Kyle, just so you know, you really don't have to apologize for not turning on the radio on your test drives. Nobody cares to hear the music, just how the vehicle sounds is what we wanna hear.
Im 11 years old, my dad told me it was ok that i can keep that car and he can have the 2007/ 8 chevy suv while i keep the 1998 ford explorer. He said ir waa fine so i can drive ir anytime any day! Once again i can drive myself really easily and the steering wheel is really Smooth to drive and really fun to! Im learning how to stop slow on breaks. Thanks for the interview / test drive!
That Gen of Explorer is my favorite. I liked the 95-7s for the Neon 3rd brake like, but the style exterior refresh of the 98-01s is nice. And that SOHC 4.0 V6 is awesome. Love the sound of the OHV 4.0 V6 though.
I have a 2001 sport(and a 2000 XLT 4dr). The sport I love because it is very fun and easy to maneuver into a parking space. It's 4.0 and 2WD I get up to 27 on the highway with it. Love it!
plz someone see this comment and replied. ok so I'm wantong to buy a 1998 ford explorer sport. first vehicle that has 4x4 ive drove. the little knob was pointing to auto on the one I test drove like in this video. but the way this guy pulled out seemed smooth. the one I test drove seemed stuck in like a low gear like it was trying to drive through mud. took second for the vehicle to really get going. and felt sluggish. so is that because its automatically in 4x4 all the time? am I missing something? I dont wanna buy it and drive it wrong and mess it up? plz help
plz someone see this comment and replied. ok so I'm wantong to buy a 1998 ford explorer sport. first vehicle that has 4x4 ive drove. the little knob was pointing to auto on the one I test drove like in this video. but the way this guy pulled out seemed smooth. the one I test drove seemed stuck in like a low gear like it was trying to drive through mud. took second for the vehicle to really get going. and felt sluggish. so is that because its automatically in 4x4 all the time? am I missing something? I dont wanna buy it and drive it wrong and mess it up? plz help
!😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁Wow Kyle! Your Test Drive Of The 1998 Ford Explorer Sport Was Fantastic. I Love The Fact That It Is My Son Christian’s Favorite Color Red, And Red Is Such A Beautiful Color. !The Back Of The Car Looks Super-Duper Clean To Me!
Wether if it’s a Ford Explorer or a Mercury Mountaineer (which is the same car), this generation of Explorer is very awesome and represents the 90’s and early 2000’s in a great way.
Those 4.0L V6 engines in the late-90's Explorers were wonderful. Like you said, they aren't the fastest things in the world, but you also have to consider that the Explorer is an SUV after all. They just sound amazing. Can't wait to put a K&N intake on the '98 Explorer Eddie Bauer I was promised. haha
Oo rare nowadays. Nice! Would love to see a 2 door manual 4x4 with an LS+Tremec 6 speed swap.. i suggest an LS V8 because of how easy those integrate but obviously the most ideal 2 door manual 4x4 explorer swap would be with the current gen 460 hp 5.0 Coyote, fox racing shocks, ARB front and rear lockers, Dynatrac dana 60 rear and dana 44 front axles.. You know what i'm sayin. Totally stock interior though except for upgraded speakers replacing stock ones in their stock housings and a hidden aux jack, hidden amp, maybe a couple moderately sized subwoofers hidden under the rear bench.just beaming my thoughts into the abyss of an old stale comments section.. maybe you'll build something like that though
Sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot the login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me
@Ramon Bradley i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
I have a 07 Mountaineer with the 4.0L. The sound for a V6 is awesome. The power is a little on the low side, but with the stock 3.73 gears, it make the truck seem a lot faster. I love the gearing Ford put with the V6.
I have the 1998 SOHC 4.0 V6 with 190,000 miles it's still running and I've done nothing except oil and brakes on it. It's now at the point where I have to change the upper/lower ball joints, tie rods, shocks, wheel bearing, ect., but the parts are not that expensive and I know how to do it all myself. It's still worth about $2,500 and I can get it running great again for far less than that as opposed to spending $5,000 on something else because you really can't get anything worthwhile for less than that in my opinion. This truck has towed many vehicles, driven on the beach for fishing, dominated the snow when others were stuck, crashed into a tree and flipped on its side with barely any damage done to it....It's more than done it's fair share of work. The motor is still responsive and doesn't seem to have lost much power. I love my Dora the Explorer. I'll drive it until the wheels fall off. Actually, that's happened already and hasn't stopped me.
Heh. I bought a '97 2WD for $500. It had a rough idle and bad windshield but they were minor issues that I had fixed. 217k miles and she still sounds great. These old 2nd gens still look good for their age.
I have a 98 Ford explorer sport like this one too. i like it as well, the only thing is that when you want to accelerate fast the RPM x1000 goes way up to high, which makes you have to let the accelerator go till the RPM lowers down again. But can easily make 65 MPH in 5-7 sec.
@SrpskaCCCC apparently Ford Transmissions do this because 1 St Gear uses Spur Gears as opposed to Helical cut gears which are used on all gears in most transmissions except reverse because they are quieter but less efficent.......i LOVE that winding sound in First Gear
@4rdt0ugh08 I know, I grew up more around Toyotas, but, that whine takes me back to when I was a kid going for rides with my grandmother in her 92 Aerostar!!
i had an 99 4-door explorer that was 4 wheel drive. it was crap. died after 140,000 miles, but gave me numerous problems before. it didn't even run but the people at cash for clunkers took it. thank god.
plz someone see this comment and replied. ok so I'm wantong to buy a 1998 ford explorer sport. first vehicle that has 4x4 ive drove. the little knob was pointing to auto on the one I test drove like in this video. but the way this guy pulled out seemed smooth. the one I test drove seemed stuck in like a low gear like it was trying to drive through mud. took second for the vehicle to really get going. and felt sluggish. so is that because its automatically in 4x4 all the time? am I missing something? I dont wanna buy it and drive it wrong and mess it up? plz help
well thats sorta different but yes they are good, well built vehicles. some vehicles though are junk but look really nice and some are ugly but there's no way to kill them. its best when they are both. really well build and reliable and with nice looks and features.
@Motorfordtoyota I have seen your name on God knows how many videos, and let me tell you, over the last year, I have gone from absolutely hating Ford to loving it more than Chevy. Which isn't saying much, but I just like them now, and have a new respect for them.
@akirules1887 No, the Explorer has never gotten a stock 4 cylinder, only the 4.0 v6, or the 4.6 v8. And now the 3.5 v6 and soon to be (possibly) 2.5 Ecoboost.
one of my good friends has this. i noticed on the V6 the transmission gears are very very close together. at first i thought it was a cvt. yea stupid me i know. but the 5 speed auto is very close geared on the v6. the v8 is what my uncle had and i knew when the transmission was shifting
Well... My steering wheel is a 98, my driver's door is 2001, my front bumper is a 97 Eddie Bauer, my back hatch Is either 99 or 00... The Vin is registered as 00, passenger door is also either 99 or 00, my rims are like 04 I think... Idk, got free new ones when I got new tyres... But only 4 of em, and one that was the spare, I'd guess from 98 because that seams to be the chrome year.. The spare I think is from a 95 or 97.... The roof rack is whatever year the chassis is, hopefully the Vin too, but a replaced whole dash wouldn't surprise me... Especially because it doesn't look anything like any of the other 00 models, but nearly identical to this one..... It's alive though... Mostly...
My 98 5.0L XLT V8 has a good 260,000 miles and still runs as smoothly as when I first bought it. Great car, lots of cargo space, and decent gas mileage (I get around 18-21mpg with easy highway driving but less in the city). Tbh, I prefer the explorer to my previous 06 ford five hundred.
i mainly drive city and could use a tune up i still avg btw 13-14mpg. mine is also 95 with 180k 4x4 sport. good truck though, fun to drive esp in winter
@kostl350 No if your engine is shaking you either have a vacuum leak most common a bad upper intake gasket very easy to replace then your engine will not be shaking.
I am looking at a 96 Ford Explorer V8. It has 170k on it, but it is going only for 1800, and it has a brand new sticker, with new tires and the works. Is this a good deal?
the transmission on the 1995-2001 1995-2001 for Sport Ford Explorer Transmission 5-speed M5OD-R1 manual 4-speed 4R55E automatic 4-speed 4R70W automatic 5-speed 5R55E automatic
@SrpskaCCCC If you think the Ford RWD transmission makes a good whining sound, you'd love the Allison AT-540 transmission in the older gasoline school buses.
im lookin into gettin one of these, there are 2 at the dealer for same price. one is the sport with a 5 speed manual and the other is the 4dr auto and has 10k more miles on it. both are under 140k miles...any suggestions?
600 bucks will buy you an engine with 150k and up miles, and you must have a great mechanic where I live the cost to swap out an engine is at least 1000 or more
Im potentially gonna have to swap the engine in my 98 sport. Does anyone know whether the 4.0l v6 is better OR a 5.0 tpi. I want to stay with relatively decent gas mileage, I'm probably at some point going to do a good fuel system as well for better fuel saving as well. I just need to know whether or not the v6 or v8 is more reliable
