Happy Holidays Car Chat (any car related gifts you are giving/requesting?)

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12-23-10, 04:53 PM

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mmarshall

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Originally Posted by IS-SV

Mike - Best of luck with the operation and wishing you a speedy recovery.

Thanks. Hopefuly 3-5 days in the hospital, and a couple of weeks at home.

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If I get a chance I will test drive a new Explorer, one of my local dealers might get one next week.

Good. When I recover, the new 2011 Explorer, by CL member-request, is probably first on my review list, too, but it will be good to have multiple-opinions of it....including yours. Unlike past Explorers, this one is going to be a BIG change....from the truck-based Ford Ranger ladder-frame to a car-based unibody. Might (?) lower the tow-rating some and affect its off-road prowess, but relatively few SUV owners venture off-road anymore. The new car-frame/chassis should improve its somewhat trucky steering, ride, and road manners. I'm also anxious to see how it stacks up against its (one-time) 1990's arch-rival, the also-much-improved new Jeep Grand Cherokee, which, unlike most Chrysler products, clearly impresses me.

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12-23-10, 11:45 PM

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Thank you and happy holidays to you too.

12-24-10, 12:30 AM

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Thanks.

I'll be off to the hospital Monday morning for one of the most important Christmas presents I'll ever get.....new heart arteries. Hope to be back by New Year's Day.

I (probably) won't be doing any reviews for several weeks, but that's OK.......Mike (1SICKLEX) and Hoovey2411, I'm sure, will have plenty of them.

Wow!