2003 Explorer XLT-Advice

[jgarcea]

I'm looking to purchase a 2003 XLT (fully loaded), is there anything I should be aware of mechanically or otherwise before I go ahead and buy this vehicle?

It's going to be replacing my 1995 Explorer Eddie Bauer which I had since new and have not had any major issues with it in the past however, it now has 390K and little things are starting to pop up so rather then spend $$$$ fixing them I was looking at replacing it.

Your recommendations are truly appreciated.

 

[Donner]

Cosmetic issues would be all that I can think of... exterior window panel fading, small things. No mechanical issues come to mind...

How many miles on the 03?

 

[jgarcea]

Cosmetic issues would be all that I can think of... exterior window panel fading, small things. No mechanical issues come to mind...

How many miles on the 03?

140,000 km which would translate into approximately 87k miles

 

[Donner]

Depending on how the previous owner(s) took care of it, you shouldn't have any out of the ordinary issues. (But do expect to put some extra cash in to maint'nance. Likely, you will be the one taking the best care of it - at this mileage, it's time to change a few things, according to the owner's manual -