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[autobahn]

Hi there,
living in Germany I had to finally sell my 2005 F150 Lariat 6 month ago. Never recovered from the loss , until I picked up my 2007 Explorer Ironman last week, which fits me, and germany like a glove. I´m glad to be here! Looking forward to spend lots of time with you, and on the autobahn with my Ford.

André

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum!

 

[wagoner2]

Welcome aboard! How fast have you had your ex out there?

 

[autobahn]

Thanks, BrooklynBay and wagoner2. The X was so new to me, that i was afraid to kick it too much, yet. I´m sure that changes fast! But you brought up my first question on here. What do you guys think is a save speed to travel long distance with the V6? I mean, which speed will the drivetrain, engine, transmission etc. stand without loosing their durability? German made vehicles like BMW are made to "run" at the red line without trouble.
Don´t get me wrong, i´m not to much of a speed freak, but what do you think would be a good and save speed for long distance trips?
Thanks,
André

 

[BrooklynBay]

Try to stay below 80 MPH if possible.

 

[mattbreaksthings]

hmm.. thats a good question.. i've had my 97 up to 120 mph on a flat road in new mexico for about 10 minutes.. everything seemed ok but i slowed down because I was about to crest a hill and didnt want to be surprised.
of course your explorer is new and much more stable. so im sure you could run it at 120 without a problem.
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i think..

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome

 

[CHEESYPOOFS]

being relatively new id say you could run 90 and be perfectly fine. Only thing u have to remember is these cars were mostly built for going on highways with 65 mph speed limits, that being said who the hell goes 65 anyways lol anyways i have a 98 and i dog it everywhere and on the highway i go an almost constant 80 (only a lil bit faster than most traffic as most ppl here run 75 mph and many run over 80). I have 240,000 miles on my truck and have had absolutely no drivetrain issues up to this point (knock on wood) so i cant see a problem with running a constant 90 or so.

 

[CHEESYPOOFS]

Welcome to the forum btw ^_^

 

[IZwack]

You're from Cologne? Thats interesting because the v6 engines were produced there (Ford Europe HQ!).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cologne_V6_engine

 

[autobahn]

Thanks guys,

90mph is just what I thougt. It handles and sounds great at that speed and does not even do 3000rpm. I didn´t buy the Ford to race it down the bahn, but if you´re cruising along with the crowd, not paying attention, schwupp 100mph...

Funny thing with the Cologne engine. I knew in the first generation Explorer and Windstar, plus the european Granada Wagon they used the 4.0 V6, but that it is still the same engine (highly upgraded I guess) is great to know. Besides minor things I always heard good things about it.
I really like the sound of it and the power is absolutely plenty for my needs. After having the F150 with 5.4 V8, with its darn sticking/breaking spark plugs, faulty injectors and the knocking hydraulic valve adjustment, I didn´t really feel like dealing with that generation Ford 3valve V8´s anymore.

 

[Lukas2009]

Hi Autobahn,

I'm also living in Cologne.
Didn't know, that there is another Explorer in town.
Maybe you can contact me.

Harald