Ford Explorer

[Pauleds]

Oh right, i'll think of something else to get.

I feel like i've had a bollocking now......

[Woodzie]

Oh right, i'll think of something else to get.

I feel like i've had a bollocking now......

Now stand in the corner and you can rejoin us in a hour

[dave.j.robbo]

Oh right, i'll think of something else to get.

I feel like i've had a bollocking now......

Serves you right for thinking such a thing!!!

[laser_jock@work]

Thinking of possibly selling the Surf and getting a Ford Explorer....Any advice gladly received.

Paul.

Popularly know in the US as a Ford Exploder.

Do a Google search on "Ford Exploder"- there are many websites dedicated to peoples bad experiences with these cars:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=

Need more grunt- get a mid 90's 4.2 Land Cruiser or a 3.0L Surf!

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Hmmmmmm seeing the comments here I guess I will keep quiet about the Morris Marina then



Trev

ps NO WAY will I get a marina before you mob start !

[Bikenuts]

Hmmmmmm seeing the comments here I guess I will keep quiet about the Morris Marina then



Trev

ps NO WAY will I get a marina before you mob start !

Why on Earth not? they do a lovley little pick up

[ecosurf]

I've driven a few Explorers. Though they drive OK on road, they still feel like a Ford. Plastic starts to squeek after about 5,000k (on a new car). Gearbox feels a bit odd from the off, and we've had quite a few people complain about this or that going wrong. Three people I know traded in their Explorers for Jeep Cherokees.

I tried to convince them to get a 4x4, but they wouldn't listen... :wink:

I'd advise you to stay clear of all newer Fords. Though some are OK (new Focus isn't too bad), you can get better cars for the same, or less, money from VW, Toyota, Honda or Seat.

[fatfires]

Now stand in the corner and you can rejoin us in a hour

and don't do it again..or it will be no tea and off to bed for you!!

[SSRX3.0TDLE]

and don't do it again..or it will be no tea and off to bed for you!!

lol...

[Rob]

I think the point has been made but....

We had 2 Explorers when we lived in the Carribean, both from new. The second one replaced the first one (they were Dad's company cars, and we only had the second one for 6 months before we left).

The first one, a 1991 model which I think was the 2nd year of production, was a 4.0 V6 XLT model.

After about 3 years:

The central locking packed up.
There was a rust patch in the roof, nearly all the way through.
One of the sills had massive rust bubbles near the front wheel arch
The starter motor packed up.
The spare wheel fell off somewhere (the winch cable under the boot rusted through).
The 4x4 gave up - in fact we had this fixed several times if I remember correctly.
The black paint on the tailgate (either side of the glass) faded and then peeled off.
The blower resistors / relay thing that controls the different fan speeds broke. Could only have the fan on full blast or nothing at all. Took about a month to get another part from Ford, and that was sent from Miami on a plane which only takes 1.5 hours!

Think that was about it.

The second one was a 4.0 V6 Limited. That was nice, leather and electric everything. Only thing that happened to that was the rear view mirror falling off the windscreen....but then we only had it for 6 months.

Oddly enough, the 1989 Toyota Corolla saloon we had for two years before the Explorers never had a problem. It was still in being used by someone else my dad worked with when we left and was perfectly fine!

[marky]

PAUL the car in front will always be a TOYOTA.

[Morr]

........... It was also the only engine I have ever seen that has no means of mechanically locking the cam shaft to its drive and this is done by friction created by a torque ........

Must be a Ford thing, I just discovered recently that the Ford Zetec engines are this way too!

[ecosurf]

Must be a Ford thing, I just discovered recently that the Ford Zetec engines are this way too!

All Fords Suck.

Ford is actually an abbreviation. It stands for FOUND ON ROADSIDE DEAD

(or Fix Or Repair Daily, but I prefer the first one).

[da SLUG man]

All Fords Suck.

Ford is actually an abbreviation. It stands for FOUND ON ROADSIDE DEAD

(or Fix Or Repair Daily, but I prefer the first one).

beats the vauxhall ECOTEC engine!...

Every
Component
On
This
Engine's
C rap


oh, and rob... how come you've lived in all these exotic places and don't have a tan??


one of life's little mysteries!