturers are figuring out to update/modify their coat process. if ford replaces for free because you're within the corrosion warranty on the car - good on them - but wheels are oft excluded from corrosion warranties. if they don't - because wheels...

uhm that's a pretty good idea - how does it do on finger smudges etc? I've thought about doing that on the 16 but other than measuring and buying something generic hadn't really looked that hard.

they bolt in - so there are holes in the roof rail for them?

probably has a bigger radiator and or structural member to support those crash bars everyone uses now