New to explorers.

[98_sport]

I picked up my Explorer tonight. I've been looking at it for a while and couldn't decide if I wan'ted to go back to Ford. This is my third vehicle, I've previously owned a 95 Mustang GT, and a 02 Chevy s10. I recently wrecked my s10, and have been looking for a new vehicle. Found this for $1300 with some door issues. Not sure much about the explorers but i'm looking forward to modding this one. It's a red 98 sport 5 speed. Its this 4.0 vin X. It drives almost like new but has 188k on the clock. I'm just using it as a get around vehicle right now. I plan on a system in it soon and some bullet-holes. It's not the 4wd model. any comments/suggestions?

 

[Varsity]

Nice truck!! 188k isn't too bad for the Vin X (OHV V6). It's not a very zippy engine, but it's one heck of a motor. I'm really jealous of the 5-speed though. As far as suggestions... just browse around the site and I think you'll find that part done for you. It's funny how a few hours here will make your wallet incredibly lighter. Have fun with the truck, looks like a great one!

 

[98_sport]

Yeah I'm already enjoying it. I'm going to go through a tuneup and clean the interior up and start thinking about a few small mods. It's really clean for what I paid, just pne noticeable scratch on passenger side

 

[Varsity]

a few small mods.

Haha we'll see about that.

But seriously it does seem pretty clean. I'm anxious to see what comes next.

 

[98_sport]

Haha yeah, I said the same thing about my s10. I work two jobs now and attend school so I rarely have any free time anymore. I need to tackle the door issues, which I believe to be latches, and hear it's a fairly common issue in the explorers. And I do plan on going through the interior and swapping LEDs. Other than that it's a world of possibilities I assume. But thanks for the compliments on it. I already know it's going to grow on me.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Doing small modifications is like eating potato chips. You can't stop after the first few.

 

[1AJeremyD]

Welcome to the forum! I loved the 5 speeds. Nothing like a great truck paired up with a great transmission!

 

[1Aauto]

Welcome to the site

 

[98_sport]

I've replaced the o2 sensor, tuned it up, and start working on my speaker system in it so far.