Explorer or Mountaineer

[five-o-feen]

i'm also lookin around for a mountaneer. i have only seen 1 2wd v8 model so far, i want the awd though, michigan roads suck!

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

i thought all the Mountaineer's were AWD?

 

[trooper113]

These are the current Mounty choices......don't know about previous models.

4x2 Convenience 4.0L V6.........AWD Luxury 4.0L V6
4x2 Convenience 4.6L V8.........AWD Luxury 4.6L V8
AWD Convenience 4.0L V6.......4x2 Premier 4.0L V6
AWD Convenience 4.6L V8.......4x2 Premier 4.6L V8
4x2 Luxury 4.0L V6.................AWD Premier 4.0L V6
4x2 Luxury 4.6L V8.................AWD Premier 4.6L V8


T113

 

[EBInterceptor]

I like look of the grills on the Explorers better. The aftermarket grills look sweet on the Mounties though

 

[jjue]

Late '96 and '97, the Mountaineer is available in either 2wd or AWD with the V8 only. From '98-2001 the Mountaineer was availabe in 2wd or AWD with the V8 or 2wd or 4wd with the SOHC V6. I think in '99 or '00 the Monterrey trim line was added as a higher level trim package compared to the regular Mountaineer which is really a rebadged Explorer XLT that comes with a lot more stuff standard.

My '97 2wd Mounty has held up pretty good so far, despite my abuses, but I at least try to take care of it in the more important aspects--oil changes, lube, TLC, etc. It also pulls a trailer pretty well, although some trailers I would have prefered a Super Duty Power Stroke.

 

[briwayjones]

Originally posted by expo5.0
all mounties are not v8s

Originally posted by jjue
Late '96 and '97, the Mountaineer is available in either 2wd or AWD with the V8 only. From '98-2001 the Mountaineer was availabe in 2wd or AWD with the V8 or 2wd or 4wd with the SOHC V6.

Whoops sorry, didn't know that in recent years you could get V6s in them. I thought the were still V8s only.

 

[Mbrooks420]

You could ALWAYS get a v6 Mounty.

 

[Ak LTD Xplorer]

no only after 98