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11-24-2012, 12:42 AM
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Graphics B*tch
Join Date: Dec 2006
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New Ford in the family!
What has happened to Shannon's Santa Fe over the last 4 months has caused us to trade in her car and get something more reliable (warranty that means I do not have to do the work thus making my life with the wife easier, besides it is a FWD car so we have another transmounted engine). After the work Ron and I did to replace the Santa Fe's head gasket and everything was done, the car was running but was only a matter of time before issues were going to arise. We traded her SUV and she liked the Explorer out of all the SUVs we test drove in our price range. Long story short we got a great deal on this 2013 Explorer and they gave us $5K for her car which was way more than anyone else would so it was a no brainer. Our car family is now a '99 F-150, '03 Mach 1, and now a '13 Explorer!
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Adam
'13 Ford Fusion SE (2.0L EcoBoost)(Conor)
'03 Zinc Yellow Mach 1(Yazmine)
290HP / 305TQ
1/4 mile ET: 13.28 @ 101MPH (1.867 60')
'99 White F-150 (4.6L)(Bud Jr.)-gone but never forgotten
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11-24-2012, 01:34 AM
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I, Vettezuki
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Congrats. I really like the Explorer. I could see me in one down the road. Where did you buy it and what's there mpg like anyway?
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11-24-2012, 01:52 AM
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pain's fun, hit me again
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I really like the whole line of new Fords, this is no exception. I have to go out and buy a few more now, Adam is creeping up on my title.
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lee
Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely — lay your life before him
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11-24-2012, 03:23 AM
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Graphics B*tch
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by Vettezuki
Congrats. I really like the Explorer. I could see me in one down the road. Where did you buy it and what's there mpg like anyway?
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We bought it at Tuttle Click at the El Toro Y. Had we not gotten such a good deal I would have bought from Julian at Villa Ford. He is a car guy and even been to a couple of Motorgen Nick's meets. The EPA says about 19 combined (V6)but I think we are going to be seeing around 17. Once we get a few fill-ups in it I will update. My brother claims he is getting 20 MPG with his AWD V6 (mostly flat land city driving), I think he is mistaken because I think that is better than EPA numbers.
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I really like the whole line of new Fords, this is no exception. I have to go out and buy a few more now, Adam is creeping up on my title.
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I have 3 and pushed my dad towards the Edge he bought. I have been telling my brother of course about Fords for years now and he bought an Explorer about a month ago and loves it.
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Adam
'13 Ford Fusion SE (2.0L EcoBoost)(Conor)
'03 Zinc Yellow Mach 1(Yazmine)
290HP / 305TQ
1/4 mile ET: 13.28 @ 101MPH (1.867 60')
'99 White F-150 (4.6L)(Bud Jr.)-gone but never forgotten
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11-24-2012, 02:36 PM
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Congrats! I do like the new Ford lineup, they look good and the Ecoboost is good too.
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11-24-2012, 04:26 PM
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pain's fun, hit me again
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Mmm, ecoboost awd mustang 
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Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely — lay your life before him
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11-24-2012, 04:41 PM
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Cool congrat's !
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The Daily: '13 Boss 302 Mustang (444hp)
Past rides
2013 Mustang GT 5.0 track pack (420 hp)
1974 DeTomaso Pantera (300 hp)
2007 Parnelli Jones saleen (425 hp)
2008 GT500 (650 hp)
2006 Mustang GT (360 hp)
1967 GT500 clone (500 hp)
1987 2.3 16 Cosworth Mercedes (190hp)
1976 Turbo Cosworth Vega (300hp)
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11-24-2012, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Ok Ford lovers.
How do you release the tension at the tension pulley on the serpentine belt on a Windstar?
No fair guessing, you have to have tried or looked at one to answer.
We managed to R&R the alternator without touching the tension pulley but Ford needs to be castrated for this design  |
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11-24-2012, 06:28 PM
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pain's fun, hit me again
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Dunno honestly. I've made it a life long mission to stay away from all minivans
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Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely — lay your life before him
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11-25-2012, 11:24 AM
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Ok Ford lovers.
How do you release the tension at the tension pulley on the serpentine belt on a Windstar?
No fair guessing, you have to have tried or looked at one to answer.
We managed to R&R the alternator without touching the tension pulley but Ford needs to be castrated for this design |
What year/engine combo ??
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