Explorer values?

[David in NC]

I wonder what the Cash for Clunkers program is doing to the value of our Xs. I wrecked my '99 last year and have considered replacing it with a 2000 2wd V8. Do you think the rebate program will make them scarce and run the price up? Just wondering.

 

[IZwack]

The value will only go up if the demand goes up. If the number of Explorers goes down but the demand also goes down, then the value does not go up.

 

[Gus Gorilla]

Mine's already priceless. I'm sure several here will agree about theirs also.

 

[RockyMtnHigh]

Right after the "program" takes care of all the old clunkers you will start to see them show up at Jackson Barrett.

I can hear the anouncers already:

"Well it had one owner, who foolishly gave it up in the Obama era program for nothing. WOW! We have a new single day record! An all original, unrestored, numbers matching Ford Explorer 4 Door V6 4.0 SOHC going for $96,000.00. Look at the happy new owner!"

"Dave, you just don't see those any more! Imagine going for a Sunday drive in that. You know your going to get attention!"

"You said it Steve!. They sure new how to build them! I can remember seeing those and thinking that someday I might own one."

"Well Dave, if you want to own one today you have to do your homework! And save your pennies!"

 

[chance942]

Right after the "program" takes care of all the old clunkers you will start to see them show up at Jackson Barrett.

I can hear the anouncers already:

"Well it had one owner, who foolishly gave it up in the Obama era program for nothing. WOW! We have a new single day record! An all original, unrestored, numbers matching Ford Explorer 4 Door V6 4.0 SOHC going for $96,000.00. Look at the happy new owner!"

"Dave, you just don't see those any more! Imagine going for a Sunday drive in that. You know your going to get attention!"

"You said it Steve!. They sure new how to build them! I can remember seeing those and thinking that someday I might own one."

"Well Dave, if you want to own one today you have to do your homework! And save your pennies!"

I love it. Just how high are you?

 

[ThePhoenix]

Lol

 

[RockyMtnHigh]

I love it. Just how high are you?

About 3,500 ft above sea level!

I hate that Jackson Barrett show. I see cars that are the same as what I traded in for $1,500 selling for $50,000.

When they do manage to eliminate the SUV from general existance the remaining few will probably be worth something. Generally, any vehicle that was iconic for one generation (1970's muscle cars, Model T's, 1950's Vette's and Baby Birds for instance) are reborn a couple of generations later. Although the station wagon seems to have been lost forever other than the CryCo Hemi Wagon. I guess all the originals got cubed and turned into Civics and Datsuns.

Oh well, they are just cars...

 

[chance942]

Really?? I'm way down here by ole Mexico and we're at 3,900ft in the Rio Grande Valley. I didn't think Calgary was that high but when ever I think of the Rockies I think Colorado. That's just because I lived there for a spell though.

I hear you about icons. The Ford Explorer for sure did start what we know as the "SUV revolution". Haha on station wagons. What would we call the Nomad? Eventhough it's Chevy I think they're cool.

 

[RockyMtnHigh]

Really?? I'm way down here by ole Mexico and we're at 3,900ft in the Rio Grande Valley. I didn't think Calgary was that high but when ever I think of the Rockies I think Colorado. That's just because I lived there for a spell though.

I hear you about icons. The Ford Explorer for sure did start what we know as the "SUV revolution". Haha on station wagons. What would we call the Nomad? Eventhough it's Chevy I think they're cool.

Denver is just a little higher than us but the weather is different. Usually we get hot dry summers and cold dry winters. The weather has been a little wacked this year, but I guess it's pretty much the same everywhere. Calgary is usually dry and gets moderate snow during the winter...usually all at once. We also usually record the highest annual numbers of sunlight in Canada and are used to seeing the sun on a regular basis. Being on the east side of the Rockies, we get what are called Chinooks that can cause the temperature to vary by 10 to 20 degrees celcius in a few hours. Always a nice treat, except for the next morning when everything that melted has refrozen as smooth as a hockey rink. But that's why I drive an Explorer...

I have travelled through New Mexico but not during winter. What is your climate like in the mountains?

 

[chance942]

Well if you're at 3,500ft,quite a bit lower than Denver.Denco is 5,280ft,mile high. The northern 240 miles or so of NM are above 7,000ft to the CO border then you dip down and back up into CO Springs @ 5,500ft or so then down a bit into Denver.

Albuquerque is at 5k and the surrounding Sandias crest @ about 10k to the east. Snowfall varies greatly by year but the Jan temps are easily in the teens or below every night.

Down south where I am we have mountains to the far east and west. We have the Gila National Forest to the west and Ruidoso,close to the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the east. I don't know much about the Gila. I've never been there! Lived here most of my life and never gone. I'm upset with myself about that. Now near Ruidoso is Sierra Blanca,I think 9k and you can ski there maybe three months out of the year if we're lucky. From what I know the state mountain ranges don't have the drastic temp changes as you describe or like what one may find in Colorado. We definately get snow in our mountains. The desert can get weird cold as well. I work outside from October to January and it gets down to the teens. It's just a different cold though. I could handle 5 and below in Denver but it just seems colder here. Sadly I think I could tell you more about Colorado mountain climate than my own state! They had a saying there "if you don't like the weather,wait ten minutes". It's true. In the foothills around Boulder and Denver you'd be amazed. One year they had a fire threatening homes near Boulder in August,temps were in the low 90's and really dry. The night of the day they were advising evacuation it snowed and put the fire out. Crazy

 

[RockyMtnHigh]

Well if you're at 3,500ft,quite a bit lower than Denver.Denco is 5,280ft,mile high. The northern 240 miles or so of NM are above 7,000ft to the CO border then you dip down and back up into CO Springs @ 5,500ft or so then down a bit into Denver.

Albuquerque is at 5k and the surrounding Sandias crest @ about 10k to the east. Snowfall varies greatly by year but the Jan temps are easily in the teens or below every night.

Down south where I am we have mountains to the far east and west. We have the Gila National Forest to the west and Ruidoso,close to the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation to the east. I don't know much about the Gila. I've never been there! Lived here most of my life and never gone. I'm upset with myself about that. Now near Ruidoso is Sierra Blanca,I think 9k and you can ski there maybe three months out of the year if we're lucky. From what I know the state mountain ranges don't have the drastic temp changes as you describe or like what one may find in Colorado. We definately get snow in our mountains. The desert can get weird cold as well. I work outside from October to January and it gets down to the teens. It's just a different cold though. I could handle 5 and below in Denver but it just seems colder here. Sadly I think I could tell you more about Colorado mountain climate than my own state! They had a saying there "if you don't like the weather,wait ten minutes". It's true. In the foothills around Boulder and Denver you'd be amazed. One year they had a fire threatening homes near Boulder in August,temps were in the low 90's and really dry. The night of the day they were advising evacuation it snowed and put the fire out. Crazy

Thank you for the feed back. I have ski and climbing experience in Colorado and know that the snow, ice and facilities are always great. I have always wanted to do a climb trip to New Mexico/Texas (Hueco?) but have never found the time.

We have the same saying here: "if you don't like the weather in Calgary, wait 10 minutes and it will change". I know Calgary is a bit more than a bit lower than Denver, but once your high, your high, but as a climber I understand that every foot counts. We too are in the "foothills" of the Rockies.

In the Canadian Rockies we have Mount Robson at 7,500ft. It is a good kick to the top. Lake Louise and Banff are a short drive from Calgary.

Cheers!

 

[chance942]

No problem senor. I went to Hueco as a teenager and it is awesome. It's not that far from El Paso so it made a good day trip. My friend's brother was into rock climbing along with his Army buds. I didn't do much real climbing but there are some challenging lines out there. My friend would camp out there with his bro and they met climbers from all over,Australians made the biggest impression for some reason. Can't tell you it'd be worth a drive from Calgary but hey these guys came from Aussie land. It'd for sure be a stop on a tour of the area though. There's just something about the desert. It can be just amazing. Not to mention the sunsets you'd see down here,no words. Hey and Hueco Tanks just happens to be on the way to Carlsbad Caverns.

 

[43R1c26]

i read in another forum. that when you take your car in for the cash for clunkers. that even if it's a running well maintained car that they put some type of silicon in the engine and tear it up on purpose.

http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=48512

 

[chance942]

yeah it's silica or something that turns into glass and makes the engine completely useless. it's BS. wow man that was sad!! DAMN IT!!! A good u pull it place is like a candy store for most guys. This really pisses me off