kai34
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- July 25, 2010
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- Foothills of NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 XLT
Hey all, I just bought a 1999 XLT with 167,800 miles yesterday. I am 19 and am a BMW guy. My first car was a 1991 E34, and my current car is a 1997 E39. I needed a 4x4 to get to and from college on weekends this winter if we end up having feet of snow every few days again. I wouldn't have got another vehicle for this but I know I will be coming home regardless of weather to spend time with my mom. I don't really want to even go back to school so I can spend time with her but that isn't an option. So here I am with an XLT.
So now what you all actually care about. It is gold with tan leather, sunroof, roof rack, running boards, 6 disk changer...and as far as I know at this point you knew everything I just listed from it being an XLT and I look silly. I know BMWs inside and out, I know German cars in general fairly well, so the Explorer is a new experience for me.
I have a few questions that some of you might be able to help me with to start off. It has a noise that can be heard in acceleration, especially after 35-40 mph. It seems to be coming from right at or behind the rear seat. Anything that is common on the Explorers that would cause this? I am taking it to get it looked at real good tomorrow so I will probably know by then at least. And, are they any things that you fine people think I should know about the XLT, neat things I don't know, not so neat things I need to know.
One last thing, any snow/ice driving tips under the assumption that I wont have chains(which I might but I don't know)
Hopefully I can get as involved here as I am at my BMW forum.
Edit: I will try and get some pictures tomorrow after I try to restore the headlights just a little bit.
So now what you all actually care about. It is gold with tan leather, sunroof, roof rack, running boards, 6 disk changer...and as far as I know at this point you knew everything I just listed from it being an XLT and I look silly. I know BMWs inside and out, I know German cars in general fairly well, so the Explorer is a new experience for me.
I have a few questions that some of you might be able to help me with to start off. It has a noise that can be heard in acceleration, especially after 35-40 mph. It seems to be coming from right at or behind the rear seat. Anything that is common on the Explorers that would cause this? I am taking it to get it looked at real good tomorrow so I will probably know by then at least. And, are they any things that you fine people think I should know about the XLT, neat things I don't know, not so neat things I need to know.
One last thing, any snow/ice driving tips under the assumption that I wont have chains(which I might but I don't know)
Hopefully I can get as involved here as I am at my BMW forum.
Edit: I will try and get some pictures tomorrow after I try to restore the headlights just a little bit.
