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Originally Posted by Porsche_monkey
My Expedition was totally reliable but full of little annoying glitches. Loose/corroded wires, broken trim, dash squeaks etc. I still liked it.
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I've had a 2001 for about 4 years now. Lots of little annoying crap:
Front windshield wiper fluid hose broke
Rear windshield wiper fluid does not work (cause
TBD)
Right rear door lock only works manually (cause
TBD)
Replaced 3 "coil on plug" ignition things. Stealership charged me $400 for the first one, then I figured out how to do it for $50 for the next two
Radio gets stuck in MAXIMUM VOLUME for a while...then goes back to normal
Occasionally discharges raw fuel into the engine compartment from some leak I can't find. You know it when you smell it.
And there are several other things that I can't seem to remember. But the list is long.
It's an American car, so that's what you get. But from a utility standpoint, it's a decent vehicle. It runs (on 8 cylinders most days) and it tows, and it fits two baby seats with plenty of room.
And I think you can buy an older one for slightly less per-pound than scrap steel right now.
Why not buy an older one for $4K and see if you like it before dropping big bucks?
It will depreciate to basically $0 in a few years.