New member from nj!

[Tortoise]

Hey guys. Im lookin at picking up an explorer for a winter/beach vehicle. Im going to look at a 99 xls on saturday. It has 152000 miles. He says te only problem is it "squeeks". My friends did this and i know its not tooo expensive to fix. Im gonna provide a link below. You guys think this is a good price and will be a reliable winter vehicle?
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/ctd/1983457865.html please help me out guys! Its much appreciated.

 

[NHarris]

Welcome to this forum! That looks like an excellent ford explorer! For the price I'd say definately buy it. One problem with it, and you say its a not too expensive fix, then its definately worth it. My 98 has been reliable for all the years I've had it.

 

[swetrid]

Looks like a good deal to me. I bought my 2001 Eddie Bauer 5.0L with 120K miles that was a trade in at our dealership for $3500. It is mint condition with every option available. Put $300 in it and drive it daily.

 

[explorerguy89]

looks nice good find

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Go For It!!!

Not too high mileage and it looks to be in good shape.

Welcome to the forum. I hope we will all be able to help with any questions or problems you may have.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! It looks pretty good.

 

[Tortoise]

Its listed as 4x4 but im not sure if it is. Are all expporers 4x4? I know its a dumb question but i jus wanna make sure. And also what problem spots should i look for when i go check this thing out?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Some are 2WD. Check the oil, transmission fluid, blend door for the A/C & heat.

 

[1Aauto]

welcome to the forum

 

[NHarris]

Its listed as 4x4 but im not sure if it is. Are all expporers 4x4? I know its a dumb question but i jus wanna make sure. And also what problem spots should i look for when i go check this thing out?

The easiest way to check is to look at the center controls. There should be a 4X4 AUTO, 4X4 HIGH, 4X4 LOW switch. Thats a guarantee that its 4wd. There are a fair amount of 2WD explorers out there. I agree with brooklyn with what to check, and get a car fax report. Make sure the brakes are good by giving it a few nice brakings with no hands on the wheel (make sure you do this on a road with no one else there).