Bought this car new in Dec 2003. It is a good little car, accelerates well for its size, handles well and has great interior features for a relatively cheap vehicle. Issues are rear struts only lasted 6 years. Also, brakes do not seem to last more than 30000km, this seems to be a common issue with these. Lastly, rust around rear brake light in trunk is also a common issue as well as bubbling of rust under paint from use of recycled metal i assume. Overall still a good little car for the price.

The New 2013 Ford Explorer is a nice all around vehicle. Fuel Economy after the first 2000 km is about 11.9L/100km so not bad for a vehicle this size. The interior is well deisgned and the MyFordTouch controls are easy to learn and use. Got the secodn row bucket seats and center console and the kids love the storage space and controls they have access to. The 12V home plug is great for them to charge laptop/DS while on long trips. So far I am happy with everything, only knock is I am tall and wish the tailgate went up a little higher.