Posted by sotxbill on October 08, 2009 at 07:22:01 from (76.227.27.16):
In Reply to: different vehicle posted by Drill on October 07, 2009 at 21:01:50:
ford explorers have a great record of lasting for over 200,000 miles if taken care of. they were the top selling suv for many many years so the bugs were worked out and they have great records. there are tons and tons of explorers out there.
bad... the tires can blow out if run a 26 lbs and you have the wrong brand of tire. like most trucks and suvs, a blow out at high speed can cause loss of control. The firestone tires would over heat and blow out.. lots of bad press, but running 32 lbs made the ride rougher but stopped the problem. goodyear and michellin tires did not have the problem. (get the michellin tires for a great quiet ride)
also the electric window motors tend to fail at 125000 miles to 200,000 miles. timing chains will get loud and rattle around 135000 to 180000 miles. brakes, tires, batteries, fan belts and hoses need to be changed as needed, ac evaporator will usually start to leak around 175,000. Auto trannys will usually need a rebuild around 180,000, and as early as 60,000 if ran hard. Most of these vehicles go to mexico where they live on to 300 to 400,000 miles but in pretty bad shape, guess they beat walking. The seats fold down and you can haul about anything, tow up to 6000lbs and it has a full frame under it. The two v6 engines are both good engines for the size vehicle, the v8 is probably a bit of an overkill. The large v6 was the best overall unless your towing and if your towing a lot, its the wrong vehicle.
Most women love the handling and visabiliy of the higher vehicle and its great feel of its controls. Most explorer owners are repeat owners that only quit buying them due to fuel prices.
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