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Ford Explorer
Okay so I've been looking for a car for awhile now and I found a 2002 Ford explorer with 127,000 Miles on it for $5,500. its been owned by one person and looks great. Is that a reasonable price for that kind of car? And if its been taken care of and I continue to take good care of it, how many miles would I be able to get out of it? Thanks in advance =]
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Always take the car to your own mechanic. They'll check everything and either certify the car or not. If anything is amiss they'll tell you and the dealer what is and it's up to the dealer to replace it.
I also recommend that you read Lemon Aid's used Car guide and the page on Ford Explorer and the 2002 model. You'll know from that all the problems this model has, hidden warranty and or recalls. 127,000 Miles is a lot.
If it were me I would pass and find a Honda, Hyundaii, Nissan, Suzuki, KIA, Toyota, ACURA, Infiniti in your price range. You don't want a FORD, Saturn or GM manufactured car. American cars are too risky right now. With those companies and especially Chrysler going bankrupt don't touch 'em. Parts over time may be harder to come by for earlier models.
Japanese cars typically have better miles to the gallon or KM to the liter than American and better quality ad safety standards. That said if you have your heart on this one have your own mechanic look at it or don't buy. If the dealer refuses that run. It means they know there is something wrong with it.
Also please test the car to see if it's been in a wreck and rebuilt. You'll know it has because steering will be difficult and you'll have to wrestle a bit. The car will favor leaning to one side or the other.
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According to Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) it's a bit high.
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If that link doesn't work, go to the homepage, and search used cars by make, model, and year, and whatever features it has.
However, it's a high mileage for only being seven years old, so more than likely that was mostly highway miles- which are better for the car. (Ex. my parents just bought me a 1997 Taurus that only had 70K miles... not too much highway driving there!)
Definitely take it for a test drive and make sure it runs well. I recommend having someone who knows cars look at it before you buy it.
So if the car is in really good shape, that isn't THAT bad of a deal. You can always negotiate a price a little, maybe 500 or 1000 (depending on how lenient they are)
I really don't know how many more miles you could get out of it, I'm not much of a car person in that respect =] Sorry!
Good luck!
-LM
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