Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death. On Friday the wife and I went to test drive a 06 Explorer EB 4.6L. We were both super disappointed. It handled like crap, interior was cheap and falling apart and it seemed very under powered with a V8. To my surprise the wife wanted to try an Expedition. She fell in love with it right away. Handles great, tons of room, lots of power and lots of visibility. So far we have driven a 2010 with 30k and my sisters 04 with 117k. To our surprise both handled the same. Nice to know that an 04 117k that's been beat hard still drives like new.
We are considering either a 05-06 or an 07-08. My wife really likes the newer features on the 3rd generation but neither know if it's worth the extra money. I am fine with an 05-06. We can pick up a fully loaded EB with around 60k miles for under $15000.
Is it worth the extra money to get a 3rd gen? Do you guys like the 3rd gen 6 speed? I am mostly concerned about reliability.
Any input would be great. Thanks, Rob
We are considering either a 05-06 or an 07-08. My wife really likes the newer features on the 3rd generation but neither know if it's worth the extra money. I am fine with an 05-06. We can pick up a fully loaded EB with around 60k miles for under $15000.
Is it worth the extra money to get a 3rd gen? Do you guys like the 3rd gen 6 speed? I am mostly concerned about reliability.
Any input would be great. Thanks, Rob