The '02's and up are all new from the ground up. There much better than the
'01's and older for ride handling.
wth

"wabbitslayer" > wrote in message
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> Hi Group,
>
> I've been a mustang owner the last few years and now that it's paid off,
> I'm
> looking at buying a Explorer. The price range I'm looking in is $10 to
> $12K,
> so as near as I can tell, that looks like a 99 to 02 model with anywhere
> from 50 to 90k miles, depending on trim level, etc....so of course I have
> more than a few questions.
>
> Other than the usual things to look out for when getting a used vehicle,
> is
> there anything particular to Explorers I need to look for? And is there
> any
> one problem area (outside of normal replacement stuff...belts, hoses,
> brakes, etc) I should be concerned about?
>
> thanks
>
> wabbitslayer
> 01 GT vert
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