ST's are like buses...

[ZRX61]

You don't see any for a month, then three show up at the same time...

A black & a white on the 14 South & a black on Valencia Blvd/Soledad Cyn in Santa Clarita in the space of less than an hour.

Valencia Blvd:



And two idiots who came close to testing the impact resistence of their vehicles...

 

[MikeyP]

I see at least 10 STs every day. They're far more common by me than any other trim. Hell, I see me Aviators than XLT/Limited/Platinum Explorers!

 

[hbalek]

I see at least 10 STs every day. They're far more common by me than any other trim. Hell, I see me Aviators than XLT/Limited/Platinum Explorers!

I only see about 1 or 2 a week here.

 

[KANSAS]

Hen's teeth here.

 

[ZRX61]

Hen's teeth here.

Ditto. I know there's a red & a white around town. I think part of the reason is the reputation of our Ford dealer, no one is going to drop that kind of coin with the clowns at the local dealer. It's 2 miles from the house, the ST came from another dealer 40 miles away... plus the local dealer has 2 SuperDutys, an F150 & 2 used Lincolns on the lot last time I drove past. They've sold or leased half the lot & buildings to an outfit that sells used cars. No longer sell new Lincolns.

 

[ButchsExplorerST]

I see quite a few in my area, about 7 per week easy, mostly STs.

 

[Chamorro85]

I've got two in my neighborhood! A Green that looks way better in person than the pictures i've seen and a black one. Both completely stock so never sure if they notice the differences when I drive by them.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I think Ford has said ST's make up about 20% of the take rate for each model year.

I see a butt-ton of Explorers in my neck of the woods. I see mostly XLT's and Limited here. Next up would be the ST's and then Platinum's. The rare ones to see on the road are the King Ranches and Base models. I think i've only ever seen 1-2 base model in person.


For my neighborhood Explorers, there are two XLTs with sport appearance package plus my ST. Neighbor's good friend who is always over their house with their kids has a Limited. One of the soccer mom's at the school drop off drives a red ST. In my work parking lot, two XLT's and my ST.

 

[bluesnake01]

Regarding the original post, i mean there's literally a Ford dealer about a mile away from Valencia and Soledad Cyn lol

Would be weird not seeing any ST's nearby

 

[cheetoduster]

It seems to be a common phenomena. Before I bought my Explorer I knew I was looking for a SUV in general. I was keeping an eye out for 6th gen Explorers and rarely saw one. I live in an apartment facing a highway in DFW, with all the cars I see you'd think I'd see a ton of them, but I didn't.

After I bought mine, I see them everywhere now. I see tons of STs as well.

Something similar happened when I was a kid. My parents bought a used 1990 Chevy Corsica in the mid-90s. I'd never even heard of a Chevy Corsica before that. After that I saw them everywhere.