i'm sooooo soooo sooo happy! we went into lancaster ford-lincoln-mercury & worked out an amazing deal on financing a used car so we got a 2005 Ford Explorer XLT ActionTracRSC. it's beautiful! it's dark blue w/tan interior, moon-roof, cd player, compass, obd readout, 4-wheel drive, optional 3rd row seating [it seats 7], etc. it drives wonderfully! we took it up to mt carmel to see cory's family & it drove so smoothly & all. we were kind of worried about gas mileage [with it being a big suv & all] but it actually is pretty decent. it has a v6 instead of the usual v8 and since it has the obd readout we watched the mileage we were getting. highway we were getting 24-26mpg [our highest was 50.4 except when coasting] and we got 18-22 city. that's better than our taurus was getting, so we're happy with it. =] the obd readout also tells you system check, like tire pressure, oil pressure, battery charge, outside temp, engine temp, miles until "e", etc. we love the fact that it's so safe for steve & any future kids. it has keyless entry, keyless trunk release, alarms, anti-theft security, puddle lights, & a ton of other neat features. we just generally are really happy with it.
because it was newer [only one previous owner who fell behind with his payments] & only had 56 k miles on it, the original powertrain warranty is still in effect. also, because we're financing, we have to have full-coverage from our insurance, which includes all towing nation-wide & free rental car while the explorer's in the shop, etc. but we got a great deal on that, too, so our insurance isnt going up by much at all compared to what we were paying to insure the car. lancaster lincoln-mercury also has this neat deal where if you buy a car from them you get free inspection, oil changes, towing [within 10miles of lancaster], car washes, & other stuff from them for life. there is absolutely no limit on that or any charges, so for example we'll never have to pay for an inspection of it ever. the dealer was joking about how steve will still be getting free inspections & stuff on it when we give it to him in 17 years.
it's nice knowing if anything goes wrong we're covered & not sol like we've been with our previous cars.
so far we've had one problem, though. sometimes when you play a cd, the right speaker wont play the music. it's kind of on & off. probably a loose wire. but it can be annoying. so we've set up an appointment with the service center & they're fixing it completely free of charge [billing llm]. i just find that really convenient to be able to do that. =]
anywho....on other news, WE GOT THE KEYS FOR OUR NEW HOUSE!!!! =] so it's finally ours & we can move in anytime. we're going to wait until wednesday to start moving, though, because pam, pammy, & matt are visiting us for right now, until tuesday night. =] it's great having them here and we've had such a great week. i'm just really really happy with my life. the only thing that could possibly make it any better is if the car gets sold tonight [we posted it on craigslist for 1200 & a guy is coming look at it tonight...wish me luck that it gets sold!].
here's a couple pics of the explorer:



3 comments:
Yugs, daw nabasahan ko naman ni sa iban nga blog?
Nice blog. Thats all.
Baw ah, kasagad sa imo maghimo blog. Nalingaw gd ko basa.
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