re: Used Ford Explorer

One of the deciding factors that have me btw the explorer and 4 runner is due to the tax consequences of purchasing the vehicle through my wife's business. They both meet the criteria for 100% depreciation in the year of purchase. Highlanders do not fit the criteria.

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Who would you say makes good cars?

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What's the criteria?

I sell used cars for a living. This is pretty simple.

First off, you need to be comparing Explorers and Highlanders. Modern Explorer and modern 4R are apples and oranges.

If you are the type that will drive the vehicle until it simply will not go anymore, buy a Toyota and do not consider the Ford.

If you plan to keep until about 100k then get something else, buy the Explorer. It will be fine until then, and you will save a considerable amount of money on initial purchase.

Get the 4Runner. Avoid the Explorer, seriously.

My mom built and special ordered an Explorer about two years ago, brand new shipped from the Ford factory. She had it about two weeks and it died while driving on I10. Ford fixed it without issue. About a month later the seat stopped moving. Now, the seats in Explorers move back to let you out and move up when you start it so you can drive. She’s like 5’ nothing and couldn’t reach the pedals with the seat back. Brought it back to Ford where it sat for over 4 months because they couldn’t figure out the issue (as a reminder, when both issues started she hadn’t even made a payment on it yet).

We’re now two-ish years later and the roof trim is popping off on both sides and the auto-stop/cruise control distancing feature is messed up from the sensor in the windshield being toast. Every time I see her she bitches about that car and can’t wait to get rid of it.

This is her 4th Explorer in a row and she says she’ll never buy another Ford until she’s put in the ground.

if you've got kids, get a 3rd row Explorer with the 2nd row having Captain's chairs. As they age, life will be MUCH easier.

And go Ford. Every basic mechanic can work on a Ford.


I've had 2 in my life + a '93 4-Runner.
All 3 over 200,000 miles. The older 4-Runner was just smaller. No room for a family of 3+ with or without a dog.

We have a 2018 Ford Explorer. Bought it with about 19k miles on it. We love it. Very spacious and the ride is nice. We have driven it to Disney world and back. It’s not like top of the line luxury for Baton Rouge but it does its job and fits this family of 5 nicely. The only thing I wish we had were the captain seats for the second row.

I like my Explorer. It’s a 2018. Only problem is I know I look like a cop coming down the street from a distance.

I had a 1996 Explorer that I loved. I really didn't want to buy a new one, but by 2015, I figured I should. It was still in great shape, no big problems ever.

I bought a 2015 Explorer which I still have. Looks brand new. Love it. The dealership keeps calling me to trade mine in and get a new one because they need some used ones to sell. No deal.

had my ford explorer for 12 years. Runs great no issues. I aint getting rid of it till it breaks down. Its my work truck. have about 154k miles on it.Explorers are great suv's