AK_in_OR

Hey Bob, I double checked my truck just to be sure. I have no such problem. I have had the seats up and down several times since I've owned it, but didn't think to look for any tears or things out of place. Upon a closer inspection, all seats and seatbelt features seem to be fine. I didn't see anything that looked like it was going to hold up or cause a tear. Bummer for those people in the thread. I hope noone else has that to deal with. Thanks for the heads up! AK

Hey there... Got back from the beach Sunday. Great trip and pretty decent weather for Oregon! The ride was SWEEEET! I got 15 MPG taking mostly back hiway roads and crossing over the coast range. 4 adults, the dog and a back end full of supplies. I'm lovin' my rig more and more. We actually had a very nice couple of days here, weather-wise and my expy was looking good. All washed up and shiny. Only problem now is, I'm seeing more and more of them on the streets, so, I'm not the only carbon metallic in my area. I see this as a good thing, and a bad thing! Here's some photos of my interior ELlover. The dog's hair blends real well with this stone color. Another plus for me! The rims I have come with the std 18" tires. Don't tell anyone, but they're caps! They look good from a distance though. I haven't decided anything as far as custom wheels/tires yet. Gotta take a look and see what's out there. That's down the road for me. P.S. Are those updated pics of your rig? I like em.

LOL.. thanks Mike... OKAY... My Expy is almost the spit and image of ELLovers! Carbon Metallic w/Stone interior! "ALMOST" all of the options. Love the powerfold seats and all that flat space in the back. I was looking for something a little more up to date to replace the 95 Aerostar, but was really worried about hauling room for the Band Equip. Not a problem! I'm working on my 3rd week of ownership and have a beach trip planned for this weekend! Looking forward to puttin' some hiway miles on this rig. Also, I can't wait to tow something!!! (grunt,grunt) I chose the Stone interior to help out a bit with transporting our Yellow Lab. Hoping the hairs won't show as much! ha ha... Thank you for your welcome to the club and I hope to be trading some great Expy-riences soon! :shades:

Hey everyone! Just got my Ex EL Limited about 3 weeks ago. LOVE IT! Only have 500 miles, but the MPG has been averaging 12 so far. I'm hoping to use it more for road trips than everyday, so I'm thinking this MPG will go up. Not sure if the pic is going to post with my screen name, but this is such a step up from my 95 Aerostar, that I keep thinking I'm driving a Navigator! Just wanted to say this is a great site and I fully intend to check back often to see what other peoples expy-riences are!!