DSMunknown
15+ Year Contributor
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- Sep 16, 2004
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Worcester,
Massachusetts
Another car!
So I blew a hole in my block and oil pan at the beginning of August. Now I'm taking my time to build the 7-bolt from the bottom up. I desperately needed something else to drive. For your pleasure, here are some pix of the damage.
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So here she is, my 2005 Ford Explorer. It's the Eddie Bauer edition with the V8. It was actually my dad's, but he wanted something a little bigger and a little newer. So he went with an '08 Expedition that had some water damage. Got a great deal on it. Anyways, I needed something that was not only reliable but also something that could get me through the New England winters. Sure, I could have found an AWD 2G for much less than what I paid, but I wanted something that I wouldn't have to think or worry that much about. And lets be honest, if I got myself an AWD, I would just throw all my bolt-ons into that.
If you can believe, this is only my second car. I've had the 2G for over 9 years now, so it was time for a little bit of a change. Plus, there's plenty of room in the back for the motor, in case I need to move it somewhere else. Kinda makes me laugh that others younger than I are already on their 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th DSM.
I'm paying 13K for the Ford, but it's really worth 17.5K. Only 61K miles on it so far. I also got the sales tax exempt because the sale is within the family. A nice bonus.
I also found out my credit score for the first time. Don't know if I should post that up though.
And in true DSMunknown fashion, I had to go back to the loading docks.
And here are a couple more shots.
I definitely don't want to throw any money into this if I don't have to, but I was thinking about blacking out the wheel lip moldings. There are a few scratches on at least three of the corners, plus I think it would make the car look a bit sleeker. On the other hand, that's the same color of the interior, so it does compliment the car well. So if someone wouldn't mind doing a quick photoshop I would appreciate it. TIA.
Guess I'm on my way to becoming my own version of Paul Walker.
Got the Ford truck/SUV as my parts-getter and daily driver, and the 2G in the garage which will be a nice lil gremlin. Now all I need is a knockout GF (plus another gajillion things to fill the role). 
So I blew a hole in my block and oil pan at the beginning of August. Now I'm taking my time to build the 7-bolt from the bottom up. I desperately needed something else to drive. For your pleasure, here are some pix of the damage.
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3400/1001247.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6123/1001248v.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3807/1001275n.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2235/1001293y.jpg
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4045/1001295v.jpg
So here she is, my 2005 Ford Explorer. It's the Eddie Bauer edition with the V8. It was actually my dad's, but he wanted something a little bigger and a little newer. So he went with an '08 Expedition that had some water damage. Got a great deal on it. Anyways, I needed something that was not only reliable but also something that could get me through the New England winters. Sure, I could have found an AWD 2G for much less than what I paid, but I wanted something that I wouldn't have to think or worry that much about. And lets be honest, if I got myself an AWD, I would just throw all my bolt-ons into that.
If you can believe, this is only my second car. I've had the 2G for over 9 years now, so it was time for a little bit of a change. Plus, there's plenty of room in the back for the motor, in case I need to move it somewhere else. Kinda makes me laugh that others younger than I are already on their 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th DSM.
I'm paying 13K for the Ford, but it's really worth 17.5K. Only 61K miles on it so far. I also got the sales tax exempt because the sale is within the family. A nice bonus.
I also found out my credit score for the first time. Don't know if I should post that up though.
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And in true DSMunknown fashion, I had to go back to the loading docks.
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And here are a couple more shots.
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I definitely don't want to throw any money into this if I don't have to, but I was thinking about blacking out the wheel lip moldings. There are a few scratches on at least three of the corners, plus I think it would make the car look a bit sleeker. On the other hand, that's the same color of the interior, so it does compliment the car well. So if someone wouldn't mind doing a quick photoshop I would appreciate it. TIA.
Guess I'm on my way to becoming my own version of Paul Walker.
Got the Ford truck/SUV as my parts-getter and daily driver, and the 2G in the garage which will be a nice lil gremlin. Now all I need is a knockout GF (plus another gajillion things to fill the role). 
. Has 210,XXX miles on it and everything works, power windows, A/C - everything. The most reliable vehicle i've ever owned besides my Honda CBR600.
or do you want that Wow Effect.
