Shopping for a new Family Car?

Ok I have been shopping for a new family car, I wanted to go with a ford explorer sport trac, but the safety reviews SUCK! Anyhow while I was shopping I found a 2002 FORD EXPLORER for 10,995 and it has 31,000 miles on it. Is it just me or is this ONE HELL OF A DEAL??? Interior and exterior looks to be in excellent condition. I am hesitant because it seems awfully cheap.......WHat do you think?

Shopping for a new Family Car?
I am POSITIVE that I just answered this question by another asker .........navigate around these questions ..... can 2 people be trying to buy the SAME 02 EXPLORER?.......Is someone selling the same vehicle to 2 different people?? are the 2 buyers related???? [ that may explain the cheap price ] maybe the seller is getting $10,995 from each of you???? I don't know ....


Or maybe its time to turn off my computer.. I'm getting so confused... see also ....stevenk's question earlier about a Family car
Reply:I think you should weigh your options between quality and saftey.


With that said I would recommend a Honda Odyssey as the best family vehicle out there right now. Quality, safety, re-sale value, and a roomy interior.





I was not a van man until I bought my wife a 2006 model. I like it alot. Go test drive one and see for yourself. Do your research!
Reply:Sounds way too good to be true...check it out THOROUGHLY...
Reply:That doesn't sound like a hell of a deal but one worth looking into really close. Check the carfax on this and go to the Blue book and find the range of prices. Right now with the price of gas, guzzlers are dropping like rocks. Have a mechanic look it over for sure. Does that price come from a dealer with a guarantee or a private dealer "as is" Explorers come with higher insurance premuims then a family car too, and the mpg makes it a expensive thing to drive
Reply:31,000 miles for just a four year SUV is a whole lot. It obviously has been used often and won't be as long running and reliable as you'd like it probably. I'd also recommend sticking away from Ford. My family's experiences with Ford is that they regularly need fixing and are sometimes less than reliable.
Reply:Why would you buy a ford? If I were you, I would look into a foreign car maybe, like a Toyota or a Nissan. They are both affordable cars, and from my experience, it seems foreign cars are made better that American cars these days. If a Ford is really what you want, than go with it, but I would also consider another brand of car.