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Originally Posted by flatbutt
I had an older Explorer as my DD about 10 years ago. Pretty solid platform, crap mileage but reliable. At 100,000 miles it had a lot of little niggles like squeaks, rattles etc. but nothing serious.
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I have a 2000 Explorer that I am now using as a DD. With the 6 cyl motor it is averaging 18 mpg with mostly highway miles. It is the Limited model and has about every option offered at the time. Recently passed 110K miles. Did a new radiator and wp last year, suspension is very tired, HVAC fan control needed replacing, but otherwise it's running well. I hope to get another 100K out of it before done. It's probably worth $3-4K on the used market. Decent driver, handy with all the space and roof racks, other than the lousy MPG and smirks from folks in 'nice' vehicles I have no complaints.