Back to Ford after a 5 year hiatus

[dubdub313]

Hello, fellow Explorer ST folks!
My name is Mike, and as the post subject implies, I've recently gone back to owning a Ford vehicle. After having two Subarus since 2020 (WRX and Outback), I decided that it was time to get into something a bit different. Fortunately, my local dealer had a 2023 ST lease turn-in on their lot that had been dropping in price for weeks. Ended up pulling the trigger on it yesterday and traded in my Outback.
While it wasn't too difficult for them to climb into the Outback, my kids should have an easier time climbing into their seats with the ST. Plus I'm really loving the way the ST drives compared to the Outback.
Looking forward to seeing what sort of cool and functional mods there are out there for the ST, especially since I was really into that with my old WRX.
Thanks!

 

[enphor]

Hello, fellow Explorer ST folks!
My name is Mike, and as the post subject implies, I've recently gone back to owning a Ford vehicle. After having two Subarus since 2020 (WRX and Outback), I decided that it was time to get into something a bit different. Fortunately, my local dealer had a 2023 ST lease turn-in on their lot that had been dropping in price for weeks. Ended up pulling the trigger on it yesterday and traded in my Outback.
While it wasn't too difficult for them to climb into the Outback, my kids should have an easier time climbing into their seats with the ST. Plus I'm really loving the way the ST drives compared to the Outback.
Looking forward to seeing what sort of cool and functional mods there are out there for the ST, especially since I was really into that with my old WRX.
Thanks!

Welcome. I'm an ex-Subaru myself. Had a WRX and more recently forester XT (with the wrx engine). This is my first Ford and I'm loving it. If you decide to start modding and getting a tune , I warn you it is quite addictive!

 

[23 Explorer ST]

Hello, fellow Explorer ST folks!
My name is Mike, and as the post subject implies, I've recently gone back to owning a Ford vehicle. After having two Subarus since 2020 (WRX and Outback), I decided that it was time to get into something a bit different. Fortunately, my local dealer had a 2023 ST lease turn-in on their lot that had been dropping in price for weeks. Ended up pulling the trigger on it yesterday and traded in my Outback.
While it wasn't too difficult for them to climb into the Outback, my kids should have an easier time climbing into their seats with the ST. Plus I'm really loving the way the ST drives compared to the Outback.
Looking forward to seeing what sort of cool and functional mods there are out there for the ST, especially since I was really into that with my old WRX.
Thanks!

Welcome and congratulations


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[2020FordRaptor]

Hello, fellow Explorer ST folks!
My name is Mike, and as the post subject implies, I've recently gone back to owning a Ford vehicle. After having two Subarus since 2020 (WRX and Outback), I decided that it was time to get into something a bit different. Fortunately, my local dealer had a 2023 ST lease turn-in on their lot that had been dropping in price for weeks. Ended up pulling the trigger on it yesterday and traded in my Outback.
While it wasn't too difficult for them to climb into the Outback, my kids should have an easier time climbing into their seats with the ST. Plus I'm really loving the way the ST drives compared to the Outback.
Looking forward to seeing what sort of cool and functional mods there are out there for the ST, especially since I was really into that with my old WRX.
Thanks!

Congrats and welcome back to the Ford family! Be sure to check out my modding guide, gives you the full rundown of everything you can do to these cars:

https://explorerst.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/explorer-st-modding-guide/