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Ive had 6 so far,still own two of them-A 1998 2wd with pushrod 4.0 with 256k miles daily driver and Ive also got a 2000 4.0l sohc 2wd that im about to build up.
 



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First Explorer, but i've had other Fords.

1994 Ford Probe GT (loved it, first car, got it for my 16th birthday brand new)
2000 Ford Mustang (traded the Probe on it with 140,000 miles)
1993 Ford Probe GT (project I got. Paid $350, changed plugs, wires, and detailed. Sold it for $4200)
1993 Probe GT (bought it because it looked "sad" sitting in the back lot of a buy here pay here lot. Sold.)
1997 Probe GTS with 37,000 original miles, looked like it had been the home to some farm animals. Nastiest, dirtiest car I've ever seen. Did an oil change, and it came out like sludge. Original oil filter... In 2011. It was in a sad state.)
 






Grew up a FORD gal

Dad worked for Ford so it's all I've driven. I've had 2 Ford Explorers and 1 Mountaineer in the past 15 years. My 2002 Explorer Sport is my current ride and it's 9 years old. The reason I found this site was because of googling my squeeky underside problem with the explorer. I have a few issues that have come up lately, AC, rattly window and the squeek. I'll fix them and keep my baby on the road a few more years.:D:usa:
 






6 Explorers.

And a total of 11 RBVs, and counting ;).
 






1991 XLT
1994 EB
2003 Mountaineer
2002 XLT
 






on my 3rd..

95 XLT
00 XLS
03 XLT

great trucks! love em!
 






1st Explorer, owned several other Ford's in past.
 






Hmmm... 89 Bronco II Silver/Burgundy 5 speed
85 Bronco II Black Auto. POS
86 Bronco II My little Tonka 5 speed
87 Bronco II Unbreakable 5 speed
99 Explorer Sport SOHC 4x4 Black/Grey
97 Explorer Sport SOHC 4x4 Red/cowcrap tan STOLEN(Rat ******* thief!)
93 Explorer Sport 4x4 Blue/Blue
90 Mustang GT neck snapper Black on Black
91 Ranger STX 4x4 2.9 5 speed burgandy reg cab shortbed sweet sweet truck
Currently in another 99 Explorer Sport Black/Graphite. Very sweet ride...

But honestly if I could find another 93 Sport I'd swap out in a second...
 






i've had 2 explorers but i've had quite the colection of vehicles in the past.

current-
04 F150
00 Explorer
77 Ford LTD
06 Honda VTX1300
02 S10(my wife's DD)

past-
these are in order that i got them and i'm not even sure if this is all of them

78 Ford LTD Landau - 2 door, all original and mint conditon (ex-stepdad had it crushed while i was at school...*******)
84 Mercury Lynx - 2 door hatchback
97 Hyundai Accent - ex-stepdad bought to replace my LTD(like that's a fair trade)
84 Mercury Grand Marque - 2 door
92 Honda Civic hatchback - i got 50mpg on the highway with that bad boy
68 Volkswagen Microbus - came complete with a half smoked joint in the ashtray when it got it
94 Mazda B-3000 4x4 - Std cab, man trans, man t-case, completely blacked out
97 Ford Taurus
86 Dodge D100 - 1/2 ton, 2wd, v6
00 Ford Explorer Sport - still have
92 F-150 XLT - 5.0, 2wd, std cab
96 Dodge B250 - v6 passenger van
94 Bronco XLT - 5.8, 4x4, 4 inch lift
66 Ford Falcon - 2 door
90 Jeep Cherokee - 4 cyl, 4x4, 2 door, no doors or glass, (basically a tube buggy)
90 F-150 XLT Lariat - 5.0, 4x4, std cab, short bed
93 Explorer Sport - 4x4
94 F-150 XLT - 5.0, 4x4, std cab, long bed
04 F-150 STX - 4x4 (current daily driver)
90 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo
89 Chevy Blazer - 4x4, 2 door
84 S-10 - V8, lowered, std cab, short bed
94 Ranger XLT - 4x4, ext cab
97 Taurus SHO
77 Ford LTD Landau - 2 door almost exactly like my first car my grandpa gave me. its getting a full restore

oh yeah i forgot bikes. i'm not going to list all the ones i had growing up bc there had to have been at a bare minimum 30

04 Buell Blast - 500cc, bought for the mpg
74 Honda CB 450
92 Suzuki Intruder - 800cc
06 Buell Lightning SS - 1200cc, too fast sold it before i killed myself
07 Yamaha Virago - 250cc, bought for my wife and she never rode it so i sold it
06 Honda VTX - 1300cc, currently riding everyday i get the chance
 






97 XLT 2WD 4 door daily driver
95 XLT 2WD 4 door bought wrecked in the front as a project
Past cars are
80 Mustang 2 door 4.2 V8
83 Mustang GT
86 Mustang GT convertible
83 Mustang GT convertible
83 Mustang GLX V6
92 Ranger 2.3
97 Escort
05 Malibu Maxx
10 Dodge Grand Caravan - wife's daily driver
 






Only one. It's shooting for being the best vehicle I've ever owned. It has a way to go though, I owned a 89' Jeep Cherokee that had over 480K before my daughter's stepson totaled it. Except for fuel injectors being replaced and regular maintenance she was flawless. The Explorer has only had a/c work and a fuel pump replaced in over 240K. And it looks like she'll last for another 200K.
 






One Mounty 02 which is my dd right now. But i also had a 94 b2200 man tranny. std cab, 2wd. That thing was a blast. Peppy little sucker. Funny story though when i purchased my first home I had some landscaping to do. I was up for it but the ranger wasn't I loaded what i remember to be a yard of loam in the bed. Going down the main road the truck was creaking like a cheap motel bed. Well a couple miles down i hear some banging and my bed and loam is on the main road. It was then I realized why the pros use Super Duty.
 






I have had 6 so far
99xlt 4dr blk 4x4
2001 4dr blue 4x4
2001 2dr blue 4x4
99 2dr white 4x4
2001 2dr gold 4x4
and presently a 2007 4dr xlt 4x4 dark stone.
and a 2004 Mustang GT Conv. 5 spd Gray/black.
 






Just bought my 3rd one, now have a 91, 00, and 01 in the fold.


I have owned in order:

81 AMC Eagle SX4 4x4 2.5 4cyl/4spd
83 Eagle wagon (brown) 4x4 4.2 6cyl/auto
83 Eagle wagon (blue) 4x4 4.2 6cyl/5spd
85 Eagle wagon (white) 4x4 4.2 6cyl/auto
85 Eagle wagon (cream) 4x4 4.2 6cyl/auto
91 Kawasaki EX500 2cyl/6spd
03 Dodge Neon FWD 2.0 4cyl/5spd
94 F150 4x4 5.0 8cyl/5spd
94 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 4.0 6cyl/5spd
96 Dodge Neon FWD 2.4 4cyl/5spd
*07 Kawasaki ZX6R 4cyl/6spd
83 Kawasaki KZ 650 4cyl/5spd
*01 Explorer Sport 4x4 4.0 6cyl/5spd
*91 Explorer Sport 4x4 4.0 6cyl/5spd
91 Ford Taurus SHO FWD 3.0 6cyl/5pd
73 Chevy K10 RWD 4.1 6cyl/auto
97 Chevy 2500 4x4 5.7 8cyl/auto
01 Ford Taurus FWD 3.0 6cyl/auto
*00 Explorer XLT 4x4 4.0 6cyl/auto

*Still have.

Bought the first one at 17, just turned 26 now.
 






91 Toyota corolla- Stock
88 jeep cherokee ( 5" of lift and 33" tires)
96 ford ranger (Was building a budget rig but tranny blew at 340,000 miles)
99 ford explorer 5.0l (current build for my old lady because she drive it more than me )
01 ford explorer 4.0l ( My moms and I am trying to get her to give it to me so I can have another explorer for myself and my olda doesn't have to drive me to work everyday)
 






On my 3rd Explorer, with so many others around! LOL!

98 Explorer Sport (59,000, 4.0 Pushrod, 5-speed manual) Currently..
97 Explorer (200,000, 5.0 AWD)
95 Explorer Limited (198,000, 4.0 SOHC, Auto)

Others..
97 F-350 Powerstroke C Dually 4x4
94 F-150 Ext Cab 4x4
93 F-150 Ext Cab 4x4
89 F-150 Ext Cab 4x4
96 F-250 Powerstroke Ext Cab 4x4
79 F-150
78 F-150
78 Bronco
74 F-150
69 F-100
68 Ford Fairlane

Others I try not admitting to..
93 Taurus
94 Probe SE
96 Probe GT
97 Probe GTS
94 Ranger
 






Had 5 so far, though I only drove 4 of those!

The four pictured are two present and two past. I don't have pictures of the second Explorer I ever had, which was meant to be used for parts. Like the black 91 pictured, both found new life with another owner who had bigger and better plans for them..

Also attached an updated picture of the two I currently have; ditched the running boards on the 4 door, and the 2 door has since gained a Limited bumper, clear markers, and 16" Sport Trac wheels.
 

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I think I might have this one!

Started with a 93 sport auto, then I was hooked. since then....
-94 XLT 5 Speed (Lifted SAS with 40" tires)
-93 XLT auto, Sold then had to Repo it for non payment and used it for Parts
-94 XLT 5 Speed (Drove until I needed parts for the mud truck)
-95 XLT Auto, Parted out
-92 2wd 2 door XL, manual everything with a 5 speed! LOVED THIS TRUCK but lost it in an unfortunate towing accident. (while unloading my car trailer on a hill the truck on it popped out of gear and landed on the roof of my Ex)
-98 Sport 4.0L SOHC (Fell in love with the SOHC motor at this point) Lost tranny and parted out
-99 XLS Auto, Sold
-99 Sport SOHC, used it as a motor donor vehicle for my 98 Ranger Mud drag truck. (The Ranger FLEW with the SOHC and 5 speed combo and had NO issues spinning 2 locked axles with 38.5" Boggers!!!)
-91 XLT 4x4 (Parts Truck)
-96 Limited V8 (Powertrain donar vehicle) parted out
-94 4 door XLT 4x4 Plow truck with a chop top, I used this truck commercially to plow 23 Driveways and 3 Business' with NO issues. It was better on fuel than my F350 and was quicker and easier to plow with due to it's size
-2001 Explorer XLT SOHC, customer traded it in to cover his off road recover tow bill after having me pull it out of 4 feet of mud and water. Hahaha. He asked me for an estimate on fixing it and it was too far gone to be worth swapping in a tranny. Stripped for parts
-97 Explorer Sport HEAVILY MODIFIED MUD DRAG TRUCK, **current race truck** sitting on a full size Bronco Chassis with a 350hp Fuel injected small block plus a 150hp NOS shot, 15" of total lift sitting on 38.5" Boggers or 44" Boggers depending on race class and track. (more details in my Sig)
-2000 Explorer Sport SOHC **Current DD/trail rig project. Check Sig


This doesn't count the 30-40 different Rangers I've owned or any other Ford trucks I have or currently own. The current standing in my Stable is as follows
97 Ex sport Mud Drag Truck
2000 Ex Sport DD/trail rig
1996 F350 ext cab 4x4 Lifted Off Road Tow Truck
1995 F350 4x4 4 door Dually Powerstroke with 5 speed manual trans
1997 F350 2wd 4 door Dually Powerstroke with an auto
2001 F150 Ext cab 4x4 5.4L
1995 Ranger 2wd reg cab long bed lowered with the 4.0L auto

Last week I sold off my 95 F150 Flare side, 1988 Ford Ranger Custom Dually, 1986 Ranger custom 2wd low rider with a built and dyno'd 2.3L SVO Turbo swap (350 rwhp on the dyno) And my Custom 95 Lincoln Mark VIII Drag/show car


Haha, so do I win?? I think I have a problem...and I'm sure there are others I'm missing on the list and will be a couple more to add within the month
 






I only have owned one Explorer which is my current ride. 2006' Blue XLT. I am very disappointed in the current models. No 8 and very expensive. I think I will hold on to my 06' However, the Edge is promising although smaller.
 



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had a 95 XLT with 150k miles on it, needed more work than the car was worth, so traded it in when we bought our 2006 XLS that has 78k on it now
 






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