I know myself, I have 2 Expeditions.
A 2014 without ASS and other gooblygook electronic whizbang features with an old style V8 (no turbo) where I disabled the rear hatch lift motor since to me its justanother thing to break. I use this mainly for cross country travel or 30 minute trips or to impress a hot chick from Pittsford on a date. This vehicle use is optimized for long term reliability.
A 2003 BEATER that I use locally for all the short trips and to let it pickle in the salt bath environment all winter (which shows). I like the fact that this one is started and run for several short trips every day and I can preserve GrandPappy for 2030. In other words, less starts is more smarts for GrandPappy in my fleet. I also use this vehicle when I'm going on a date with the even hotter chick from the trailer park, and we go 4 wheelin on the way home, roll in the mud, etc.. So I agree with the "start = wear" philosophy.
FWIW … I'm not trashing the whizbang features, just not for me. It is America after all!!
A 2014 without ASS and other gooblygook electronic whizbang features with an old style V8 (no turbo) where I disabled the rear hatch lift motor since to me its justanother thing to break. I use this mainly for cross country travel or 30 minute trips or to impress a hot chick from Pittsford on a date. This vehicle use is optimized for long term reliability.
A 2003 BEATER that I use locally for all the short trips and to let it pickle in the salt bath environment all winter (which shows). I like the fact that this one is started and run for several short trips every day and I can preserve GrandPappy for 2030. In other words, less starts is more smarts for GrandPappy in my fleet. I also use this vehicle when I'm going on a date with the even hotter chick from the trailer park, and we go 4 wheelin on the way home, roll in the mud, etc.. So I agree with the "start = wear" philosophy.
FWIW … I'm not trashing the whizbang features, just not for me. It is America after all!!
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