A bit clickbaity, yes, but I do value honest opinion.
I have four children, ranging eight years to a few months old. As you may imagine, this narrows vehicle choices down substantially, to three large SUVs and the remaining few minivans currently in production. Minivans aren’t out of the question, but I’m far more interested in a large SUV. Out of the three I’ve driven and played with, the new Expedition Max is the most impressive. Very roomy, drives great and at least to my eyes, quite handsome.
I have a tendency to keep cars for quite a while, 8-12 years in fact. Judging by the current age group of kids listed above, it looks very likely that my next family vehicle purchase will have to serve about that long as well.
I’ve not owned a Ford product before, so my question becomes, especially to you current and previous generation Expedition owners, how long will this SUV serve me? This is a new vehicle, generally speaking, so it’s difficult to tell how long it will last. I don’t put a lot of stock into JDPower ratings, as they don’t look at cars 5-8 years down the line. Is the build quality on par or better, when compared to the previous generation?
There’s little I despise more than car or appliance problems, so my paranoia sometimes flares up. Is this something I should feel comfortable owning and taking on multi state trips seven years from now?
And on a somewhat related topic....activeX, is it less or more durable than regular leather included on limited and platinum? I’m assuming its a synthetic material designed to look like leather?
Many thanks in advance!
I have four children, ranging eight years to a few months old. As you may imagine, this narrows vehicle choices down substantially, to three large SUVs and the remaining few minivans currently in production. Minivans aren’t out of the question, but I’m far more interested in a large SUV. Out of the three I’ve driven and played with, the new Expedition Max is the most impressive. Very roomy, drives great and at least to my eyes, quite handsome.
I have a tendency to keep cars for quite a while, 8-12 years in fact. Judging by the current age group of kids listed above, it looks very likely that my next family vehicle purchase will have to serve about that long as well.
I’ve not owned a Ford product before, so my question becomes, especially to you current and previous generation Expedition owners, how long will this SUV serve me? This is a new vehicle, generally speaking, so it’s difficult to tell how long it will last. I don’t put a lot of stock into JDPower ratings, as they don’t look at cars 5-8 years down the line. Is the build quality on par or better, when compared to the previous generation?
There’s little I despise more than car or appliance problems, so my paranoia sometimes flares up. Is this something I should feel comfortable owning and taking on multi state trips seven years from now?
And on a somewhat related topic....activeX, is it less or more durable than regular leather included on limited and platinum? I’m assuming its a synthetic material designed to look like leather?
Many thanks in advance!