joney
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- March 23, 2021
- Messages
- 1,096
- Reaction score
- 962
- City, State
- Eau Claire WI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Explorer XLT4x4 SOHC
No pick & pull near me, (I miss them) Could be folks hanging onto them and not scrapping? With the price of gas, definitely consolidating my trips. Mine goes through the winter here, got it for the 4wd so I can get up the hill I park on! Must be an Explorer hold out area as I see 8 or so in town. Starting to see some of the 4th and newer gens recently.Sadly, the number of 2nd gens on the roads around here indicate they are an endangered species...and, this in an area that has traditionally been a Ford stronghold where they sold a huge number of them back then. Have also noticed a great reduction over the past couple of years in the number of them showing up in the local U Pull. And, nearly all of the ones that have been relegated to the JY are rot boxes and clearly trashed and neglected. Since mine is originally from AZ and I continue to avoid exposing it to winter's salt here in MN, it is surely one of the cleanest left in the state and I hope to be keeping it for years to come. I now have been finding myself harvesting spare parts while they are still available at the U Pull.