Travis E
Member
Hello all,
I'm needing a newer vehicle, and the Sport Trac finally caught my eye. I've been hunting small SUV's and Trucks, so the Trac is a little bigger than I was looking for at first, but I should be able to live with it. I wanted to stay with Ford, I was born and raised Ford, hate to leave them now.
I'm looking for opinions and recommendations for buying a Sport Trac. It seems to be slim pickings in my area (Bowling Green, KY) but I am pretty picky and will hunt for the configuration I want or I won't get one. Any tips on things to look for when inspecting the vehicle, and options to keep an eye out for that are particularly appealing would be appreciated.
How are these trucks on holding up over the miles? I'm hoping to find one under 80,000, but most configured like I want are creeping up close to 100,000. I do my own mechanic work for the most part. If maintained well do these trucks have a good life expectancy or do design issues creep up after a certain mileage?
How is the real world MPG's? I'm betting on around 17-19 on average? Or is that a little optimistic?
Right now I'm thinking I want a 2008 V8 4x4. I'm not too picky on color, silver, black, or another color I can live with are okay. I really want the stock bed cover, a sunroof would be nice, and the navigation would be really nice, but of course I'll take one without those particular luxuries, I'm sure some things could be added later if I really wanted them.
I liked this one, little far from home though, and a little more than I want to pay. (See attached Link)
I still need to find one and test drive it. I'm over 6 ft tall, but it being built off an Explorer base I don't imagine it being too small.
Thanks for any inside info on getting a Sport Trac, no one knows these things like the people that drive them every day.
I'm needing a newer vehicle, and the Sport Trac finally caught my eye. I've been hunting small SUV's and Trucks, so the Trac is a little bigger than I was looking for at first, but I should be able to live with it. I wanted to stay with Ford, I was born and raised Ford, hate to leave them now.
I'm looking for opinions and recommendations for buying a Sport Trac. It seems to be slim pickings in my area (Bowling Green, KY) but I am pretty picky and will hunt for the configuration I want or I won't get one. Any tips on things to look for when inspecting the vehicle, and options to keep an eye out for that are particularly appealing would be appreciated.
How are these trucks on holding up over the miles? I'm hoping to find one under 80,000, but most configured like I want are creeping up close to 100,000. I do my own mechanic work for the most part. If maintained well do these trucks have a good life expectancy or do design issues creep up after a certain mileage?
How is the real world MPG's? I'm betting on around 17-19 on average? Or is that a little optimistic?
Right now I'm thinking I want a 2008 V8 4x4. I'm not too picky on color, silver, black, or another color I can live with are okay. I really want the stock bed cover, a sunroof would be nice, and the navigation would be really nice, but of course I'll take one without those particular luxuries, I'm sure some things could be added later if I really wanted them.
I liked this one, little far from home though, and a little more than I want to pay. (See attached Link)
I still need to find one and test drive it. I'm over 6 ft tall, but it being built off an Explorer base I don't imagine it being too small.
Thanks for any inside info on getting a Sport Trac, no one knows these things like the people that drive them every day.