What did your Ford Explorer ST replace?

TxHillCountyST · Sep 6, 2020

Just traded in my 2008 Trailblazer SS yesterday on my first Ford purchase ever. Will miss the LS2 V8 but wont miss the 14 mpg it got. Looking forward to enjoying the new tech on our new 2020 Explorer ST as well.

The trailblazer SS was the most reliable car I have ever owned but seems dated compared to the ST now. Hope our new SUV hot rod is as reliable as my SS, it seems to be just as fast which is great.

Jmac21 · Sep 6, 2020

2019 expedition

Bwisi96 · Sep 6, 2020

TxHillCountyST said:

Welcome !!! You won’t be disappointed! Least I wasn’t

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Santa · Sep 6, 2020

2019 Edge ST... just wasn’t enough.

Bwisi96 · Sep 6, 2020

Santa said:

I’m glad I didn’t go for it when it came out... what put me off was the aged interior... pretty much looked like the 17 fusion I was driving at the time. Ever since the Exp ST was announced, the edge was quickly forgotten.

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autophile1 · Sep 11, 2020

2018 BMW M5 and 2019 Ford Edge SEL

NWExplorerST · Sep 11, 2020

autophile1 said:

That's a big change.

skindog · Sep 11, 2020

2018 Flex. 12 year run on flexes ended with my wife's second choice for a vehicle. Ford A- Plan since marrying her 20 years ago. The pairing of ST with a 3 row vehicle and my turbo charged 4 cylinder past and speed need...... semi no brainer. So far so good!!

Bwisi96 · Sep 11, 2020

autophile1 said:

Massive change... why rid of the M5?

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AntD77 · Sep 11, 2020

2018 Explorer Sport

Zermus · Sep 11, 2020

2005 Toyota Tundra, finally upgraded to dadmobile after costly divorce lol

Bwisi96 · Sep 11, 2020

Zermus said:

Same here

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Mirage · Sep 12, 2020

ExplorerST said:

2018 Explorer Sport

Kirk ST · Sep 14, 2020

2010 Range Rover Sport, Supercharged 5.0L.
incredible truck (built when Ford owned Rover). Bottomless power, but with nearly 120k miles, I was getting bottomless maintenance on it too. It was time to go and I'm glad Ford came out with these STs as a viable replacement for a high-power performance SUV. Couldn't beat end of 2020 prices or financing options either!

MScott · Sep 14, 2020

You did a great job maintaining the RR.

autophile1 · Sep 14, 2020

Bwisi96 said:

Bought the M5 for my daily and the Edge was the family car for me my wife and our 90lbs dog take places we didn't want to drive our cars to (camping, leaving at mountain trail heads etc).

We then adopted another dog who ended up growing to be 80lbs and was thinking about trading the Edge in as we didn't all fit if we wanted to be able to use the cargo area.

Then, COVID shut the world down and I found I was never really driving the M5 anymore (plus if you got over the straight line speed, it got a bit boring) as all of our driving included the dogs so got rid of both and got the Explorer. Always had Ford's as my second, or primary depending on which way you look at it, vehicle and this is my second Explorer now (had a '17 Sport). So far the ST has been a bit of a let down in terms of build quality - mainly misaligned body panels but the driving dynamics and usability are excellent (plus it's a looker IMO).

There will be another, more pure sports car in my future but I can actually see myself hanging onto the ST for a while as a primary vehicle this time, as long as it stays reliable...

That's my long answer to your short question

Bwisi96 · Sep 15, 2020

autophile1 said:

Bought the M5 for my daily and the Edge was the family car for me my wife and our 90lbs dog take places we didn't want to drive our cars to (camping, leaving at mountain trail heads etc).

We then adopted another dog who ended up growing to be 80lbs and was thinking about trading the Edge in as we didn't all fit if we wanted to be able to use the cargo area.

Then, COVID shut the world down and I found I was never really driving the M5 anymore (plus if you got over the straight line speed, it got a bit boring) as all of our driving included the dogs so got rid of both and got the Explorer. Always had Ford's as my second, or primary depending on which way you look at it, vehicle and this is my second Explorer now (had a '17 Sport). So far the ST has been a bit of a let down in terms of build quality - mainly misaligned body panels but the driving dynamics and usability are excellent (plus it's a looker IMO).

There will be another, more pure sports car in my future but I can actually see myself hanging onto the ST for a while as a primary vehicle this time, as long as it stays reliable...

That's my long answer to your short question

I must have lucked out regarding panel gaps and build quality. Everything is lined up and pristine.

I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

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AntD77 · Sep 15, 2020

Bwisi96 said:

Same here. Before I took delivery I examined everything as best I could, and everything lines up nicely as it should.

hbalek · Sep 15, 2020

AntD77 said:

On the exterior everything is lined up but the dashboard has a few big gaps in the cheap plastic trim.

NYKn1ght · Sep 21, 2020

ST replaced a 2003 Acura TL Type-S with 69k miles and a ton of mods.

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