Help with buying a car (Ford)
King Kong
08-08-2008, 08:19 PM
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.
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.
King Kong
08-09-2008, 10:03 PM
Can anyone help me with this???
Hungrycat7
08-10-2008, 06:21 PM
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.
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