On 10/4/14, we became the proud owners of a '94 Ford E350 with only 70K miles, which we bought at an Ohio state salvage auction for all of nine hundred dollars.
It happened that I knew this van and had driven it while it was only a couple of years old. I actually drove it to state salvage myself.
I knew that it had been well maintained and if it was a bit rusty I knew it to be trusty.
I was prepared to go fifteen hundred for it, but there was little other interest in the old beast. I may have actually bid myself up to nine from eight fifty
Anyway, we've only put a couple of thousand on it in the past year, since I bought it as a hauler and did not intend to use the thirsty beast on a daily basis.
It has been dead reliable, other than my having to replace the starter.
It starts easily after sitting for weeks at a time and does fine in a hard day of use.
We put nearly three hundred miles on it a couple of weeks back in helping one of our sons make a hundred mile move, for example.
The old dear never faltered.
Fuel economy has averaged about 15 mpg, which seems pretty reasonable for a large, heavy vehicle with a 351W.
As I said to my wife, this thing is like somebody had supersized an Aerostar.
It drives a lot like a larger version of an Aerostar, although the IFS is entirely different.
Like an Aerostar, it has no special affection for going in a straight line, nor does it like bumpy roads.
We put a little over 175K on our '97 Aero with no problems beyond the starter replacement it too needed.
I doubt that the E350 will see anything like that kind of mileage, but it has been as trouble free thus far.
I've always said that Ford builds the best trucks.
The Aerostar was a truck among minivans, while a one ton van like the E350 cannot be regarded as anything other than a truck.
A good vehicle overall.
If you need a hauler and can find one cheap, an E350 would be a good choice.
It happened that I knew this van and had driven it while it was only a couple of years old. I actually drove it to state salvage myself.
I knew that it had been well maintained and if it was a bit rusty I knew it to be trusty.
I was prepared to go fifteen hundred for it, but there was little other interest in the old beast. I may have actually bid myself up to nine from eight fifty
Anyway, we've only put a couple of thousand on it in the past year, since I bought it as a hauler and did not intend to use the thirsty beast on a daily basis.
It has been dead reliable, other than my having to replace the starter.
It starts easily after sitting for weeks at a time and does fine in a hard day of use.
We put nearly three hundred miles on it a couple of weeks back in helping one of our sons make a hundred mile move, for example.
The old dear never faltered.
Fuel economy has averaged about 15 mpg, which seems pretty reasonable for a large, heavy vehicle with a 351W.
As I said to my wife, this thing is like somebody had supersized an Aerostar.
It drives a lot like a larger version of an Aerostar, although the IFS is entirely different.
Like an Aerostar, it has no special affection for going in a straight line, nor does it like bumpy roads.
We put a little over 175K on our '97 Aero with no problems beyond the starter replacement it too needed.
I doubt that the E350 will see anything like that kind of mileage, but it has been as trouble free thus far.
I've always said that Ford builds the best trucks.
The Aerostar was a truck among minivans, while a one ton van like the E350 cannot be regarded as anything other than a truck.
A good vehicle overall.
If you need a hauler and can find one cheap, an E350 would be a good choice.
