This is my first post here. Basically I am looking to buy a Ford Explorer. My budget is extremely cheap (3,200 dollars maximum) and I was wondering what you thought of the following Ford Explorers...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7cE-%7cM-_14_%7cB-4000%7cD-_175_%7cN-N%7cR-75%7cI-1%7cP-PRICE+descending%7cQ-descending%7cZ-95060&aff=national&paId=136290343&recnum=8&leadExists=true

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=246933570&dealer_id=55761129&car_year=2000&model=EXPLOR&num_records=25&systime=&make2=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&search_type=used&distance=75&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&showZipError=n&make=FORD&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=95060&advanced=&end_year=2009&doors=&transmission=&max_price=3500&cardist=72&rdpage=thumb


*By the way, I am only 17, and this is my first car ever, so keep in mind that I don't plan on going on any roadtrips or anything. It will mostly be to get me around town (school, work, friends houses, etc.)

Thanks in advance.

Can anyone help me with this???

Go with the 2000. Just a little more money and much newer. Also the first one says low miles but you can bet it, being 5 years older, has more mileage than the 2000. I am guessing since you are 17 you probably don't have a whole lot of extra money to spend on fixing an older car. The newer one most likely would last longer.