LR3 vs Explorer

[agbuckle98]

My uncle just bought a new Ford Explorer, and I was looking under it and it looks strangely familiar to the LR3. Same frame design, same silly holes in the rear where the axle shafts go through the frame. Could they really share a plat form, or is that stupid holey frame shit Fords new theme with everything?

 

[LandCruisers4Life]

Your uncle bought a Ford Exploder?

 

[agbuckle98]

Your uncle bought a Ford Exploder?

Yeah dude, that was the first sentence, congrats on your reading comprehension.

 

[Springsroverfamily]

I thought the same thing. Ford redesigned there explorer after they purchased Land Rover from BMW. The 7 passanger design also looks like a barowed design. I dont belive its the same but alot of the design elements were used. towing 7,290 lbs more than the expedition

 

[RAV]

I noticed yesterday in traffic that they share the same goofy rear headrests as well.

 

[jeffro0502]

LR2 = Ford Escape

I think the same for LR3 and Exploder

 

[LRflip]

Hey dont knock an Exploder....My dad has 380,000 on his and counting....thing runs a bit rough for my taste but its clean as a whisle and I wouldnt hesitate to drive it across the country.

 

[jeffro0502]

I wasn't knocking the "Exploder" I was knocking the LR3.

 

[Robert Page]

How many LR3s do you own?

 

[jeffro0502]

I recently was with a friend that had a loaner LR3 in one day the loaner had three different things go wrong with, first two minor electrical issues. stupid radio and cruise control not working..the 3rd one it died and wouldn't start. But thats just like discovery I suppse...they all have issues...my main thing is I don't like the design. Don't seem as rugged to me.

 

[Hollywood LR3]

I have 2006 LR3 SE V6 and have not had one issue I even drove from Cali to NY and back It has 27k on it.

Cheers J.T.

 

[Flip]

51% of all service tickets opened on the LR3 are "user error". JD power does not take that into consideration when crushing Land Rovers on their IQS ratings. The Ford Explorer that shares the Land Rover designed frame only has 4 inches of wheel travel in the rear where the LR3 has 13.

 

[Robert Page]

I own an '05 and have gone through several of the "known" issues and had those repaired with no recurrence. The only persistent issue is the #$%$ parking brake. Anybody have a manual conversion idea yet?

 

[Lusty]

X2 on the %&$#@ parking brake!:banghead: WTF, LR has had a freaking manual tranny brake on their trucks for forty years!

 

[agbuckle98]

X2 on the %&$#@ parking brake!:banghead: WTF, LR has had a freaking manual tranny brake on their trucks for forty years!

Which by the way work great and hardly ever get fucked up! Ford took one of the best design features of land rover and threw it out the window, and now you all get stupid LR3 parking brakes.

 

[nwoods]

And to make matters worse, they did it to appeal to women drivers!

 

[Lusty]

I pity the Land Rover engineer that tries to tell my wife that :ninja: