Cancun
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2005 Ford Explorer
You are aware of the corrosion issues?
2005 Ford Explorer
9-5's do have a couple of typical problems that unfortunately are of the kind that leave you stranded. Crankshaft position sensor, fuel pump, ignition cassette.
I don't want to get into an argument about Saab here, but their electronic systems are not known for being reliable. I did some research (I was looking into 2005+ cars) and they had numerous problems with all kinds of fiddly electronic parts that didn't seem like it would be worth the trouble. While I could probably live with it and fix things that had cheap replacement parts, the problem is when you go to sell it if crap doesn't work you lose out on a lot of potential buyers.
The mechanical bits weren't too concerning to me, but the electronics that govern them are sketchy.
As a point of reference, we ended up with a 2005 Ford Explorer, loaded to the hilt that's just about to cross 100k miles. It only had 70k miles on it when we bought it, and so far other than oil and tires, the only thing I had go wrong was the EGR valve. $90 and 15 minutes later and it was trouble free. Only problem is that its 4-liter V6 sucks gas worse than my 6-liter GTO.
I remember it differently. When it was first suggested, Hammond was not included in the bet at all, even though he mentioned "having to do it while pleasuring himself", or words to that effect.
Why was it so yellow if it's called Black?
Does falling asleep equate to you giving it a 3? How can you accurately judge the episode if you were to tired to watch it properly?I fell asleep. Entire episode was so predictable.
While GM definitely deserves its share of the blame, for the way they RAN Saab during their tenor (despite the segment's mentions that Saab re-did as many parts as possible on the "badge-swap" cars, there was still WAY too much diluting of the Saab brand under GM; see 9-7X, 9-2X), I wouldn't blame them for blocking the sale to the Chinese. That was done out of survival, and justly so. GM has a large market in China, and had any Chinese company invested in Saab, that would give them access to a huge reserve of GM-engineered projects. China seems to think of patent law as a suggestion, and GM had every right to be concerned that Chinese ownership of Saab would lend itself to those companies blatantly copying GM's projects, and therefore profiting directly from GM's work (without GM getting any compensation). Had that not been an issue, I have no reason to doubt GM would have okay'ed the sale.Again a solid episode. 8/10. Gave it a 9 just because it is so nice to have classic top gear back.
Hey, a mad Dutchman at least tried to save Saab. It really was GM causing the final bankruptcy by not allowing Saab to be sold to the Chinese. The Chinese were willing to invest in it.
Does falling asleep equate to you giving it a 3? How can you accurately judge the episode if you were to tired to watch it properly?
In what way was the episode predictable?? India Special? Yes. 18x05? No.
Am I the only one who finds this car completely boring? Looks like every other lambo and designed like every other lambo. Find a chassis and put a lot of power into it. Done.
Why does it only rev to 8000?
I don't understand what the fuss is all about...it's JUST another lamborghini. Nothing revolutionary, nothing different, just a "typical" lambo.
Does falling asleep equate to you giving it a 3? How can you accurately judge the episode if you were to tired to watch it properly?
In what way was the episode predictable?? India Special? Yes. 18x05? No.
Oh boy, sorry for going off-topic, but...
Lancia, you're talking to a guy who described the Lamborghini Aventador as "boring."
He's a little weird, so don't bother arguing (believe me, I tried).
You could be right. In the news today though: GM prevented a Turkish firm from investing in Saab. It's not only China.While GM definitely deserves its share of the blame, for the way they RAN Saab during their tenor (despite the segment's mentions that Saab re-did as many parts as possible on the "badge-swap" cars, there was still WAY too much diluting of the Saab brand under GM; see 9-7X, 9-2X), I wouldn't blame them for blocking the sale to the Chinese. That was done out of survival, and justly so. GM has a large market in China, and had any Chinese company invested in Saab, that would give them access to a huge reserve of GM-engineered projects. China seems to think of patent law as a suggestion, and GM had every right to be concerned that Chinese ownership of Saab would lend itself to those companies blatantly copying GM's projects, and therefore profiting directly from GM's work (without GM getting any compensation). Had that not been an issue, I have no reason to doubt GM would have okay'ed the sale.
You are aware of the corrosion issues?
Here's someone in the know but most of the items you quoted are 'long term consumables' that should be swapped out at a certain age, and it's it takes quite a while for them to need to be replaced.
P.S> DI Cassette - haha, those who know their 9-5 will always keep a spare in the boot, it's a 10 minute job (these things tend to not go wrong for at least 60000 miles or so, and some can last a lot longer).
And I am just pointing out sometimes how reputations are just unfounded.
Now that you mention it I DID need to replace a couple of light bulbs for the car to pass the road safety cert...
Talk about electronic system, Saabs are designed with safety and user friendly in mind.
How many modern cars you see that still does not either warn you, or just allows you to leave the main beam on when you go out and lock your car? Nice surprise to come back to a flat battery huh? (I have seen various Toyotas, Hyndais, etc still do this)
The tail/ brake lights are all double/ tripled. So if one set burns out you have back ups still working (if the brake light burns out, the rear light automatically switches over to double as brake light too)