[Scheckenbacker]

Hey all,
Considering jumping into the Explorer pool, and found an extremely clean and well-maintained '15 Explorer locally for under $14k, but it has over 150k mi. Seems all the recall work has been done, but I'm curious if it's still worth it or if I should move on. I took it for a test drive and really enjoyed it, so there's that. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

 

[Noangel]

Hey all,
Considering jumping into the Explorer pool, and found an extremely clean and well-maintained '15 Explorer locally for under $14k, but it has over 150k mi. Seems all the recall work has been done, but I'm curious if it's still worth it or if I should move on. I took it for a test drive and really enjoyed it, so there's that. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Bought my 1999 Explorer in 2005. It had 84,000 miles. Still going strong with 197,284 miles. Over the years have changed calipers, rotors, brake pads of course and ball joints and shocks; no surprises here. A few maintenance actions under the hood, but no major surprises here either. Mine is the AWD version and it boldly goes through the snow with no problems. All things considered it is one of the best vehicles I have owned. I am 74 years old and between me and my bride, we have owned many cars and trucks. Offer $12k if it is FSBO and negotiate upward a little if necessary.

 

[Noangel]

Bought my 1999 Explorer in 2005. It had 84,000 miles. Still going strong with 197,284 miles. Over the years have changed calipers, rotors, brake pads of course and ball joints and shocks; no surprises here. A few maintenance actions under the hood, but no major surprises here either. Mine is the AWD version and it boldly goes through the snow with no problems. All things considered it is one of the best vehicles I have owned. I am 74 years old and between me and my bride, we have owned many cars and trucks. Offer $12k if it is FSBO and negotiate upward a little if necessary.

I should have pointed out that I have the 5.0 engine. See what others say about the V6 if that is the engine in vehicle you are considering. You might want to check Craigslist for comparison purposes.
Good luck.

 

[nikitaso]

bought 2015 sport few months ago with 132k for 16k, paid cash.























































change waterpump right now

 

[nikitaso]

mobile version of this website is retarded 🤣🤣

 

[nikitaso]

is it xlt?

 

[J_C]

I wouldn't pay that kind of money for one with over 150K mi on it, unless also factoring for putting another $1K in to clean the intake if an Ecoboost engine, or the 3.5L naturally aspirated, another $2K+ to pull the engine and replace the water pump. Since you're new here, I don't know if you realize the issues with the 3.5L NA internal water pump where if it fails and leaks coolant into the engine it can cause damage before the driver is aware anything's gone wrong.

It's a crazy post-covid market though. Right now you could probably get a similar mileage vehicle from a dealer, negotiated down to $13K or private owner $12K, but if you want a 5th gen then I'd sooner spend the money on one a couple years older with under 100K mi.

 

[Noangel]

Yikes. An internal water pump? What a dumb design idea, unless your goal was to screw the consumer. I took a starter off a Ford Escort many years ago for my mother in law. There wasn’t enough clearance to take it completely off the car without dropping the exhaust system on the passenger side. In my frustration, I wished I had the engineer responsible for that design to berate him (or her).

Even the Department of Defense has design policy guidelines under the heading “Design for maintainer”. The intent is to simplify repairs when things break, and eventually nearly everything breaks or needs some type of maintenance action. All car manufacturers should also be held to the Design for maintainer policy, especially given how much we pay for new cars and trucks.