awmenard
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- Montreal
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2011 Explorer Limited
Hello to all,
This will be my first post but I've been looking around and reading on this forum for the past year or so.
Last year around the same time I was looking to purchase a new SUV, my main concern was gas mileage and wanted something well equipped. Had had a bad experience with a used car (Mazda Cx7) my wife wanted peace of mind so new it was going to be.
The 2012 Explorer was nice but the price was a little out of our ballpark, so we settled on something smaller a 2013 Mazda cx5. The car is great not much complaints. However the good news is we are expecting another child, so we need something with a little more room.
Now we our currently on vacation for 2 weeks but I have pretty much signed on a 2012 Limited Ecoboost FWD that will be waiting for us on our return. The truck only has 25k, I believe I got a great deal (30 000$) the car also comes with ford ESP, after trade in my payments will roughly be 30$ more then what we are paying for our Cx5. Similar Explorers AWD usually sell for about 38 000$.
Now here is my concern... I know no truck is perfect, I have saw all reviews and comments about the good and the bad of the Ex.
My wife is worried about driving the truck in winter. I would hate to drive an SUV and be stuck in our great Canadian winters. Of course the truck will have some winter tires, (Quebec law for winter).
So can anyone who has driven a FWD Explorer share their experiences. I don't wanna make another purchase that I could regret. At this point I don't mind spending a little and getting a AWD if it will same me the headaches in the winter.
Thank you in advance.
This will be my first post but I've been looking around and reading on this forum for the past year or so.
Last year around the same time I was looking to purchase a new SUV, my main concern was gas mileage and wanted something well equipped. Had had a bad experience with a used car (Mazda Cx7) my wife wanted peace of mind so new it was going to be.
The 2012 Explorer was nice but the price was a little out of our ballpark, so we settled on something smaller a 2013 Mazda cx5. The car is great not much complaints. However the good news is we are expecting another child, so we need something with a little more room.
Now we our currently on vacation for 2 weeks but I have pretty much signed on a 2012 Limited Ecoboost FWD that will be waiting for us on our return. The truck only has 25k, I believe I got a great deal (30 000$) the car also comes with ford ESP, after trade in my payments will roughly be 30$ more then what we are paying for our Cx5. Similar Explorers AWD usually sell for about 38 000$.
Now here is my concern... I know no truck is perfect, I have saw all reviews and comments about the good and the bad of the Ex.
My wife is worried about driving the truck in winter. I would hate to drive an SUV and be stuck in our great Canadian winters. Of course the truck will have some winter tires, (Quebec law for winter).
So can anyone who has driven a FWD Explorer share their experiences. I don't wanna make another purchase that I could regret. At this point I don't mind spending a little and getting a AWD if it will same me the headaches in the winter.
Thank you in advance.