Used Ford Explorer for Sale in Arlington, VA

Overall, it has been a decent vehicle. I've owned it since it had 16,000 miles on it, and it now has over 120,000. Unfortunately, the transmission went out at only 67,000 mi. After just a few clicks on Google, I found out that was a common occurrence in that particular model/year. I was able to get the transmission rebuilt for less that $2,000. Beyond that, there haven't really been any issues. I have had oil changes & regular maintenance at the manufactures suggested mileage, or close to it. It has been on the beach at vehicle access points in several locations in NC. I've been mudding in it at least 3 times a year. We go camping in it, and it hauls everything I've shoved in it, from groceries to dirt, mulch and wood for a campfire. It has been a sturdy beast that is finally beginning to show her age. The plastic pins that hold the molding along the bottom, beneath the doors, have dry rotted and the molding flops around as I'm driving. The driver seat is dry rotting and loosing all its filling onto the carpet. The power seat went out about two years ago. The power door lock/unlock went out (on the drivers side only) about a year ago. Previous to that, the light underneath of the drivers side mirror went out after a drunk driver hit me, it flickered on and off a few times after I had the body work done and the mirror replaced, but it's zapped out for sure now. Though, I'm sure that is not the fault of Ford. I have not had to do any major and barely any minor mechanical work to it beyond the normal tires and brakes. It has been a good girl. She's starting to hesitate on cold mornings when I start her up, but I am almost positive that with a tad bit of tuning and babying, she'll go another 100,000 miles. The engine is still on fleek and she still has desire to break speed limits and climb mud mounds. Excluding the transmission, it's the best vehicle I've ever owned. I've not even bothered lusting for any newer models. I've been completely content since 2006!

The Explorer, overall, is a pretty mediocre vehicle. It does have quite a bit of seating, and even for a tall person like me, it seats very comfortably. I really enjoy driving it around, because even though it is an older vehicle, it still has the looks of a newer one. I wish that the gas mileage were better however.