A1cntrlr
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- December 21, 2022
- Messages
- 36
- Reaction score
- 10
- City, State
- Chesterfield, VA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2022 Explorer Timberline
I've been an Explorer owner since 2001. Had a 2001 Job 2 Sport Trac 4x4 and sold that for a 2007 Sport Trac 4.6L 4x4 in 2006. Ordered that one and have put all of the 182k miles on it. I figure it is time to replace it before something in it leaves me stranded somewhere as the miles are getting up there. My usage has changed over time, and I find myself going off road a bit more to and from campsites and the river dragging a trailer behind me hauling kayaks.
I've been researching the Timberline as I'd rather have an SUV over a truck at this point and needed to have at least the same ground clearance that I have now. The Timberline is slightly higher than my '07 Trac so that works. I like the locking rear diff and other modes offered as well. I've watched nearly all the Youtube video reviews I can find on it and haven't seen anything that really changes my mind on wanting to get one.
My only question about it arises when I start looking around to find one. On the used market there's quite a few out there and most of them are fairly low mileage. I see more than one with less than 10k miles, but showing 2 or 3 owners already. Why? Is there something so horribly wrong with it that someone drives it for a few thousand miles and absolutely has to get rid of it? Did they buy it to be an on road family hauler and didn't like the way it rode because of the suspension package?
Also the used ones right now are barely less in price than a brand new one. Looking forward to the time when the used car market actually adjusts back to "normal"...
I've been researching the Timberline as I'd rather have an SUV over a truck at this point and needed to have at least the same ground clearance that I have now. The Timberline is slightly higher than my '07 Trac so that works. I like the locking rear diff and other modes offered as well. I've watched nearly all the Youtube video reviews I can find on it and haven't seen anything that really changes my mind on wanting to get one.
My only question about it arises when I start looking around to find one. On the used market there's quite a few out there and most of them are fairly low mileage. I see more than one with less than 10k miles, but showing 2 or 3 owners already. Why? Is there something so horribly wrong with it that someone drives it for a few thousand miles and absolutely has to get rid of it? Did they buy it to be an on road family hauler and didn't like the way it rode because of the suspension package?
Also the used ones right now are barely less in price than a brand new one. Looking forward to the time when the used car market actually adjusts back to "normal"...