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Summer van since 1998 and still going
HP7965, 05/19/2022
1994 Ford Aerostar XL 3dr Ext Minivan
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We purchased the short 3 liter version of the 1994 Ford Aerostar in 1998 after my brother-in-law had used it as a company vehicle and had put about 169,000 miles on it. We had three children under four years old when we purchased it, with the fourth child was on his way. We live overseas and only use it during the 6-8 weeks we are in the states for the summer school break. We have used it every summer since 1998 except one summer when moving and another summer because of Covid-19 travel restrictions. We average putting about 3,000 miles on it each summer. In about 2000, we had a troubled summer of traveling. We set out on a 800 mile round trip and before the trip had to take it to the shop because it wouldn’t start. They replaced an electrical component and we continued on our trip. During our trip it broke down about every 100 miles. The vehicle wouldn’t run each time, so we had to call a tow truck and spend the night somewhere while they fixed it. Each time we took it to a Ford dealership and they replaced some electrical component. When we were on the return leg of the trip, the van stopped again and my wife was fed up with it and decided to rent a car and take the children home as I stayed behind and got the van repaired. We were visiting my mother and she talked to a dealership mechanic who came into her shop and he suggested that we go to an alley mechanic he knew. Up to this point we had spent $1250 on repairs at Ford dealerships. The alley mechanic looked at it for about 45 minutes and diagnosed the problem as a seizing fuel pump, which he replaced for about $250. After having the problem with the fuel pump seizing, I learned about Sea Foam fuel additive and for many years I add one can to the fuel tank on the last fill-up of the summer. I also change the oil right before parking it for the school year. The van usually starts right up after sitting for 10 months each year. For many years after our troubled summer we never had a serious problem with the van, besides needing an occasional battery. We took a long trip in 2003 from Michigan’s UP to Pennsylvania and averaged about 25 mpg on the highways at 70 mph. We generally got about 20 miles to gallon on the highway and about 15 in town. One year I listened to someone who suggested I get the transmission filter and transmission fluid changed. I went ahead and had it done and then the following summer my transmission blew while we were traveling about 200 miles from our home. We took it to a transmission shop and the transmission was replaced for about $2000 and it’s been working fine since. It has worked great hauling my family as my children grew. I have enjoyed using it for hauling things, as I can easily pull out and replace the rear and middle bench seats. It hasn’t been getting the gas mileage it once obtained recently. I imagine I need to take it in and have it tuned up to optimize its performance. We’ll see how it runs this coming summer, a few weeks from now. Over the past couple years, I have come out from stores a couple times to find a couple people looking at my van. One boy, about nine years old with his dad talked about it with me with interest and admiration at its age and condition. The wife of a married couple in their late 30’s or early 40’s, recounted her fond memories of traveling in her family’s blue Aerostar 4.0 liter van to Alaska. When my children became teens, they didn’t like that we didn’t have a newer van and complained about the bench seats. We rented a much newer Dodge Grand Caravan one summer while in California and didn’t get much better mileage with it, so I am still pleased with my old Aerostar and family members still marvel that it is still going when we show up during the summer. It’s been a great van for us. Proud of our old Ford!
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Terrible piece of junk
Dan713, 08/07/2004
1994 Ford Aerostar Window 3dr Cargo Minivan AWD
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My uncle bought this car simply to drive to work back and forth carrying himself and his restraunt supplys. Hes a calm guy and he never driveres fast than 60 mph. Even still the car is falling apart. The lights no longer work, the gauges are giving out false readings, and practically the whole electrical componets are defected. The car is falling apart simply by driving it slowly. The whole cabin shakes and rattles on the freeway. Maybe the only thing I like about it is the comfortable front row seats. The rest is poor quality. Even the engine. I will never buy a Ford ever again. But they might make good trucks. Not vans or cars.
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