Should I buy?

[Barry]

I'm looking at an Explorer for sale on a local forum I belong to. It's a 2005 XLT 4x4 Advance trac, 4.0L, 3rd row seating, 76k miles. It had a fender, hood and bumper cover replaced and due to a mild accident. Air bags didn't deploy. Current owner has driven it for 2.5 years without any trouble and just upgraded to a newer V8 Explorer so this apparently needs to go. I drove it today and was nice and tight. It looks fantastic too. I told him i'd get back with him by tomorrow. $7k

Please advise,
Barry

 

[Exploder850]

That's a pretty far price for the amount of miles and it's also 4x4. I bought my 2004 Ford Explorer XLT 2wd for 10k had 82k when I bought it. Bought it from the Used Dealer ship over private sellers because it had the best looking interior, no accidents, and exterior was fine. The only problem I ran into was it needed new tires and rotors/pads.

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

Sounds like a solid deal considering the year/mileage/price. I went looking for a 4.6L and am happy with what I found, but certainly would have been tempted if a deal like yours came up to settle with the 4.0L!

 

[Barry]

I just worry about the transmission in these. This one seems fine but you never know.

 

[blackout881]

Id also worry about the transmission. Mine went at 88k. acquired the truck at 69k. So far between 69k and 88k and 1 year of driving i have replaced 3 wheel bearings, 3 axle seals and the transmission. paid 13k for my 04 69k mi, 4x4 eddie bauer. Hoping no more repairs for another 100k... lol.

 

[4.6EXPLORERFAN]

It's a fair price, but put the extra money away for repairs. I bought mine with 42k for $7k. It's an 02' EB. Love it but have replace 3 WB's and am looking at replacing clutch packs. That mileage seems to be where the problems begin.