Said good bye to a family friend. 2011 XLT

[JimmyM]

I replaced my 2011 XLT with a 23 Limited last year. I kept the 2011 for my daughters to drive. Figured around town it's a low speed accident winner. But the inevitable exhaust manifold leak got so bad the state inspection barely passed. It was loud. $2k to fix them. My sister is buying a new car, so I'm buying her low mile subaru and gave her my XLT as a trade.
It served our family really well, but this exhaust thing is just too much. Still ran like a champ with no other issues after 185kmi. Not even the timing thing cropped up.
Good bye old friend.

 

[chuck s]

I'm stealing "low speed accident winner." I've always felt the same but never had a good way to express it!

Kept my daughter in SUVs starting when she was 16 -- almost 15 years ago. Never the Expedition though but some just smaller.

-- Chuck

 

[BigOleFordFan]

I replaced my 2011 XLT with a 23 Limited last year. I kept the 2011 for my daughters to drive. Figured around town it's a low speed accident winner. But the inevitable exhaust manifold leak got so bad the state inspection barely passed. It was loud. $2k to fix them. My sister is buying a new car, so I'm buying her low mile subaru and gave her my XLT as a trade.
It served our family really well, but this exhaust thing is just too much. Still ran like a champ with no other issues after 185kmi. Not even the timing thing cropped up.
Good bye old friend.

As the Vulcans say: "Live long & Prosper", and "Peace & Long life"

 

[cekkk]

Kent our daughters in big Olds station wagon, another in a Mercury tank and the youngest got a 97 Expedition. Then they all turned around and bought: a Miata, something like a 300Z, and a Vette. All survived.

 

[chuck s]

But they were off your medical insurance by then!

-- Chuck