Glad I decided to wait before I bought one, as I was originally going to go for the 2.7. But after seeing this makes me hesitate. But the question is the 2.3 enough?
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Should Ford help recover you if your engine blows because of their own issues with manufacturing? Yes.I can promise I wouldn't be the only one to raise holy hell if my motor grenaded and Ford said tough titties. Breaking components because I was thrashing it is different than complete engine failure. I hope you can see the difference.
2.3L with 7MT is wayyyy more than enough for my Badlands so far. I’ve been soft footing it for the break in period but the aggressive gearing of the manual and 4.70 gears is honestly very performant, even in normal and eco modes.Glad I decided to wait before I bought one, as I was originally going to go for the 2.7. But after seeing this makes me hesitate. But the question is the 2.3 enough?
If you have the opportunity to drive both I would highly recommend it. I was surprised by the 4-banger and for sure if I went 2-door I would have considered it. I'm generally just not a twin turbo 4-cylinder guy, personally. the 2.7L is awesome!Glad I decided to wait before I bought one, as I was originally going to go for the 2.7. But after seeing this makes me hesitate. But the question is the 2.3 enough?
Have you by chance mentioned that to Ford yet?** At some point it seems Ford would have an obligation to contact the affected 2.7L owners w some kind of safety bulletin ? **
The 2.3 has a single turbo and the 2.7 is a twin turbo.! I'm loving my 2.3. I hate that the 2.7 is a problem for some.!If you have the opportunity to drive both I would highly recommend it. I was surprised by the 4-banger and for sure if I went 2-door I would have considered it. I'm generally just not a twin turbo 4-cylinder guy, personally.
They are actually discussing the 2.7 issue in a recent Chat?Well Esteban touched ever so slightly on it since Jordan brought it up on the BN chat. There is a "team" on it is the gist of it.
Going on right now. Short version is "they are looking into it"They are actually discussing the 2.7 issue in a recent Chat?
If so, the Ford attorneys are not going to be happy campers.
This seems like a soft confirmation that there's an ongoing issue -- possibly even still affecting engines being produced today?Well Esteban touched ever so slightly on it since Jordan brought it up on the BN chat. There is a "team" on it is the gist of it.
I had the 2.3 badlands manual for 5 months while I waited for my 2.7 auto to come in last week. The 2.3 is definitely adequate. I was getting almost 21mpg avg since I bought it. That was with lots of offroad and fireroads.. daily driving it.. I put 11,300 kms on it. It was fine. I don't have anything bad to say about it other than it was a bit sluggish... But in a 5000lb vehicle that was to be expected. I have a week with my 2.7 auto. It's a different beast. It's blatantly more torky, feels stronger and a bit lighter on it's toes. The shifting in the auto is good and smooth... But still working itself out. I have about 543 kms on it so far. No complaints really out of either so far.Glad I decided to wait before I bought one, as I was originally going to go for the 2.7. But after seeing this makes me hesitate. But the question is the 2.3 enough?