Gar mileage is horrendous.
CV boots.
Upper and lower ball joints.
Emergency brake.
Hood release hard to open. (granny would have NO chance)
Rust.
Inner door handle broken.
ALL rear door reflectors broken off.
Throttle sticks.
Engine area cramped for access.
Brakes replaced 3 times.
Gutless for a v6
Cruise control cuts out on inclines.
Roomy.
Power seats are comfortable.
Hard to get stuck when 4x4ing.
Looks like you needed an MAF sensor, symptoms are:
Huge lag in power.
Poor gas mileage.
Rough idle.
Yeah, it's outrageous that his 13-year-old vehicle has problems. Ford clearly owes him for the problems he's had with this 3rd-hand car. Surely a Japanese brand would be much better after 13 years with the same lack of maintenance. Right. I'll follow his advice --- not!
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