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Yeah, the problem we ran into was with our rear-facing car seats. All the recommendations now are to rear face as long as possible since it's infinitely safer than forward facing. So, with our 2.5 year old's Britax rear facing behind the passenger seat and the newborn's Britax rear facing behind...

Which car seats were you using and how were they installed?

Finally got to drive a Platinum last week. Super nice vehicle but just not big enough for our growing family of four. If the Expedition were a big sexier/sportier, we might consider it but it just felt too dated and truck-like for my wife. Looks like we'll be going with a Tahoe this time around...

My main concern I have about the Explorer is the amount of room in the second row for rear-facing car seats. We have a Britax Chaperone for the infant and a Britax Advocate ClickTight for the toddler. Both are to be rear-facing. Problem is that the Chaperone sticks out from the second row...

What are those supposed to be photos of?

Those seats look like big maxi pads.

Can't wait to see it on the Platinum. What color is your vehicle going to be?

Hood emblem?

What a cluster. :crazy:

Would be cool if some of the new owners would post YouTube videos of their Platinums. I've been checking it every day and all I'm seeing are videos full of stock photography. Very annoying.

That sucks. Cancel the order and get a 2017 in March?

This is the post I was referring to...

Just sat in a new Lincoln MKC at the dealership. Definitely not the same seats as in the Platinum. Much smaller and narrower.

Oh, ok. As long as it pulls your songs and playlists when connected by USB.

"[Sync 3] doesn't allow you to browse your phone's music library on the screen." Really??? :(

What color is that?

Depending on how many Platinums your local dealerships are seeing (I would guess very few), you might want to consider just waiting a few months and ordering a 2017. That's basically what I'm looking at doing. Test driving a Platinum whenever I can finally find one and then ordering a 2017 if I...

Does the Active Park Assist work? That could be a big deal for my wife.

Can't that part be purchased from any parts dealer?

That shouldn't be a big deal. The Sync 3 will be worth it.

I would sure hope so. There are several companies (like MVI) that do something similar for GM owners looking to upgrade their infotainment system.

He's talking about the spec sheet listing it as "2nd row captains chairs w/o center console" vs. "2nd row captains chairs w/center console".

Someone buying your used car won't care whether the console was installed at the factory or installed by the dealer a few weeks later. They won't care. Unless it's installed backwards or something. Which probably isn't even possible.

Thanks for the info. Given the current Platinum availability (or lack thereof), I figure it will be December before they start hitting dealer lots in significant numbers, January before I'd be able to test drive one, and April before I'd be able to take delivery of one. If that's the case, I...

I know it's probably still a bit early but knowing what y'all know about Ford release cycles, when would y'all estimate that the Sync 3-equipped 2017 Explorers will start hitting the streets?

The front console does but I don't believe the rear console has anything.

What sort of issues have you been experiencing with My Ford Touch?

Any chance it came with SYNC 3?

Thanks for all the info everyone. My wife and I have decided not to purchase a Platinum Explorer since SYNC 3 will not be included. It was fun while it lasted. :wavey:

Wow, that's disappointing. Everything I'm seeing about SYNC 3 says it's way better than MFT. Not really excited about waiting almost another year for such a seemingly simple (yet significant) upgrade.

MAY RUN? Haha...jeez what a bad name for a tire! Only thing worse would be MAY POP.

Yeah that's why I'm needing to drive an actual Platinum.

Having an impossible time trying to find a Platinum to test drive anywhere in the state of Texas. I refuse to buy a vehicle without driving one first so this is proving to be quite frustrating.

I believe the lettering is available in chrome or black/graphite. Which one did you go with?

My advice would be not to get too hung up on the LATCH anchors. Unless the Explorer manually specifically says you can, do not borrow the two inside LATCH connectors for the outer seats to put a child in the middle. If it says you can, that's fine, but understand that LATCH is no safer than a...

The grille logo is the same. The steering wheel logo has a brushed metal finish.

Exactly.

If you're taking about the future car release dot com page, the broken English makes me think it's just a bunch of auto-generated crap as opposed to a fact-based article from an industry insider.

Good to know, thank you. IDK if it's accurate but we always used to call our Dodges "2001.5 model year," for example.

That's simple, folding arm rests on the seats.