[TruthWillWin]

The worst 50 cars with a liberal slant by the writers. Here's what they say about the 1995 Ford Explorer:

In its very success, the Ford Explorer is responsible for setting this country on the spiral of vehicular obesity that we are still contending with today. People, particularly women drivers, discovered that they liked sitting up high. Even though more fuel-efficient minivans do the kid- and cargo-hauling duties better, people came to prefer the outdoorsy, go-anywhere image of SUVs. In other words, people became addicted to the pose. And, as vehicles got bigger and heavier, buyers sought out even bigger vehicles to make themselves feel safe. Helloooo Hummer. All of that we can lay at the overachieving feet of the Explorer.

[KarlInOhio]

Just wait until you get to the Hummer:

It was/is arrogantly huge, overtly militaristic, openly scornful of the common good....It all contributed to GM's emerging image as the Dick Cheney of car companies.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Women discovered they like sitting up high ...

Heaven forbid women be able to buy cars/SUV’s that they actually LIKE!!!!

[nicollo]

The Pinto and the Explorer were both creations of the government. The 1970s government-manufactured “gas crisis,” Nader-inspired anti-corporatism, and the new regulatory state built aroud it led directly to the junk that Ford, GM, Chrysler and AMC were putting out by the mid-70s. No excuses for Detroit, but one can understand its confusion.

Look at any of the ‘75 lineup and you’ll see cars that are trying to please the government, the economy, and the consumer — which at that time were all at odds with each other. Japan, Inc.’s timing couldn’t have been better: they had one type of car, and it fit the model better than the others who were stuck trying to please the old with the new with the fantasy-world of central planners.

The Explorer solved the problem for consumers. Since trucks were exempt from CAFE and other regs, consumers were allowed free expression in demands for size, utility, and identity that the government-run sedan market had lost.

[Armedanddangerous]

Last year my cousin sold me her lovingly taken care of 1996 Explorer.

It certainly does put me above the traffic,thats for sure, but it allows me to go out in the snow without getting stuck and I have a feeling I’d be safer in an accident than a little $14,00 jap crapbox.

Oh, and I paid just $2,000 for it. It runs great, doesnt use any oil and the engine purrs like a kitten.

So that guy can just bite my white middle aged male ass.

[gogeo]

The worst 50 cars with a liberal slant by the writers. Here's what they say about the 1995 Ford Explorer:

Yes, should be renamed Fifty cars of which we disapprove.