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Phoenix61

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5. It's original. 2014 Ford Escape with 126,000 ish miles.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:25 PM

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I wouldn't call it an early failure but definitely not something I was expecting. I'm trying to look on the bright side. I'm headed to a concert the end of next week and it's about 6 hours away. At least it didn't fail on I-75 doing 70 miles an hour.

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