The 2001 Mercury Mountaineer Is The Ford Explorer's Forgotten Cousin!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2023
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Let’s be honest, it the presenter that’s more of a gem.
My wife and I own a 97 explorer 5.0l with all time all wheel drive. It's been great to us. 220,000 on the odometer and still runs like new. Most reliable vehicle we have owned.
Crazy to me that a 2001 is a classic now.
I currently own a 1998 Explorer 5.0 AWD... spent $3400 Canadian and fixed her up, next project is removing the AWD transfer case and adding the manual shift 4406 from the 97-03 F150.
I own a 2001 Explorer has been in my family since new. 182k miles on it currently. One of the best vehicles I have ever had. Feels like a tank, smooth ride and drivetrain. Would not trade it even for a brand new one! Body on frame, RWD layout, natural aspirated engine, metal bumpers, column shifter, tons of storage, very good ground clearance, and so on. These things were not just versatile but they were built to last. You just don’t see that in new SUVs anymore. Everything is disposable.
So glad Brenden is a part of the TFL team. He’s an awesome host and has a wealth of knowledge!
My parents bought a brand new 1997 Mountaineer back in 97. Two tone black and gray with gray leather. Man it was a good looking truck. We were on a road trip with the Firestone tire recall broke. Was a little nerve racking but no issues on ours and we got a new set of Michelins from Ford. 😊 I learned to drive on it and it was a absolute tank in the snow. Very reliable too!
My 2000 is still kicking. Rust on every inch of it and 220k miles but the 5.0 v8 is amazing.
I got a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 V8 2 WD and I can say the 0-60 is a kick in the butt when you put your foot down. Just not in the rain, it tends to get a bit swirly. It a great truck.
I had the same Mountaineer. Got it with 120,000 miles on it, paid $4500 . Loved that truck. Gave it to my friend with about 200,000 on it. Should have kept it. He trashed it in less than a year. 😂
Wow, that Mountaineer is really clean for a 2001.
My grandmother bought one of these new in 2000. She still has it and it’s only at 70k miles. I’ve been driving it around lately and wow I can see why my dad prefers his 2016 4Runner😂. I really do like driving the mountaineer though coming from small 90s cars it takes on the roads like nothing and is a pretty smooth ride. The torque on these v8s catches me by surprise too👌🏼. Just used it the other day to load an engine block in the back too since there’s so much space.
My gf had one and she absolutely loved it! She sold it because it was rusting out and it started needing things fixed every other week. She would buy another one if it was in really good condition.
The 5.0 V8 AT AWD model is the one to get; It comes with a relatively bulletproof 4r70w transmission. Later models (like '97-'00 ish) have the GT40 cylinder heads from earlier SVT products.
My parents had the '97 Explorer with the OHV V6 and 5spd auto. That vehicle was a tank. It lasted forever and the 5spd automatic really paired well with that engine. It felt much more peppy than it had any right to be.
When I was a kid, I submitted a request to get some brochures from Mercury for the second generation Mountaineer. I really appreciated their ad campaign for those. The "Mountaineer Soundtrack" was actually complete with Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On"..
I am a proud owner of 1997 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 AWD almost 200k miles, still going and it still looks sharp!
I had over 300k miles on my 2000 Mountaineer when it was totalled by a dump truck sliding thru an intersection. I was okay, but the motor didn't survive. I miss it alot since I had cam work and other goodies added on. It was a great "Road Trip " vehicle.
Brenden and Tommy are pulling on the heart strings with these late 90s, early 2000s vehicle purchases/reviews! Thank you! My favs...96 BMW 3.25i, mid 90's Mazda Millenia, and of course the the 1st gen Chrysler Sebring JXI. All made driving fun in there own way.
Man I still sometimes miss my old 97 explorer with the 5.0. That thing was a tank never left me stranded got me 390,000 miles out of it before I sold it.