jseabolt
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Not really a question but more of an observation.
Ever notice the amount of Gen IIs still on the road in comparison to the new Explorers? There seems to be more older Explorers on the road than new ones. I guess that's just a sign of the times. Gas was $1.00 a gallon back in the 90s. I remember when it dropped to .69 a gallon around 1999.
Despite the 96-98 Explorer being the #1 car traded in for the cash for clunkers program, I still see quite a lot Gen II Explorers still on the road. And most of them are in really good shape. I seldom see one that is ragged out. Maybe people just take better care of these cars.
It doesn't matter what time of the day, where I'm going I always see at least 2 or 3 on my destination.
What's really odd is there have been a few occasions where I've see two or three Gen IIs in a row going down the road at the same time!
I read Ford sold an average of 440,000 Gen IIs per year and in 1996 the Explorer was the #1 selling passenger vehicle sold in the United States.
I also read there were about 80,000 Explorers traded in for the cash for clunker program. So that's really not allot considering they sold.
I mentioned this when I first signed up on the forum but I bought my XLT about 2 weeks off a car lot before the cash for clunkers program. The irronic thing was the car I was trading up from was a 2007 Chevy Cobalt which was the #10 car people were trading up to.
I had bought this car for my wife as a wedding present to drive 80 miles per day to her job. Well she wanted a 350Z so I found a 2003 model and the Cobalt just sat in the garage. It got good gas mileage but that was it. All you could do was haul people in it. Two fairly comfortable in the front and two uncomfortable in the rear.
I really didn't like driving it. It was sort of dangerous on wet roads even with brand new tires. She said she did a 360 in it one day. And she wasn't flying. So she said...
I lost my a$$ on that car when I sold it. It lost $4000 resale value within 2 years. I'll never own another GM product.
My Australian built Capri wasn't all that great (reskined Mazda 323) but I've always liked Fords. My 68 Fairlane still get's allot of good comments.
The Explorer has been a good vehicle. We've put about 13,000 miles on it. I know the vehicle is getting old. So far nothing major. Mostly blown bulbs, heat shield that the welds broke loose was rattling. Worn driver's center vent that wouldn't stay open. I fixed that with a part from a junkyard. Check valve in the driver's lumbar must be bad because it leaks down after a few hours. The only pending issue is the oddometer gear is crapped out.
We've hauled allot of stuff in it and it came in handy with all the snow we had last winter. The gas mileage sucks at 15 mpg is the only thing I can say I don't like about it.
I never thought I'd like driving an SUV but this one has been allot of fun.
A five speed would have been cool but then my wife couldn't drive it...
Ever notice the amount of Gen IIs still on the road in comparison to the new Explorers? There seems to be more older Explorers on the road than new ones. I guess that's just a sign of the times. Gas was $1.00 a gallon back in the 90s. I remember when it dropped to .69 a gallon around 1999.
Despite the 96-98 Explorer being the #1 car traded in for the cash for clunkers program, I still see quite a lot Gen II Explorers still on the road. And most of them are in really good shape. I seldom see one that is ragged out. Maybe people just take better care of these cars.
It doesn't matter what time of the day, where I'm going I always see at least 2 or 3 on my destination.
What's really odd is there have been a few occasions where I've see two or three Gen IIs in a row going down the road at the same time!
I read Ford sold an average of 440,000 Gen IIs per year and in 1996 the Explorer was the #1 selling passenger vehicle sold in the United States.
I also read there were about 80,000 Explorers traded in for the cash for clunker program. So that's really not allot considering they sold.
I mentioned this when I first signed up on the forum but I bought my XLT about 2 weeks off a car lot before the cash for clunkers program. The irronic thing was the car I was trading up from was a 2007 Chevy Cobalt which was the #10 car people were trading up to.
I had bought this car for my wife as a wedding present to drive 80 miles per day to her job. Well she wanted a 350Z so I found a 2003 model and the Cobalt just sat in the garage. It got good gas mileage but that was it. All you could do was haul people in it. Two fairly comfortable in the front and two uncomfortable in the rear.
I really didn't like driving it. It was sort of dangerous on wet roads even with brand new tires. She said she did a 360 in it one day. And she wasn't flying. So she said...
I lost my a$$ on that car when I sold it. It lost $4000 resale value within 2 years. I'll never own another GM product.
My Australian built Capri wasn't all that great (reskined Mazda 323) but I've always liked Fords. My 68 Fairlane still get's allot of good comments.
The Explorer has been a good vehicle. We've put about 13,000 miles on it. I know the vehicle is getting old. So far nothing major. Mostly blown bulbs, heat shield that the welds broke loose was rattling. Worn driver's center vent that wouldn't stay open. I fixed that with a part from a junkyard. Check valve in the driver's lumbar must be bad because it leaks down after a few hours. The only pending issue is the oddometer gear is crapped out.
We've hauled allot of stuff in it and it came in handy with all the snow we had last winter. The gas mileage sucks at 15 mpg is the only thing I can say I don't like about it.
I never thought I'd like driving an SUV but this one has been allot of fun.
A five speed would have been cool but then my wife couldn't drive it...
