1997 Ford Explorer

LIFTED XLT SUV

6 Cylinder 4.0 Liter

Automatic

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4 Wheel Drive

Gasoline

Power Windows

ATTN: ( FOR EXPLANATION OF LAST WINNER WHO LEFT F/B WITHOUT ACTUALLY PURCHASING, JUST ASK!) UP FOR AUCTION HERE IS A 1997 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4! THIS TRUCK HAS A TASTEFUL LIFT, NOT A MONSTER TRUCK BY ANY MEANS, BUT A GOOD LOOKING LIFT, GIVING IT A SPORTY STANCE! THE BODY HAS BEEN KEPT CLEAN AND SOLID, THE INTERIOR SHOWS WELL AND IS ALTOGETHER IN DECENT CONDITION, IT RUNS WELL AND IT CAME IN TRADE WITH NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES! BEING AN XLT IT HAS POWER OPTIONS, PRIVACY GLASS, AMERICAN RACING WHEELS WITH NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES, AND MORE! AGAIN THE TRUCK RUNS STRONG, WITH NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES! A GOOD RUNNING, DEPENDABLE, SOLID SUV! AFTER ALL THIS 4.0 LITER IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST MOTORS EVER MANUFACTURED, NOT ONLY BY FORD, BUT I MEAN EVER! ANY MANUFACTURER! THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT, INEXPENSIVE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE SUV FOR THE NEXT OWNER FOR MANY MORE GOOD YEARS AND MILES OF SERVICE! ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SOMEWHAT NEW SITE, FOR A NEW BUSINESS, MY PARTNER AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR BUSINESS FOR 18 YEARS, WE HAVE SOLD LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF CARS ON EBAY, OUR #1 GOAL IS OF COURSE TO KEEP AS CLOSE TO 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK, WHICH WE KNOW HOW TO DO, BY SELLING QUALITY CARS AND HAVING ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS THAT NOT ONLY HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVES BUT ALSO DISCLOSE ANY NEGATIVES SUCH AS COSMETIC IMPERFECTIONS OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS! THIS WE NOT ONLY KNOW HOW TO DO FROM EXPERIENCE, BUT WE PLEDGE TO DO IN ORDER TO ALLOW YOU TO BID WITH CONFIDENCE! HOWEVER, THIS IS A FACT, YOU COULD NEVER PLEASE THEM ALL WHEN SELLING PRE-OWNED CARS SIGHT UNSEEN! WE TRY VERY HARD HOWEVER! HAVING REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT COINCIDE WITH THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF YOUR PURCHASE IS IMPORTANT, AS IS A GOOD DESCRIPTION ON OUR PART! THAT SAID, LETS TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM! MECHANICALLY: THIS TRUCK SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD OVERALL RUNING CONDITION, READY TO ROLL! IT HAS NO NOTEWORTHY DEFECTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE SAFETY OR DRIVABILITY OF THE TRUCK! THIS DOES NOT MEAN EVERY SWITCH AND BUTTON WORK PERFECTLY, OR THAT EVERY ONE OF THE 4000 MOVING PARTS ARE BRAND NEW, BUT IT DOES MEAN JUST WHAT IT SAYS, IT HAS NO NOTEWORTHY DEFECTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE SAFETY OR THE OVERALL DRIVABILITY OF THE TRUCK! THE MOTOR RUNS STRONG AND SMOOTH, THE TRANNY SHIFTS RIGHT ON POINT, THE 4X4 WORKS PERFECT, IT HAS NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON, NO FLUID LEAKS, 4 STRONG TIRES WITH DECENT LIFE LEFT, AND IT GOES DOWN THE ROAD WELL, FREE OF ANY MAJOR RATTLES, SHAKES OR VIBRATIONS! THIS TRUCK IS LIFTED WITH OVERSIZE TIRES, SO IT WILL NOT RIDE LIKE A STACK EXPLORER, IF YOU WANT A QUIET, SMOOTH RIDE, THIS IS NOT THE EXPLORER FOR YOU! IT IS NOT THAT ITS LOUDER OR ROUGHER THEN IT SHOULD BE WITH THE EXTRAS IT HAS, BUT THAT THOSE EXTRAS AUTOMATICALLY TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE COMFORT! THIS TRUCK IS A 97, WITH 157K, AND IT RRUNS AND DRIVES AS WELL AS IT SHOULD FOR WHAT IT IS AND MECHANICALLY A GREAT RUNNING TRUCK, WITH NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES! THE EXTERIOR IS JET BLACK AND IT SHOWS WELL OVERALL! IT HAS ONLY A FEW NOTEWORTHY IMPERFECTIONS, WHERE THE ROCKER MEETS THE GROUND EFFECTS IT HAS SOME LIGHT DECAY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND A BIT INSIDE THE LOWER WHEEL WELL, THE REAR BUMPER WAS SOFT RIGHT BEHIND THE PLATE, WE PATCHED IT UP. THATS IT HOWEVER! BOTH MINOR COSMETIC IMPERFECTIONS, AND EASY FIX'S IF YOU WOULD BOTHER! A VERY SOLID TRUCK ALL IN ALL! OTHERWISE NOTHING OUTSIDE OF THE ORDINARY, SMALL BLEMISHES YOU WOULD FIND ON ANY COMPARABLE VEHICLE! IT IS FREE OF ANY RUST, LARGE DENTS, SCRATCHES OR BLEMISHES, AND THE FINISH HAS A GREAT SHINE! THE BLACK AMERICAN RACING WHEELS, OVERSIZED, BRAND NEW WHITE LETTER YOKOHAMA TIRES, LIFTED SUSPENSION, TINTED GLASS, TINTED RAIN AND BUG GAURDS, CHROME ACCENTS, RUNNING BOARDS, FRONT PUSH BAR, COLOR CODED HOOD SCOOPS, GORGEOUS COLOR, SHARP BODY STYLE AND THE GREAT OVERALL CONDITION, ALL GIVE THIS EXPLORER A VERY NICE LOOK! CLEAN, SHARP AND SPORTY! THE INTERIOR IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE OVERALL!! IT HAS NO NOTEWORTHY IMPERFECTIONS, NONE! IT WAS WELL CARED FOR, AS WAS THE REST OF THE TRUCK REALLY! ITS FREE OF ANY RIPS, TEARS, BURNS, STAINS, OR HEAVY WEAR! VERY NICE! THE PAST OWNER EVEN RE-COVERED THE CONSOLE LID, WHICH ALWAYS CRACK ON THESE! THE OPTIONS ARE MANY AND THEY INCLUDE POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS, TILT, CRUISE, A/C, AM/FM CASSETTE PLAYER, CD CHANGER AND MORE! THE A/C IS ICE COLD! AN INTERIOR TELLS ME A LOT ABOUT A VEHICLE AND ITS OWNER, AND THIS ONE WAS KEPT VERY CLEAN BY THE LAST OWNER! WITH THE CLEAN SOLID BODY, THE GREAT INTERIOR, THE NEW TIRES AND THE GREAT OVERALL RUNNING CONDITION THIS WILL MAKE A GREAT 4 WHEEL DRIVE, LOADED SUV FOR THE NEXT OWNER FOR MANY MORE GOOD YEARS AND MILES OF SERVICE! WARRANTY: WE OFFER DRIVETRAIN WARRATIES FROM 2 YEAR 30K MILES TO 5 YEAR 100K MILES, FOR VERY SHORT MONEY! THESE ARE GOOD ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. AND THEY COVER: MOTOR, TRANNY, 4X4, TRANSFER CASE, REAR END, 50% OF WATER PUMP, AND ALL SEALS AND GASKETS! GET A GREAT DEAL, ON A VERY NICE SUV, HERE WITH MY SHORT, 3 DAY, NO RESERVE AUCTION! PLEASE READ BELOW, AS WELL AS MY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS, BEFORE BIDDING! FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS! THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS DISCLAIMER, THEY ARE AS IMPORTANT AS THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION, AND NEED TO BE GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ATTENTION! WE HAVE DONE MANY DEALS HERE ON EBAY AND WE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE COUNTING ON OUR DESCRIPTION AND OUR PICS! THEREFORE THIS MUST BE STATED: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE, NOR IS IT REASONABLE TO THINK WE WOULD BE ABLE TO LIST EVERY SINGLE MARK ON EVERY SINGLE PRE-OWNED CAR WE SELL! WE DO OUR BEST TO DISCLOSE ANY "NOTEWORTHY" IMPERFECTIONS OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS WITHIN REASON! WE KNOW YOU COUNT ON THIS, BUYING A VEHICLE SIGHT UNSEEN, SO WE TRY OUR BEST TO BE THOROUGH! THIS ALSO GOES FOR THE MECHANICAL END OF THE VEHICLE, NOT ONLY THE COSMETIC SIDE! SO COSMETICALLY PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A "NOTEWORTHY" IMPERFECTION, ON AN 10 YEAR OLD CAR, WITH 125K MILES, IS MUCH DIFFERENT THEN A "NOTEWORTHY" IMPERFECTION ON A 2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 21K MILES! A SPOT OF RUST IS NOTEWORTHY ON ANY CAR, AS IS A DENT ANY BIGGER THEN A LARGE MARBLE! A 2 INCH LIGHT SCRATCH ON THE OTHER HAND, IS NOT A NOTEWORTHY IMPERFECTION ON A 10 YEAR OLD PICKUP TRUCK WITH 130K MILES, WHILE IT CERTAINLY IS A NOTEWORTHY IMPERFECTION ON A 2008 TRUCK WITH 30K MILES! SO WE WILL DO OUR JOB, WHILE WE ASK YOU TO HAVE "REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS THAT COINCIDE WITH THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE YOU PURCHASE", REGARDLESS OF THE DESCRIPTION! IF YOU BUY A 10 OR 12 YEAR OLD CAR, WITH OVER 100K, EXPECT IT TO HAVE AVERAGE FLAWS, AGAIN REGARDLESS OF THE DESCRIPTION! WHILE WE WILL INCLUDE IMPERFECTIONS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE! THE SAME GOES MECHANICALLY! EXPECT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH VEHICLE YOU PURCHASE, WHILE WE WILL DISCLOSE ANY THING WE FIND TO BE NOTICABLE! THE WAY WE COME UP WITH OUR DESCRIPTION OF THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE ALL SOLD WITH NO RESERVE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, AT EXTREME WHOLESALE PRICING IN MOST CASES, IS BY DOING THIS: WE WALK THE CAR WITH OUR EYES AND HANDS ALL THE WAY AROUND LOOKING FOR ANY "NOTEWORTHY" IMPERFECTIONS WE FEEL SHOULD BE DISCLOSED, WE THEN VISUALLY INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR ANY FLUID LEAKS OR LOOSE ITEMS, THEN WE TAKE THEM FOR A GOOD THOROUGH 30 OR 40 MILE DRIVE, LOOKING FOR ANY DEFECTS WE COULD DISCLOSE ABOUT THE RUNNING CONDITION OR THE DRIVABILITY! THATS IT! IF WE HEAR AN EXHAUST LEAK, WE TELL YOU, IF THE BRAKES PULSATE, WE TELL YOU, ETC, ETC..! SO WE DO NOT INSPECT EVEY ONE OF THE 4000 MOVING PARTS, NOR DO OUR DESCRIPTIONS OF A VEHICLE WITH NO RUNNING ISSUES OR DRIVABILITY ISSUES IMPLY THAT EVERY ONE OF THESE 4000 MOVING PARTS IS IN NEW CONDITION, OR THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO SPEND A FEW $$ TO MAKE THE VEHICLE 100% PERFECT! IT MEANS THAT BY DRIVING IT FOR 30 MILES, WE DID NOT NOTICE OR FEEL ANY DRIVABILITY ISSUES! THATS IT! LAST BUT MOST IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF BUYING THE CAR! PLEASE LOOK INTO TRANSPORT OR TRAVEL EXPENSES, PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHILDREN DO NOT REACH OVER YOUR SHOULDER, OR "SLIP" AND HIT THE "BID" BUTTON, AND PLEASE BE SURE YOU CAN ABIDE BY OUR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS, YOU CAN FIND THESE BY CLICKING ON THE "PAYMENT" TAB! IT IS VERY TIME CONSUMING, COSTLY, AND FRUSTRATING WHEN A BIDDER WINS AND IS A NO SHOW, NO PAY! THIS IS HOW WE FEED OUR CHILDREN, PLEASE DO NOT TREAT IT LIKE A VIDEO GAME, AS WE WOULD NEVER PUT YOUR ABILITY TO EARN A LIVING AND PROVIDE FOR YOU CHILDREN IN JEOPARDY, WE ASK THAT YOU DO THE SAME! PLEASE JUST BE SURE YOU ARE 100% PREPARED TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION BEFORE BIDDING! THANK YOU