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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Maintenance and reliability, Going to buy a 97 expedition?

hey i was about to buy a 97 or 98 expedition with 108000 miles for around $5k and was wondering if maintenance and repair costs on these are expensive except the gas costs. And how reliable are they past 100k miles.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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Hi Alladin06,
It will depend on how much you can do yourself and what kind of driving you do.
I have a '97 with over 327,500 miles on it. The only real "surprises" I had were the fuel pump and the alternator failing.
Keep on top of stuff and the truck will roll forever.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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If the truck your looking to purchase doesn't come with maintenance records then it maybe a safe bet to start from scratch with all basic maintenance.
 
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