2011 Ford Explorer Limited Fwd Silver W/black Interior, 3.5l V6 6 Speed Auto on 2040-cars

You are bidding on a fully loaded, very clean and fantastic car.  We are a non-smoking family - there has never been a lit cigarette in this vehicle.  This is the most popular color combination Ford sells. I am selling this car because our kids are old enough now that we rarely all travel together as a group of seven any more and I am looking to switch to a sedan for my frequent multi-state business trips.  I have sold three cars before on eBay Motors and had nothing but positive feedback (115 Sold Items, all with positive+ feedback).  

We really love the car.  It has been very good to us.  It comes with the existing 5 year, 60,000 mile powertrain warranty, plus a SAFE-GUARD Ultimate Vehicle Protection Service Contracts $595 (free repairs on tire, wheels and rims, windshield damage, and dent and ding protection).  We also purchased the Extended PremiumCARE $795 from Ford (7 years or 75,000 miles) - extending the free scheduled maintenance plan.  We have never had the car in the shop for anything but routine oil changes and scheduled maintenance.  The tires are rated for 75,000 miles and have plenty of life left in them. We paid $42,015 for the car (new) in July 2011 (the car was made in May 2011).  The car has been perfect for our family of seven.  The kids loved the power rear lift gate and the ability to get in the car through the power split 50/50 3rd row seats!!  

I drive a lot and the driver and passenger seats are VERY comfortable.  

Here is the Car & Driver original write-up on the THEN NEW model:  

The all-new 2011 Explorer shares it underpinnings with the Ford Flex and Taurus and the Lincoln MKS and MKT.  At 197.1 inches, the Explorer is 3.7 inches longer than the old vehicle and is 5.2 inches wider, at 78.9 inches. The car weighs 4900 pounds, or 212 pounds more than a Honda Pilot Touring 4WD. The bigger exterior translates to more head and shoulder room in the front two rows, as well as 21 cubic feet of luggage space behind the third row, up from 14. 

Base Explorers are now front-wheel drive, a dramatic shift away from the old rear-drive layout.  The new 3.5-liter V-6 makes 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque.  All models get a standard six-speed automatic transmission, whereas the previous V-6 had a five-speed. Fully equipped, the new Explorer can tow 5000 pounds. 

The new vehicle has a flotilla of airbags and stability-control programs.  The Explorer has a control-arm suspension at the front and a multilink layout at the rear. Compared with its platform-mate the Flex, however, the Explorer gets a number of changes for increased durability. Up front, there’s a new cradle for the suspension and engine, along with new control arms, knuckles, struts, and wheel bearings. At the back, there’s a new upright and the driveshafts are beefier. Electric power steering replaces a hydraulic rack.

Limited models come very well equipped, with features such as standard leather seats, 20-inch wheels and tires, and a rear-backup camera.   This car has the $4000 package adding power-folding third-row seat, heated and cooled front thrones, voice-activated navigation, a power liftgate, active park assist, HID headlights, and adaptive cruise control and collision warning. Other goodies include a dual-panel sunroof ($1595), and polished aluminum wheels ($595). 

The Explorer certainly feels like an expensive vehicle. The interior is swathed in soft-touch materials, and the fit and finish is excellent. The gauge cluster is simple, and an LCD screen to the left of the speedometer is reconfigurable to show a tachometer, a fuel gauge, a coolant-temperature readout, or all-wheel-drive torque splits. With the optional MyFord touch system, the color-coded audio, navigation, phone, and climate settings on the screen in the center stack are also shown in a second instrument-panel LCD. Changing settings can be done by touching the slow-to-respond, main eight-inch screen or by using overly sensitive buttons located directly underneath. Legroom in the front and middle rows is generous, but the third row is tight for grown-ups.

The Explorer initially feels imposing from behind the wheel but drives smaller as the miles pile on. The ride is supple, and the vehicle is composed when being hurled around corners, thanks to direct and accurate steering and a well-controlled body. Too bad the stability system cuts in so early and can’t be switched off, or this thing could hang serious tail. The V-6 in the model we drove was unobtrusive most of the time—the Explorer is quieter at 70 mph and wide-open throttle than a Pilot.Performance is solid, with 0 to 60 mph coming up in 7.5 seconds and the standing quarter-mile arriving in 16.0 seconds at 89 mph, both of which are quicker than a Pilot Touring and the last V-8 Explorer we tested. Ford rally improved the braking on this Explorer - it went from 70 mph to zero in 174 feet, a 20-foot improvement over the previous model.  

My fuel economy has been right in line with the rated 17 MPG City and 25 MPG Highway.