Blue Raptor
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- Joined
- December 19, 2012
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- City, State
- Louisiana
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Explorer Limited
Well just got back from our 4200 mile road trip and must say I am very pleased with our explorer. We took off from Louisiana to Grand Canyon(south rim) to Vegas and then to Yosemite CA. All kinds of different terrain. Here are some of my opinions:
PROS:
Comfortable Ride
Nice Seats (really enjoyed both heated and cooled as temps ranged from 37-105 degrees
Storage: Really nice amount of space. Just my wife and I. Had to pack a lot of stuff and it really all fit really well. Really nice having third row power fold (it was folded down for extra room).
Nice vehicle to drive: handled well in all the terrain. EPS is really nice.
Brakes: Are awesome (got lucky with the new intro to the police interceptor brakes as of 12/12 builds)
MFT: Worked well but had a few glitches(will report in cons)
Easy entry and start: really liked the fact that I did not have to take the keys out of my pocket.
MPGS: Overall average was 24.1 mpg. Hand cal. every fill and computer right on the money. Tanks averaged any where from 21.6 (in the park, and on some cold windy rides) to 28mpg (avg speed on this was around 63 mph). The whole trip avg. speed was around 72 mph. Very impressed especially being loaded down, mountains, and starting this trip with only 925 miles on odo.
CONS:
Volume on the radio was uncontrollable twice. Had to restart vehicle to reset.
Navigation: Not the most user friendly device out there but after playing around and getting used to it, it wasn't that bad. Advice: play around with it before you go on a long trip. Other than this the explorer mft worked fine. Almost not even worth mentioning these cons, but I figured I would be truthful and not biased. OVER ALL VERY PLEASED FOR NOW AND HOPEFULLY MANY MORE MILEs. Hope this review helps others who are interested in getting an EXP! By the way my exp is fwd.
PROS:
Comfortable Ride
Nice Seats (really enjoyed both heated and cooled as temps ranged from 37-105 degrees
Storage: Really nice amount of space. Just my wife and I. Had to pack a lot of stuff and it really all fit really well. Really nice having third row power fold (it was folded down for extra room).
Nice vehicle to drive: handled well in all the terrain. EPS is really nice.
Brakes: Are awesome (got lucky with the new intro to the police interceptor brakes as of 12/12 builds)
MFT: Worked well but had a few glitches(will report in cons)
Easy entry and start: really liked the fact that I did not have to take the keys out of my pocket.
MPGS: Overall average was 24.1 mpg. Hand cal. every fill and computer right on the money. Tanks averaged any where from 21.6 (in the park, and on some cold windy rides) to 28mpg (avg speed on this was around 63 mph). The whole trip avg. speed was around 72 mph. Very impressed especially being loaded down, mountains, and starting this trip with only 925 miles on odo.
CONS:
Volume on the radio was uncontrollable twice. Had to restart vehicle to reset.
Navigation: Not the most user friendly device out there but after playing around and getting used to it, it wasn't that bad. Advice: play around with it before you go on a long trip. Other than this the explorer mft worked fine. Almost not even worth mentioning these cons, but I figured I would be truthful and not biased. OVER ALL VERY PLEASED FOR NOW AND HOPEFULLY MANY MORE MILEs. Hope this review helps others who are interested in getting an EXP! By the way my exp is fwd.
