We purchased our 2012 Ford Explorer XLT Ecoboost on September 1st of last year. Last night it hit the 10,000 mile mark. So far the Explorer has defined bulletproof. No issues yet, short of a $25.00 tire repair.
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half_ton says:
11:27 AM, 02/14/12
10K miles without an oil change? That seems a bit excessive to me; I would think the first oil change would be recommended at 3K-5K miles and then maybe 10K afterwards.
lucien4 says:
11:38 AM, 02/14/12
I wonder why in some (German) cars you have to add some oil before the oil change? Is it losing more and/or requires more oil to operate?
Looking at that link you are at the max 10K miles that are for normal use. If it goes much over that then maybe time to check it even does have a reminder system:-) or there's an issue with the reminder.
gregnv says:
04:39 PM, 02/14/12
Maybe it is a wives tale, but I thought on a new car an oil change should be done at about 2500 miles to get any initial break-in impurities out of the system. Subsequent oil changes can be done at normal intervals in accordance with the manual or the car's notification system.
titancrew says:
05:48 PM, 02/14/12
I thought you guys changed the oil back in Nov 2011 at 3k miles?
http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2011/11/2012-ford-explorer-xlt-ecoboost-oil-change-game-film.html#more
cr_driver says:
08:59 AM, 02/15/12
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blueprint1 says:
09:22 AM, 02/15/12
An online car mag up here in Canada has a lt Explorer V-6 awd ... best fuel economy they've seen is 15 l/100km (15.6mpg), and 17 l/100km is frequent (13.8mpg). This is suburban driving in winter (below freezing, as always up here). Sure hope the Ecoboost does better than that!
explorerx4 says:
06:05 PM, 02/15/12
I took te $25 to mean the only unexpected expense.