Louise-Canberra
Member
- Joined
- November 25, 2003
- Messages
- 22
- Reaction score
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- City, State
- Canberra, Australia
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- XLT V8 - 2003 model
I certainly don't. Just got back from a month away crossing the Simpson Desert in Central Australia. Car went very very well, used 140 litres of fuel over 680kms and most of that was fairly heavy sandy surfaces. Wonderful trip over some spectacular scenery. The Simpson had some recent rains and as a result was covered in a wildflower display with lots of birdlife. Wish I was back there instead of at work.
Couldn't be happier with the way the car performed, justifies my purchase (when most of my friends wanted to wrap in a straight jacket) and the money I've spent setting the car up to go on long trips off road.
The accessories it now has are:
- an accessory fuel tank (now holds 200 litres), under the car where the spare wheel used to be
- a dual battery system (on the floor behind the back seats)
- a cargo barrier (of course)
- a roof rack (of course)
- shelves in the back of the car
- lots of other little stuff but they are the main ones....
I am now in the market for a lift kit for the car (2003 model). Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.
Will post some piccy's of the big red beast in the big red desert next week.
However - did come across a design fault with the Ford. The water pump has a small hole on top as well as the excess hole on the bottom - BAD MOVE Ford. Lets the dust in when the car is driven in dusty/sandy conditions and the seals go straight away leading to a small leak whch is not a good thing when you are in the desert. A new water pump later in Alice Springs and this one is totally sealed on top. This is the same as the Jeep's so anyone who owns a Ford Explorer or Jeep, take note and if you intend to take the car into similar conditions, fix it before hand.
Anyway, happy Ford Explorering...
Cheers
Louise.
Couldn't be happier with the way the car performed, justifies my purchase (when most of my friends wanted to wrap in a straight jacket) and the money I've spent setting the car up to go on long trips off road.
The accessories it now has are:
- an accessory fuel tank (now holds 200 litres), under the car where the spare wheel used to be
- a dual battery system (on the floor behind the back seats)
- a cargo barrier (of course)
- a roof rack (of course)
- shelves in the back of the car
- lots of other little stuff but they are the main ones....
I am now in the market for a lift kit for the car (2003 model). Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.
Will post some piccy's of the big red beast in the big red desert next week.
However - did come across a design fault with the Ford. The water pump has a small hole on top as well as the excess hole on the bottom - BAD MOVE Ford. Lets the dust in when the car is driven in dusty/sandy conditions and the seals go straight away leading to a small leak whch is not a good thing when you are in the desert. A new water pump later in Alice Springs and this one is totally sealed on top. This is the same as the Jeep's so anyone who owns a Ford Explorer or Jeep, take note and if you intend to take the car into similar conditions, fix it before hand.
Anyway, happy Ford Explorering...
Cheers
Louise.