Listen to your gut about US made. Had Chevy's built in 1972, 1975, and 1988 and they were all pretty good. Then bought a 2000 Chevy Tahoe -- horrible. Went to Toyota -- it was great. Had a Sequoia (the same one) from 2003 to 2020 with very few problems. Don't know about new ones or the mixed power thing with the new Sequoia. Traded for a 2020 Expedition -- deja vu all over again with US made. Not having a great experience. Learning transmission nonsense. Had to have transmission completely rebuilt already. Have had the vehicle just not move in drive at stop light even after transmission rebuild. It was not the start stop feature either. It does have the start stop defeat button which is nice. Carpet and plastics cheap and cheap looking showing much more wear than my old Toyota even after many years. Roominess is nice. Ride is not bad for large vehicle. Rides better than the 2020 Nissan Armada. Acceleration not bad, but it has Turbo so who knows how long that will last. Media system is not bad for my needs; not much different than other modern systems. Not sure why you would consider Range Rover. Parts, Service Centers, Quality? If you plan on buying and trading at end of warranty, then go for anything. If you do not need the space or towing -- maybe keep looking.
100% agree…been a Toyota guy for some time And the wife wanted an Expedition MAX so we bought one new in 2019. In the first 40kmiles we had the following repairs:
1. Rear End Knock issue rebuilt 3 times (there’s a tsb)
2. Full Transmission rebuild at 30kmi When I mean full, I mean full rebuild. Metal shavings, warped plates completely messed up inside.
3. Engine tear down at 40,000 miles due to cam phaser issue. Most everyone will have a cam phaser issue with an expedition.
4. Cup holders completely failing/breaking multiple times. Replace under warranty, however, the warranty is up and they have broken again.
5. Dashboard, trim piece plastic cracking. Again this was replaced under warranty. However, now the warranty is up and the replacement parts are now cracking.
6. Front shock replacement at 15,000 miles. Luckily, I inspect my vehicles on a regular basis along with check all the fluids on a regular basis. I happen to catch failure on the front suspension and they was able to replace it under warranty. however, this is a common issue.
I personally get each and every one of my vehicles maintained and serviced at the dealer, all repairs and regular maintenance. And that’s another issue, Ford dealership Service experience is nowhere near the same as Toyota or Lexus. When I bring my Toyota in, and if it has multiple issues, it is done by the same technician and never takes more than a day. Ford dealers work in a different way in that each tech focuses on one area of the car. so if you get a oil change and you need the rear end to be worked on, the rear end tech may have a four week backlog so you have to make another appointment for that and bring it back.
As opposed to the Toyota dealer, where I can have an oil change, brakes, spark plugs, valve adjustment, water pump, timing belt, all done by the same tech usually done within the day.
Now the wife wants a new sequoia because she is tired of the unreliability and dealership experience with Ford.
