Hello everyone! My name is Steve and I have been perusing the forum for quite some time, decided it's finally time to show some face and introduce myself. Always been a big Ford guy (Born and raised in Michigan initially and lots of family involved with Ford Motor Company early on) so when they announced the ST trim coming to the Explorer family especially as a rwd based platform I got really excited... Fast forward to March 2023 I am about to make a big change and move from Southeast FL after Hurricane Ian to the Savannah, GA area taking a promotion to launch my third Amazon site. Prior to this I had been searching far and wide for a brand new ST, there were lots of used options out there, but nothing seemed worth the price to me at that point in time. Started looking into dealers in the Savannah area and found one that had a beautiful, brand new Star White 2023 ST still on the lot. Contacted the dealer, found out the buyer backed out of the deal and I slid in. Drove about 7 hours from FL to pick it up and drive it back that same weekend. Since then I have fallen even more in love with the car and this platform. Seeing all the post in the FB groups and on this forum is incredible and watching it grow from where it began to where it is now has been so enjoyable. I am very much looking forward to continuing to see the progress on this platform and am so excited to be involved in a great community.
Thanks to all that post and offer help to others, this is how we create growth and get people involved in the community who might not otherwise be interested just based on stigmas or stereotypes of the "car world." I hope to see as many of you out there as possible, let's have some fun!
-Steve Y.