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I told the service guy that I know he might not be able to duplicate the problem since it is happening intermittently. I told him I DO know something is not right with it. Now they have recharged the system. Maybe I will see a difference.
To the questions about leather, or factory leather...I think it is very soft and very nice.
This is my first 'leather' experience, but it is very smooth and comfortable. My sis-in-law's new Jetta has leather but it is very tight and not as giving and soft as my leather in the ST. WELL worth the money.
I am posting some more pics of my estate green on the yahoo site. enjoy them. I hope to get a good pic of the subwoofer and it's location on there by the weekend so be watchin'!
I also received my tonneau cover letter today. I called and ordered it right away. I was told that it will be in anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks. Thanks to this site I was able to find out about the offer and call to get my name on the list.
I am buying a ST w/16" Firestones and may want them replaced for Michelins.
I may want to change my order while I still can to
the dark blue! Additionally, does the high series
console come with an inside tray/CD holder as my Ranger has? The one I looked at in the showroom just had a big empty console.
GO CLEMSON TIGERS
I may want to change my order while I still can to
the dark blue! Additionally, does the high series
console come with an inside tray/CD holder as my Ranger has? The one I looked at in the showroom just had a big empty console.
I would call Ed Molchany who is brand marketing manager for the ST. He does return phone calls, and you can find his Ph# in the last town hall discussion on the ST. I don't remember the post #. Maybe some else remembers the post# or Ph#???
But I accidentally discovered what the secondary source might be. Unlike other moon roofs this roof can be tilted open any amount. Not slid open but rear tilt/vent.
I backed out of my driveway and a small amount of water ran down the inside of the windshield. I discovered that the moon roof was tilted open just about 1/8". Not enough that you could see it from inside the truck but enough to let water in during heavy rain.
So anyone with a leak (after the drip tubes are fixed.) open and close the moon roof once and see if the leak still exists. Mine didn't.
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Got called today that my Factory crossbars are in. I ordered the elliptical ones on 6/27 and they just came in. I was charged $85.
Keep up the great posts.
I ordered my tonneau cover on August 13th and it arrived September 29th -- 47 days = six weeks, five days.
Thanks for the info on the idle RPMs rb125! I will check it when I get my ST back today or tomorrow.
Has anyone else had trouble getting into the ST club on Yahoo? I clicked on join here, then did everything necessary, but when I received the e-mail from Yahoo it didn't tell me any more about joining the club. Help! anyone? GO BIG RED!
AM / FM Stereo / Clock with 6-Disc In-Dash CD / Pioneer Sound System and they give me Electronic AM/FM Stereo/Clock/Single CD/Cassette. That really suck!!!!!!!!!!! I'm thinking to cancel the purchase of the spt. The production date was 8/7/00.
The vent shades are Ford (box, wrapping, & 'Ford' on each one). Paid $55.00 (have gotten to know the parts managers at 2 dealers, including one that also owns an ST); part # f77z-18246-ba. The bed mat was $40.00, and the only part I haven't been able to get within 2 days has been the rear window deflector. The part # for the soft t-cover is 99501a42 ($?? - I'm holding out for the hard cover).
I also have the locking gas cap - part #XU5Z-9030-HA ($29); comes with 2 keys & works great.
ALSO - the parts manager said the mat fits without need to cut the rubber stops - just mildly hit the top of each end of the cage if you don't get the knobs to engage without stress on them.
Has anyone compared the Ford hard cover and the ARE cover side-by-side ?? Opinions ??
re: bennb
born Omaha 58..... Im still a Husker fan....
This may be OUR year once again!
re: ramarant
Ordered mine march. Notified June mine is on its way, VIN# and all options I wanted. WRONG! everything except the tonneau cover! They reordered with the cover! I woundered if it was ordered without just to get it sold. I think they were hoping I would give in and just buy it. But no thanks, I'll wait. Now its delivery date is now September. Im hoping for the best but........ Well we'll see it to believe it when it comes in.
If it's missing anything Im walking and reordering at another dealership. Might get a better deal anyway now that I have found this web site and the yahoo site.
>Could someone give me advice on the K & N >filter, I spoke with a Ford service manager on >buying one for my ST. He said he only saw >problems with them since most people don't >understand how to clean them well. He said not >to put one in the ST.
I bought one for my ST two weeks ago after discussing it with the service rep at the ford dealer I purchased my ST from. He said just tell the auto parts store that you need one for a 2000 explorer since the engines are basically the same. He said that combined with a Flowmaster it will give me between 15-20 additional horsepower. The rep recommend not doing one without the other (installing a higher volume muffler) because the more you breath in (K&N) the more you have to exhale (Flowmaster).The guy at the muffler shop said my pipes didn't need to be replaced because they were large enough for the mod I wanted to make. He stated the general rule is 1 inch diameter per 100 horsepower. He said my ST has a 2.25 so don't let them sell you any pipe. They had to use a short piece to butt the exhuast and the flowmaster together since the flowmaster was a little shorter then the factory muffler. Asked the mechanic at the dealer what he thought of the SuperChip and he said don't waste your money. All it does is keep your vehicle in a single gear a little longer for a little quicker top end and that is not good for your tranny in the long run.
Basically..... I have noticed a slight increased in acceleration, lower rpm at cruising speed 55-60, and better gas mileage.
So I would say... GO FOR!!!.... :-)
then did the navy thing.
Finally got my st. ordered 3/28--picked
up 8/29. ordered 4x2 loaded (mandarin gold).
cancelled tonneau cover due to material hold
early may. informed in june that i had to
pick another color. wanted silver but told
not available yet----couldn't have mandarin
but no silver yet--made no sense---so have
a white one with tan leather. manufactured
7/28 so think i am sol on the $590 tonneau
but will call brian to check. picked it up
at bonanza ford in cheney, wa (nice samll
town dealership) for $100 over invoice. my
salesman promoted to sales manager. nice
young (23-25) man. general manager who
threatened to refund my deposit because i
insinuated he wasn't doing his job (finding
out why my st hadn't been scheduled before
july) was fired for "not doing his job."
still haven't found out why but am appeased
by st sitting in my driveway. now to start
adding vent shades,etc.. and the st drove
great on the trip (920 Mi) from Spokane to
sacramento......great cruising vehicle...now
to figure out the initial milage....
Jim
1000 miles as posted 18-20. Wanted "zoom zoom" so changed out muffler to straight thru and removed the resonator. This vehicle has 4 catalytic converters and I did nothing with those, all changes were after them on the pipe. Mileage went down 30%! now 13-16. Some "experts" tell me the computer requires backpressure to monitor fuel
usage??? I find it hard to believe that putting a straight thru muffler caused this drop in mileage. The other noticeable thing was that the idle rpm went from 900 to 600. Anything info would be appreciated, hate to put back "old" muffler.
Dealer checked engine, found nothing wrong but didn't notice the muffler change. What can I do? Help.....
Still waiting to here from someone with a light rack on top. Where are the 4x4 owners? I must be the only person interested in having lights installed on top. A truck accessory shop has everything I want except the mounting brackets to make it fit the sport trac. The lights, rack, etc. look great in the shop. Just need the brackets. Any suggestions of online dealers to check?
Go Georgia Bulldogs!! First game tomorrow in Athens against Georgia Southern. Will drive the sport trac from Atlanta to the game. Already have the flags, magnetic signs, etc. for it so it can have it's game face on. Any other Bulldog fans in the Atlanta metro area with a sport trac?
Here's a tip:
Open the ST topic of your choice, #1, #2, #3, etc.
Click on the "Show all responses" link at the top of the page.
Stand up and stretch your legs.
Once the page has loaded, use your Browser Find command (ex. Edit --> Find(on this page) or CTRL+F in Internet Explorer) to search for a keyword.
Or..Even better:
Use the Search button at the bottom of the page and select the search "Responses in current topic". This one supports multiple keywords.
This is a great way, until someone compiles a FAQ, to locate past information.
Good luck!
I find it somewhat hard to believe that Ford is putting the single CD systems in the place of the 6CD system. Ford's typical procedure for material shortage items is to not build the vehicle. For example, in 1994 when I ordered my Mustang GT, I had to wait over three months to get a build date because CD players and leather seats were in limited supply. Another example is the tonneau cover. Several ST orders have been held up during the year, all waiting on the cover.
If you haven't already done so, I think you should ask your dealer to show you the DORA for your order and verify that your dealer ordered the radio you wanted.
AND THE PERSON THAT PLACE ALL THE ORDERS. THEY ORDER 12 SPT WITH THE 6 CD RADIO WITH MINE AND GUESS WHAT THEY PUT THE SINGLE CD PLAYER ON ALL OF THEM.
HE TOLD ME THAT FORD RUN OUT OF THE RADIOS AND INSTEAD TO STOP PRODUCTION THEY jOUST PLACE THE OTHER RADIO IN.
on the DORA the order was right
On the Yakima site you are looking at only the bars for $40 the also need the mounts for $60+ additional dollars. I will post part numbers when I get home this weekend, as well as picturs from the ford catalog.
After running a computer check, OASIS told the dealer he needed to order a new gas door to fix the problem. Hopefully this is correct? Dealership also ordered a new molding for the tailgate.
I think I like the tonneau cover so far, but the lock on the front section seems like it has something wrong with it. When trying to pull the key out of the lock, the whole lock kinda pulls out. I think I like the looks of the cover though. It is also very easy to remove! It doesn't seem heavy when lifting it, but when driving I can definitely tell the ST weighs a little more but seems to ride more solid. Watch out though--the dealership tried to charge me $84 for the installation of the cover. I had to run home to get the entire letter in order to prove this to them. They said they have charged this to other people who had a tonneau (w/$590 certificate) installed at Meginnis Ford in Lincoln, NE and were charged for install you should head back and be reimbursed.
PS. They sell a color coded bug deflector , but it doesn't appear available yet.
above is the link to the online store to purchase accessories
EXPLORER SPORT TRAC 4DR, Ventvisor 4-pc, part#94074
One question to all with the problems with the bed mats....Why did you trim the nubs on the cage? why didn't you just cut a small whole in the mat? Keep writing....Keep Driving and all have a safe and happy Labor Day week-end. Peace
http://my.uprr.com/pub/pet/
This is for Union Pacific. But I couldn't find anything there so I went to www.google.com and did a search for "rail car tracking". After browsing a few links I ran across this one:
http://ebusinesspilot.cn.ca/english/commerce/cartrace/
This is for Canadian National.
You would probably need to use the legend to decipher the data. The report from Canadian National showed that it left KY for TX on 8/30 (built on 8/28 according to dealer).
You might be able to find some others if your truck is on one of the other railroads.
Enjoy!
Sorry.
Find the name of the railroad that owns the rail car-mine was Canadian National and that's why I found information there.
Use that information to determine which railroad updated the record-in my report it was CSTX
See if the railroad company also offers tracking-CSTX didn't offer public access to online query but did provide a TouchTone system, so I know the rail car is in St. Louis today.
Woohoo!
I am keeping the (5) 16-inch Wilderness tires
in my basement until Firestone or Ford
recalls the 16-inch. Hopefully I will
be reimburse on the tires, they only have
around 9,000 miles on them. And yes I
payed out of my pocket for the Michelin tires.
Also to Obr123 -- thanks for the advice
on the K&N Filter.
And thanks to all for the input on the site
it has been helpful.
And what is the DORA ?
Boy first it was the cover now the cd player !
Can't believe Ford would just put in a single CD player in just to get the truck shipped...... Or would they??????
Has anybody seen the pioneer system in any ST as of yet???? On the lot?????? Or some where?????
Signed
Sleepless in Vegas..........
My DORA was printed right off of the computer system our dealer uses.
No personal knocks here, but I usually wait a bit to hear from known-quality sources (rjK, et al) before getting too worked up by some things mentioned here. It could always be one of those Frontier or Quad Cab people sneaking around...
For what it's worth, I personally have had an overall satisfactory experience with my dealership. The folks have been attentive and amiable. Now it's probably not the same level of red carpet treatment as buying a Ferrari or Lambourghini, but should I expect more for $600 dollars over invoice? "But they get dealer holdback...." How much do folks spend on a new couch with the 300-400 percent markup? How many auto dealers have 50% and 75% off sales? A 2-3% margin is not much better than a grocery store.
So this is not to say there are no bad folks out there, or why would we have the BBB and Marvin Zindler(he's the guy that outed the Chicken Ranch-Best Little W****house in Texas and gives our nightly "slime in the ice machine" restaurant reports)? It is no more right to say all dealers suck as it is to say all dealers are great. I certainly do not enjoy dealing with my Chevy dealer, who's making his money off of service..Grrrr.
Be tough. Be fair. Be respectful. Be respectable.