My parents bought the 2004 ford explorer new, my mom worked for ford and she is very picky about her cars, she didn’t like the same green,white,etc colors, she waited for this blue to come out and got the very first one, its been with us since, 3 accidents and we have only replaced one part, a ball joint. This ford is tough, just over 105,000 miles so its just broken in. This car is a very dependable and safe car, the one thing i do plan to do is add an aftermarket sunroof, my next car will be a ford focus or escape, my explorer also has the best stock audio , even better than my dads $50.000 volvo, we will buy another ford, our 3rd in the family