I agree with "wth" on this. I had a '92, a '99 and now have an '05.
There is a world of difference between the older models and the '02
and up models. If you can stretch your budget enough, '02 or up is
the way to go.

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 13:39:06 GMT, "wth" > wrote:

>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
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>"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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