I agree with Big Bill. But with these caveats. This truck has been USED!
Over 20,000 miles a year. Ask for maintenance records if you can get
them. Get a mechanic to give it a stem to stern check up. If the seller
gripes, walk away. There are a LOT of Explorers looking for good homes,
with all of this phony litigation from U-Haul, etc. If you can get a
CARFAX, pay for the monthly subscription and look it up.

EB Explorers are great. I had one until the insurance totalled it out
(it was still drivable) I still have an Explorer for my boat puller. I
hope your proposed purchase turns out well.

Regards,

Richard

Big Bill wrote:
> On 9 Nov 2004 08:22:54 -0800, (sam) wrote:
>
>
>>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
>
>
> When you get down to individual examples, all bets are off.
> We can make broad sugestions based on the model in question, but as
> for the *one* you're looking at, no dice.
> The standard rules apply: do your homework, and take it to a mechanic
> you trust.
> What is "fair condition"?
>
> Bill Funk
> Change "g" to "a"