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edy:
we had a dark blue explorer not so long back, quite newish one, in my opinion they are superb cars, we never had a problem with the timing chan but i have heard of it so if you do get one, make shure it is the first thing you change. we never had it lpg, the boss paid for fuel (think it ended up costing him more than his business cus we had to travell loads of miles in it, dont matter we never liked him) seriously though they are superb cars in my experience, lots of power for the pull off (gr8 when one of these boy racer things pull up next to you lol) nearly the luxury of a rangi but for a fraction of the price :D

Hobnailkelly:
I ran one for years with no probs.  Good for 120, leather, AC, electric everything and dirt cheap.  The tyre thing only affected american versions; there was a problem with the cruise control locking on at one point but these were unusual.  Ran well on gas - 15mpg(?) or 20 on unleaded. Only sold it when the prospective garage bill ran to thousands - head gasket, front and rear discs and pads, suspension rubber all round but all this was general wear and tear.  Very tough in accidents; took the front off a Renault once when it side-swiped me, didn't even scratch the paint, just a slight mark on the wheel arch extension; and when a Merc tupped it up the rear all I got was a kink in the towbar!

If you want/need a big barge  which costs nowt to buy go for it.

bullfrog:
The tyre issues were on the US explorer sport not the Euro models (bigger)
They are a bit juicy but other than that a great car. Seen one on a forum for sale for £600 with noisy chain but dont think its a dear fix. Lot of car for the money

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