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it's a truck after all...
ol_man_ed, 12/22/2005
1998 Ford Explorer Sport 2dr SUV
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
i hear a lot of complaints about the gas mileage, just remember before you complain, that it is a truck after all. If you want gas mileage one should buy a Civic or some lil car like that. Rear wiper kinda stinks though, it only actually wipes about 20% of the back glass. Can't really say much bad stuff though, it's fun to drive, and a SUV with a standard tranny (i love it). All in all it's a good truck, just don't expect to go without spending some money on gas, like you would with a lil four banger.
98 awd, xlt
kmday, 09/13/2003
1998 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr SUV 4WD
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
the car was great for the first year or so. the front end ball joints went at about 30,000K. wheels went out of alighment quite often. i've been thru 3 sets of tires. the radiator coil blew at 45,000. the truck has had 2 different tune- ups, and one guy replaced 2 or the four hot/cold sensors. its. ok in heat, in cold it's"chitty chitty bang bang" shakes,and rattles and causes the check enging light to go on and when read via the computer, it stated enging misfire, but cannot designate where. and somewhere in the middle of all this mishap, the l.e.d. readout on the radio, cd, and tape have vanished, as well as the clock.
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Good so far
Midwest, 02/24/2009
1998 Ford Explorer Limited 4dr SUV AWD
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought this from a credit union (repo) and have been having fun. Have done a lot of maintenance that you would expect at 125,000 miles. Shocks, water pump, tires, ball joints, etc. Now that it has what it needed, I would drive it cross country with no hesitation. It's good for it's age. Awesome in snow!
JUST LOVE MY EXPLORER!
NMCCOMB, 01/04/2003
1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4dr SUV
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
OWNING THE EB EXPLORER HAS BEEN THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE IN VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. IT PRACTICALLY SPEAKS TO ME! I CAN BUS CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THEN LOAD UP THE BACK WITH FURNITURE, CHEERLEADING AND FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT. THE VERSITILITY OF THE VEHICLE IS INCREDIBLE. I COULD NEVER OWN A CAR AGAIN. MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE AN EB EXPLORER.
Surprising Power
Jah Nesta, 06/26/2002
1998 Ford Explorer Sport 2dr SUV
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent Power out of the V6. Simple mods add a lot too. Pretty poor gas mileage but overall a great car.