I have this truck for almost 10 years now. I bought new and have now 187k Miles on it. We love this truck. Yes, it's V8 and a gas hog, but it does what it suppose to do. Other then 1 transmission replacement, I can say that I never had any problem. Yes, changed the tires 2 times and brakes once. It starting to get rust on certain spot but its strong as new. We used this in New England harsh weather and took twice to Arizona. Never failed. I am planning to keep it as long as possible and then yes, I am planning to go back to Explorer again.

This vehicle when purchased a few years ago was in what could be considered fairly good condition. This ended up being a high point of the vehicle as I quickly found that is was easy to maintain and find replacement parts for. The vehicle is very spacious with an optional third row and hatch space large enough to fit an adult sized bike in. I also found that this vehicle, while not the four wheel drive model, handled magnificently when driving off road. The tight factory steering allowed for easy controlled movements on rock, sand, and in mud.