After owning my (first) truck for a year now, now at 210,000 miles and still going strong, I pretty much plan to drive that thing till it literally falls apart (like that's ever going to happen anyway).
1.)Cargo Room- yeah, original answer, but When you haul lots of old computers home for parts and play music as well as sound-man and sometimes go into the mowing business, all that space is a HUGE benifit.
2.)Touque- I still don't believe that that engine is only 160 H.P., I've smoked the tires (Manual Transmission), hauled enough stuff to have the back end almost onto the rear wheels (Phone book Delivery), and the acceleration is awesome for such a heavy vehicle.
3.)Durability- I have only ever known once person who has hit a Step Ladder in the middle of the interstate at highway speed (70 Mph), gone Aerial (maybe a foot or two), and both the driver and truck came out of with with all 4 tires, and not a scratch. I also hit a Honda when I was learning to shift on hills, Explorer, a pea sized dent in the front bumper and a cracked Turn Signal Lens, Honda, needed a whole new rear quarter panel. I bring it into the shop next week (Grady's) and the worst thing they can say is my rear tail pipe has rusted 2" shorter.
4.)The Climate Control- Want to See Snow?!? Ok, Just kidding. Summers, let's just say the Pet Penguin would be happy, and Winter, I like the Ex more than the house.
5.)The Stereo- I have the Deluxe system, and 10 years later it still sounds good, I even get a pretty decent "thump" without blowing the stock JBL rear subs.
6.)The Sporty Look- The Explorer Sport lives up to it with the look. I have seen no other SUV's that came standard with a Mustangesqe Air Dam running along the sides. And 10 years later it still shines like the day mom got it off the lot.
7.)How the Engine Sounds- I flocked to this post b/c of this. I was outside moving some boxes out of the yard so I could park and I left the truck running and from outside the engine tone is that of a hot rod hidden somewhere in there.
8.)The Woman Likes It- And were talking a girl who likes C**vy here.
I could go on with more stuff, but I think I have said enough. :exp:
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