2012 New Ford Explorer

**ramibel** · October 17th, 2011 04:45 PM

nice! also planning to get a black one next year. *glnVR, kindly update us on the long-term reliability of the myford sync. its my only reservation with this vehicle. dami kasing not-so-good feedback on it. thanks.

**weekdaywarrior** · October 17th, 2011 05:43 PM

glntVR,

very nice.

what are the freebies that came with the 2.350M price tag? ford alabang is not giving much: 3-y LTO reg, matting, tint (3M), emergency roadside assistance, 1000km PM service. i was told that i am 5th in the reservation list for the whites. darn, mukhang medyo matagal pa bago makuha yung unit.

**wilver** · October 17th, 2011 07:13 PM

Very nice Ford Explorer indeed!

I already made a reservation but I'm still concerned with several issues I've read in a US forum on the new Exporer - explorer forum.com. They had issues on the ff:
1) windshield noise
2) Right door and tailgate alignment
3) Power steering loss
4) Overheating

These issues happened quite early, some with just 5k miles! I just hope the units they bring here in the Philippines will have these issues corrected.

**car_bore** · October 17th, 2011 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by glntVR

Thanks! Haha

So far after driving it for a couple of days, I'm already used to the microsoft sync. Although there's a bit of lag, I can live with it.

Here's our unit with my brother's montero

maybe it's because of the camera angle, kaya tuloy ang liit ng tingin ko sa montero

Congrats on your new ride sir! how I envy you.....

**Starex_Gold** · October 17th, 2011 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by car_bore

maybe it's because of the camera angle, kaya tuloy ang liit ng tingin ko sa montero

Congrats on your new ride sir! how I envy you.....

Malaki talaga yung Explorer..

**foresterx** · October 17th, 2011 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by wilver

Very nice Ford Explorer indeed!

I already made a reservation but I'm still concerned with several issues I've read in a US forum on the new Exporer - explorer forum.com. They had issues on the ff:
1) windshield noise
2) Right door and tailgate alignment
3) Power steering loss
4) Overheating

These issues happened quite early, some with just 5k miles! I just hope the units they bring here in the Philippines will have these issues corrected.

damn that's a huge turn off for me if explorer owners experience this here. i just hope the philippine units won't have these problems until it's time for me to buy a car by next year.

Originally Posted by car_bore

maybe it's because of the camera angle, kaya tuloy ang liit ng tingin ko sa montero

Congrats on your new ride sir! how I envy you.....

yup it actually is bigger than it looks, kala ko nga din di ganon ka laki pero nung na pero nung katabi ko na ang laki pala.

**niky** · October 18th, 2011 10:30 AM

Sounds worrying. But there's a TSB (technical service bulletin) about the cooling fan already, so the local units should have the upgraded units.

Just like with the Camaro. First batch ones in the US, and there was a laundry-list on the Camaro forums as long as my arm about problems (transmission dies, limp mode, rattles, shakes, brake retaining clips (which locks the brakes and stalls the car), blah, blah, blah), but after the first batch, things got better.

**AG4** · October 18th, 2011 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Sounds worrying. But there's a TSB (technical service bulletin) about the cooling fan already, so the local units should have the upgraded units.

Most likely.
Production of the new Explorer started early December 2010, so its already been in production for 10.5 months.

**AG4** · October 18th, 2011 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Starex_Gold

Malaki talaga yung Explorer..

Yes, its over a foot longer than the Montero Sport.
Montero Sport Overall Length: 4695 mm (184.84 in)
2012 Explorer Overall Length: 5006 mm (197.1 in)

**glntVR** · October 18th, 2011 05:17 PM

Haven't driven it in nlex or slex yet but I've driven it over 100kph for short distances so I can't give much feedback yet regarding the noise. If there are any problems with our unit, I'll try to post it here to make you guys aware of any problems.

I think the freebie we got was an ipad and the usual freebies. Nothing extra. hahaha

**blitz122805** · October 18th, 2011 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by glntVR

Haven't driven it in nlex or slex yet but I've driven it over 100kph for short distances so I can't give much feedback yet regarding the noise. If there are any problems with our unit, I'll try to post it here to make you guys aware of any problems.

I think the freebie we got was an ipad and the usual freebies. Nothing extra. hahaha

Thanks! appreciate that. Free iPad? Not bad

**3ple4** · October 18th, 2011 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by glntVR

Haven't driven it in nlex or slex yet but I've driven it over 100kph for short distances so I can't give much feedback yet regarding the noise. If there are any problems with our unit, I'll try to post it here to make you guys aware of any problems.

I think the freebie we got was an ipad and the usual freebies. Nothing extra. hahaha

We still don't have the unit, we said around December na lang para 2012 registration. And we chose the 20K worth of fuel instead of the ipad.

Wala bang binigay na cash discount? Kahit 5K man lang?

**freeloader** · October 18th, 2011 06:11 PM

Care to share the FC. Thanks

**Starex_Gold** · October 18th, 2011 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by AG4

Yes, its over a foot longer than the Montero Sport.
Montero Sport Overall Length: 4695 mm (184.84 in)
2012 Explorer Overall Length: 5006 mm (197.1 in)

And wider.

**glntVR** · October 18th, 2011 06:24 PM

According to my dad, none even if he's friends with Willy Tee Ten. Or maybe he just didn't haggle much. hahaha

Originally Posted by 3ple4

We still don't have the unit, we said around December na lang para 2012 registration. And we chose the 20K worth of fuel instead of the ipad.

Wala bang binigay na cash discount? Kahit 5K man lang?

**glntVR** · October 18th, 2011 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by freeloader

Care to share the FC. Thanks

FC so far, I've been driving it with a really heavy foot (mabigat talaga paa ko) and semi traffic route. Based on the trip computer its around 4km/l. Not bad, just to give you an idea, I only manage 5.5km/l on my Xtrail 2.5L CVT, around 4.5km/l on a 3.5 V6 Accord, and around 6-8km/L on 1.6-1.8liter cars.

**Starex_Gold** · October 18th, 2011 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by glntVR

FC so far, I've been driving it with a really heavy foot (mabigat talaga paa ko) and semi traffic route. Based on the trip computer its around 4km/l. Not bad, just to give you an idea, I only manage 5.5km/l on my Xtrail 2.5L CVT, around 4.5km/l on a 3.5 V6 Accord, and around 6-8km/L on 1.6-1.8liter cars.

Halos hindi pala nagbago ang FC ng New Explorer sa Old Explorer..

**Ry_Tower** · October 18th, 2011 07:23 PM

^ Break-in mode pa yan. It will improve by the time naman siguro.

Not that it would matter to the owner. hehe

**jak55** · October 18th, 2011 07:54 PM

Ford is best which has amazing feature and very excited to know about new Ford Explorer which is yet to come...Thanks for the info

**Starex_Gold** · October 18th, 2011 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

^ Break-in mode pa yan. It will improve by the time naman siguro.

Not that it would matter to the owner. hehe

Pero I wouldn't expect much.

The new Explorer is bigger than the previous gen..

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