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I'm also wondering how easy it would be to install the in-console message center that's usually found in Eddie Bauer and Limited models...anybody know anything about this?
Bob
lhess, "Dealer's Tricks - bait & switch, etc." #4134, 14 Dec 2005 10:58 am
The story has been floating around here in Boise since late November.
Don't forget your Blue Oval, Ford fans. (Inside Line)
Steve, Host
Volvo wagons can tow, not a yacht mind you but I don't have one of those any more than you do. Your Mountaineer can probably tow the moon, right? I suppose its MPG improves two miles for every pound, eh?
I can put all I need to in the V70. An entire hockey team's equipment will fit and that's plenty. Yes, the V70 probably cost every bit the price of your oval junk. Only difference is the factory didn't get over on me to the tune of 30-45% gross. Factory not dealer. But each to their own.
You are right, I wasn't comparing comparables. Didn't intend to either. Believe me, I know that a crappy blue oval product is no comparison to a Volvo BFFIU.
Ha ha.....good one!
The attorney will probably win, but the other factors are interesting...why does an Alz patient drive, and why have a driver's license???...could he have had a lucid moment when he signed the contract???...unlikely, but possible...
Similar problems are seen with making out wills for the senile...if they have a lucid time for 2 hours out of the day, if they sign a will in those 2 hours, it is valid and they were momentarily of "sound mind and body"...if they can answer what day it is, where they are, who the President of the US is, why they are there (I am here to sign my will determining where my assets will go when I die), and maybe a few other questions, they can be lucid for signing a will...it would be prudent for the atty to videotape the signing so that the lucidity can be preserved...
So when Junior contests the will, saying he should get his 90 year old father's millions, and Dad left them to an 18 year old busty blonde, the video will tell us if Dad knew what he was doing, ir if Dad "knew" what he was doing...
Note to self: Leaving anything to an 18 year old busty blonde may be a smart move when I draft my will...think my wife will notice??? :P
Bob
Steve, Host
But the Alz guy COULD have bought an Explorer!!!
My birthday, Cancun, Reagan & the Miss America pageant....
Can I sign now?
Wait!!..since you are paying for these, I no longer have to decide...thanks for buying me all 3...Durango & Santa Fe with AWD, and Expy with 4WD...thanks, dude, what a guy!!!...and just in time for Christmas... :P :shades:
Link
A restored Pacer? I think the new Lincoln Aviator is copied after that design - we'll see. The Pacer though not a bad car, used to start rusting in the showroom, as I recall....
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My brother had a mid-70's Matador that was a few years old when he bought it for peanuts. Unfortunately the guy getting the peanuts got the better end of the deal.
E.D. in Sunny Florida
One other thing it could be - a different brand or grade of oil put in last time it was changed? Is this possible?
Steve, Host
Either way, you should be in the low to mid $400s with about 1.5k out of pocket and 15k miles per year.
Picking a lower trim level doesn't necessarily cost less, the Eddie Bauer right now has a better residule and rate than the XLT Explorer.
(Ford would rather have Eddie Bauers show up at auction then XLTs.)
Also for 06 there is the Eddie Bauer "Lite" which has the same equipment as the 2005 XLT Sport but no climate control or heated seats. The 2006 Eddie Bauer with Lux Package is equal to the 05 Eddie Bauer.
Mark
i am not excluding one over the other, but they are very different.
Furthermore, you just can't put a price on peace of mind. Granted, a five-star crash rating is no guarantee against injury, but we've all seen those shows on TV where they run cars into the offset barrier and then show the damage done to the dummies. Some vehicles are just decidedly safer than others.
BTW - I LOVE the new 2006 Explorer but with resale value falling off the map after purchase I think I'll wait a couple of years.
Thanks in advance
Hey, there is no free lunch.
Today the central locking and immobilizer on my 1997 Ford Explorer stopped working. Meaning the key fob doesnt do anything. I (foolishly?) changed the battery in the key fob after the defect started... The cars parked up and not going anywhere until I can get the immobilizer immobilized!!
Ive read about turning the key in the ignition, "shorting" out pins in connectors etc etc but before I go down that route I wondered if anyone here had come across a similar problem in the past.
Is it that the car/fob need reprogramming? Would I be best to go to a car security expert or a fFord main dealer???
Help Please!
Gavin
Click to on position(just short of start) then back to off position about six times.
When you hear the doors lock then unlock, leave the key in the on position then push the button on the remote with the new battery in it.
If you accidently turn the key to the off position after the locks click. Don't worry, just remove the key and insert and start over again.
This only works with the factory system.
Mark.
I would not go to Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. Most car dealers DO NOT do their own stero work in house. Call your local Ford showroom and find out who they use.
Mark
Does anybody see Ford changing their incentive programs in the near-term? I also read that Explorer sales are down 50%.