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The funny thing is we were never a "Ford" family to begin with. She had all sorts of different vehicles previously and originally wanted to upgrade to a Tahoe, and I liked them as well however we couldnt justify the price of them verse what we could get in the Explorer. Granted the Tahoe is a little bigger, but it just didnt match up on paper.
I also work for a company that has access to a lot of new Ford, GM, and Dodge vehicles. I was able to basically drive lots of vehicles, and time and time again I kept finding myself liking the Fords.
We got her the Explorer and I was super jealous. I have an 02 BMW M3 which I love, but I wanted some more modern amenities and reliability, and it was time to stop putting so many miles on the m3. So I got a F150 EcoBoost. We love our Fords and most of my Chevy/Dodge friends are looking this way too.
Funny how that works isn't it? I was never a Ford guy until I met my now wife and we were looking to upgrade vehicles, and her dad was a Ford master mechanic, so it was pretty much all Ford from there. We liked the Tahoe's too and I drive them like hell for work (Border Patrol) and they can 4 wheel as good as anything I've driven, but yet again didn't justify all the extra cost over an Explorer.
Wow I thought my wife and I were the only crazies out there. Two days after I bought my truck my wife got herself a 2015 explorer xlt, black. Although we talk about it all the time how dumb we were to both get new vehicles at the same time!
Wife got the 2013 Escape SEL. I just bought a 16 F150 Plat. No complaints at all. We both have the Ecoboosts and are happy with them. I also have a 2003 Mustang Cobra, but will likely be selling it this year.
Same here. October we bought a 2016 Explorer XLT for her loaded to the max black on black with chrome 20's. Then I got the itch and I just ordered a 2016 F150 XLT supercrew magnetic with the sport appearance package and max tow and 3.5 ecoboost. I couldn't get a lariat due to the money we spent on the Explorer but got nav at least lol. I can't wait til it rolls in at the dealer!!! Seems like the Explorer/F150 combo is the way to go!!
We aren't very brand conscious. The F-150 replaced a 2000 Expedition Eddie Bauer. The 3.5 EB is just amazing. We looked at all brands prior to the Expedition purchase and again before the current truck purchase. The car is a Infinity G3.7X and we did a lot of research and test drives before settling on it. Current street bike is a Honda ST1300. Not going to go into dirt equipment. We have a RAV4, Neon, 92 F150, Isuzu truck. Geez the list keeps going. Anyway, this Platinum SCrew, max tow is an amazing vehicle. Wicked fast and very well mannered in corners for a truck. Just don't get to travel in it enough. Darn work keeps hindering us.
03-03-2016, 09:18 PM
