Well, personally the ONLY reason I would consider an Explorer with that many
miles would be if it were D I R T cheap, and / or if I personally knew it's
history (and it was clean).

Other than that, there are just too many Explorer's around that age for
sale, and since they are so plentiful, they are inexpensive. You should
easily be able to find an excellent condition 96/97 with reasonable miles
for not much money.

As far as the one you are considering goes, it's impossible to say over the
internet if it's worth considering or not. Maybe it had a trans or engine
rebuild already... maybe not. Maybe it was meticulously maintained. but
maybe it wasn't!

Explorers can and do run well over 200k, so it's not out of the question
that you could buy that one and drive it for a while, but it's a crap-shoot
at best!

I don't know what they are asking, but for reference, I just sold one of my
96's last month.

96 XLT AWD, Leather seats, V8, 84k, rear air, CD changer, relatively new
Michelins... I sold it to a private party for $5,300.00



"sam" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to get your advice before buying a 183k miles 1997 Ford
> Explorer(Eddie Bauer). Can you suggest if this is a good idea? The
> truck is in a fair condition. What is a good guess on how long i can
> make it run without a major repair.
> Thanks a bunch for you advice.
>
> Sumanth Meka