The thing has been done.

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 07/01/2018 at 17:29 • Filed to: None

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$600, and it’s nearly perfect. The AC doesn’t work, but other than that it’s flawless, albeit messy. Just a 2wd, unfortunately, but still. This is my fourth car and it has twice the cylinders of all the others, so that’s cool. It’s comparable to the Soul speed- wise, but I suspect that the suspension is made of noodles. I’ll do a full review of it later, but as of now I give it a solid 5/7 overall.

jkm7680 > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:42

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These are very durable and hold up nicely. Can’t say they drive great, but you won’t have any issues buying parts or taking care of it. 

E90M3 > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:46

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Based on what I can see, it’s ~1997. How many miles are on it? I replaced all the shocks on mine at 120k because it was hilariously bad.

WilliamsSW > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:47

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Sheesh - that’s a bargain, nice job!

And yes, the suspension is made of noodles, so it sounds like everything is working “properly” there.  

dogisbadob > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:50

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I hope you get many enjoyable miles out of it :o)

Bilstein shocks might help the suspension a bit, and don’t use Firestone tires :p (sorry, I had to)

daender > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:52

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Pretty hard to kill. I think it has the old 5.0L so parts are easy and potentially affordable to source.  Good buy.

greasemonkey235097 > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:56

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and when all done. you can remove the rear and sell it to a jeeper for $200 and the body to a junk yard for $300

fhrblig > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 17:58

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My parents had one of that generation and they put like a million miles on it. It had problems with the diff and driveshaft, but it was still a solid truck.

XJDano > greasemonkey235097 07/01/2018 at 18:01

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Yeah 8.8 with discs are a thing.

If I didn’t have a 9” I paid a butt load for  I go that route.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 18:05

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Good get. Better than a beat HHR.

Pro tip: If you ever have to rent a trailer from Uhaul, don’t tell them you’re towing with this car. They are still mad about the firestone thing.

Rainbow > E90M3 07/01/2018 at 18:06

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About 170k, so sounds like it’s due for an upgrade. I’ll probably wait until after the Gambler to decide what I want to do with it in the end, though.

Cé hé sin > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 18:26

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That’s an Explorer, isn't it? I recall Ford sold them here for a few years before they bought Land Rover. A used car dealer near me took one in as a trade in. A year later it was still sitting there. After another year it was still there. It began Year 3 before vanishing. Ford haven't sold anything like that since.

Quadradeuce > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 18:59

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Any running car for less than $750 is a deal. Awesome purchase.

shop-teacher > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 20:44

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$600!!!! Nice price!!

HoustonRunner > Rainbow 07/01/2018 at 22:08

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Wow, I forgot they put that front end on that body.  Had a first year Explorer with the flat front end and put almost 200k miles on it.  Did have to replace transmission at 90k, but just shocks and a muffler otherwise.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rainbow 07/02/2018 at 00:54

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Nice! We had a 96 V8/AWD explorer as the family truckster when I was a kid.  It was the vehicle I learned to drive on.