Ford Explorer: '04 F150

The big question is how well the '04 F-150 extended cab version will do at
this web site, http://www.hwysafety.org/
because the '03 and earlier models did poorly. Ford did a good job with the
'02 Explorer, hopefully they did their homework with the F-150.
wth

> (snip) Ford did a good job with the 

You got that right. The IIHS (the same site as hwysafety) has the Explorer
as a "Best Pick".
http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/summary_midsuv.htm
http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/0125.htm

At a restaurant the other night, we overheard some older man tell his
friends that "Buick has an all-new [sic] SUV coming out, so we're going to
take a look at it next week. I think it's called the Rainier." His wife
said something like "we heard it's going to be the best." I was trying to
hold back from banging on the table laughing. The wife was begging me not
to say anything.

People amaze me. Aside from a new grill, ugly old-folks Buick interior, and
rear signals changed from amber to red, the Rainier is a now-recycled
Bravada, right down to the tubby-ugly rear end, rubbery steering, high
sensitivity to crosswinds, solid rear axle that hops all over the place in
bumpy turns...

And then there are the IIHS' tests:
http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/0119.htm

Add this to Edmunds' test of the Explorer (1 versus 4 for the TrailBlazer),
and Consumer Reports' pick of the Explorer (1 versus 4 for the Envoy), and
you have to wonder if people *bother* researching how they're going to spend
their money---especially this *much* money.

If I had told this uninformed OF about this, he probably would have said,
"but the Buick won't roll over." So I didn't bother. Go buy the POS
Oldsmobuick without looking at anything else.

To quote a line from "The Money Pit," "I hopa you choke." <snicker>

C. E. White wrote: 

Isn't the Tundra built at the NUMMI (GM/Toyota joint venture) plant in
California?


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Dan
1992 Sport
4.0L 4x4