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Old Oct 29, 2024 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Did you have those defective Firestone Wilderness Tires replaced? Many owners got that done free, under a recall.....for reasons you and I both know about, and don't need re-hashing here. One friend of mine, who had either an Explorer or Mountaineer of that vintage (don't recall which), got a set of new Michelins from that deal.
I think that was a '95 Explorer up there? I don't think the Firestone debacle was until around the turn of the century if I recall.... but I could be wrong.

And yes that Explorer was nice in its day, just..... a Ford. My first car was a Ford too, lol. I had to screw in parts of the door latch.
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 03:34 PM
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My first car was very good to me, never once had an issue from new under my dads use to mine to 162k except the power steering rack. Blew 7 of them, I have replacement down to a science though....takes me 35-45 minutes. Worst one was at an autocross where I took 2nd for truck/suvs and 13th overall since it was out of state lol!

I'll get around to fixing the bodywork sometime soon, bed rusted because Ohio car
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
I think that was a '95 Explorer up there? I don't think the Firestone debacle was until around the turn of the century if I recall.... but I could be wrong.
Yes, basically late 90s/early-2000s.....but it also covered Explorers and Mountaineers that were already several years old, like Steve's '95.
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Yes, basically late 90s/early-2000s.....but it also covered Explorers and Mountaineers that were already several years old, like Steve's '95.
oh yes, it affected all the explorers. I think all the way back to 1991. And the associated Mercury mountaineer and Mazda Navajo.
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Did you have those defective Firestone Wilderness Tires replaced? Many owners got that done free, under a recall.....for reasons you and I both know about, and don't need re-hashing here. One friend of mine, who had either an Explorer or Mountaineer of that vintage (don't recall which), got a set of new Michelins from that deal.
No, mine came with Goodyear Wranglers.

Originally Posted by AJT123
I think that was a '95 Explorer up there? I don't think the Firestone debacle was until around the turn of the century if I recall.... but I could be wrong.

And yes that Explorer was nice in its day, just..... a Ford. My first car was a Ford too, lol. I had to screw in parts of the door latch.
The video is a 99, that was the second refresh of the Gen II, mine was the first year of the Gen II

It actually was a very nice truck. Nice materials inside for the most part, and they were legitimately luxurious for the time. Mine had rear air suspension and JBL audio and memory seats and all.
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 06:48 PM
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So who thinks I go and entertain this scam? Any chance it's a real car?
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
True but rare to see a plain Jane car that someone still cares about.
Most are wrecked or made into soda cans already. Lol
That's a good thing! 🤓
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I like seeing perfectly preserved "normal" older cars, base models REALLY do it for me because it's so rare for someone to care enough to not beat on an economy car and keep it nice enough to enter shows.
i'd prefer highly polluting unsafe cars off the road unless they're some kind of special 'classic' antique.

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So who thinks I go and entertain this scam? Any chance it's a real car?
maybe real if it was once at the bottom of a lake.
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i'd prefer highly polluting unsafe cars off the road unless they're some kind of special 'classic' antique.



maybe real if it was once at the bottom of a lake.
I would assume that older cars like that if nice aren't used as dailies but maybe it's possible in the southern states? Safety though just kills the person in the older car so that's their choice.....Friend of mine was in a crash recently and his "old" W12 annihilated a newer car lol! He was pissed off vs the other guy who was knocked out and who's car was flung into the other lane entirely.

Yeah for real lol! No freaking way a rolls is 20k
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 07:41 PM
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Seeing an old car in great shape that was clearly loved by someone is very cool, cynics be damned lol
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 08:05 PM
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This minivan is not loved tenderly.



Old Oct 29, 2024 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
This minivan is not loved tenderly.


Oof, Altima energy right there
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 08:46 PM
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Hard to love a minivan lol
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
This minivan is not loved tenderly.


And it will stay like that until it's wrecked or traded in. Lol
Old Oct 29, 2024 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Carfan94
oh yes, it affected all the explorers. I think all the way back to 1991. And the associated Mercury mountaineer and Mazda Navajo.
Thanks...forgot about the Navajo.
Old Oct 30, 2024 | 11:53 AM
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as someone who owns a 2014 sienna SE, that picture hurts my heart!



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