"1996 Explorer xl, 4x4, beige with beige cloth int, a/c, all power options, Alpine cd/sub/amp, mint condition, towing package, 211k kms all put on by my mom, she drives to the interior cuz she is a fabric rep. This truck is mint, nothing wrong with it at all, all service done at Ford, new brakes, suspension. Do me a favour and buy it so i can finally get an SC

$7000 obo "

i'm at work so i can't do a whole lotta research on the web....can only visit certain websites....and the explorers weren't necessarily my vehicle of choice, just cause i hadn't heard much good stuff bout the older ones, and they were always nicknamed exploders. I dunno if anything changed with the newer ones or what they're like on gas or anything...but can anyone offer some insight for me?

thanks a bunch

(ps you guys all suck on a friday night...this board is dead, and it's killing me cause i'm stuck at work with nothin to do)

 

The trannies on the Exploders of the generation before were absolute crap. I haven't got a lot of info on how reliable the newer ones are.

 

The only problem I have known about has been the disk brake up front. Some of the vehicles go through them at an alarming rate.

 

Also, body/floor rust on those can be quite alarmingly awful.

Do a good check on that , especially UNDER the carpets and inside the wheel wells, etc...

 

Log onto www.bc4x4.com or www.funinbc.com and ask them.

Lots of Exploder owners on the bc4x4 site.

 

the heater controll stuff will go eventually, and the dealership will tell you it's a 9 hour job to replace it... they arent lying

 

better have a gas card with lots of money on it !!!