 being German and just moved to the 
U.S., I bought the Explorer in 2000 to 
get the 'American' feeling of a SUV.
Exploring the vehicle's behavior in 
the first year was interrupted by a 6 
week break the service shop needed to 
replace the broken transmission.
Riding the SUV felt like a 'bounce 
mobil', it is too stiff, the fuel 
economy is not the best and spped only 
in straight lanes, curves seem to 
destabilize the drinving behavior.
