Picked up a new Explorer ST

[dan_erickson]

My wife decided that she would rather have an SUV that the entire family was comfortable in instead of her little 2017 civic. BTW it’s been a great car that’s going to her dad to replace his 2008 Accord. She originally wanted a Bronco because they looked cool but after we test drove one we decided against that. Then ford came out with 0% for 60 months on new 2025 Explorers so we jumped on it. After shopping lots of dealers and trying to go after the cheapest Vapor Blue ST in the country we settled on one a little closer to home. I did have to drive 5 1/2 hours each way to get the explorer. We got it for $54k out the door, msrp was $62k. 0% for 60 months and put a nice down payment down.
The paint color is quite wild from the garage, to gas station lighting at night, to sun set.

 

[4wd]

My wife decided that she would rather have an SUV that the entire family was comfortable in instead of her little 2017 civic. BTW it’s been a great car that’s going to her dad to replace his 2008 Accord. She originally wanted a Bronco because they looked cool but after we test drove one we decided against that. Then ford came out with 0% for 60 months on new 2025 Explorers so we jumped on it. After shopping lots of dealers and trying to go after the cheapest Vapor Blue ST in the country we settled on one a little closer to home. I did have to drive 5 1/2 hours each way to get the explorer. We got it for $54k out the door, msrp was $62k. 0% for 60 months and put a nice down payment down.
The paint color is quite wild from the garage, to gas station lighting at night, to sun set. View attachment 318044View attachment 318045View attachment 318046

Sharp!

 

[Hirev]

Looks good! Like that color. They got a good amount of room in them. A friend of mine wife got a 2025 Explorer ST recently also.

 

[rstsco]

Congratulations! That's a beautiful color.

 

[Zee09]

Congratulations!!!!!
Sorry for the GIF, i just had too.

 

[Mekks]

Congrats, I have a 22 ST. The 3.0 ecoboost engine is based off the 2.7 in the f150s and can be tons of fun.

 

[skyactiv]

400HP and 415 pounds of torque

 

[fantastic]

Congratulations on the upgrade. Are these 5 seaters? Any interior pics?

 

[nickaluch]

That's a sharp one don't see many in my area for some bizarre reason considering in whole a high volume vehicle

 

[Kira]

Your ST's MSRP = $62 >>>>Out the door for $54. Congrats?

What does a base model list for?

Best of luck with it.

 

[dan_erickson]

Congrats, I have a 22 ST. The 3.0 ecoboost engine is based off the 2.7 in the f150s and can be tons of fun.

Yup. My dad has. 2.7 in his F-150 with 130k on the dash and not a single engine issue. He doesn’t exactly maintain it either. My friend has a 22 ST and it’s been very good to them.

 

[dan_erickson]

Congratulations on the upgrade. Are these 5 seaters? Any interior pics?

This one is a 6 seater with captains chairs in the second row. Maybe I can grab some interior shots today.

 

[dan_erickson]

Your ST's MSRP = $62 >>>>Out the door for $54. Congrats?

What does a base model list for?

Best of luck with it.

I have no idea what a base model goes for.
I worded the pricing info wrong, tired lol.

MSRP was 62K
After dealer discounts, manufacture rebates, tax, ect it was 54K . So 54K was the price of the car.
Then we decided to put a down payment or around 19K down.
So we financed 35K at 0% for 60 months.

Where we live they were wanting 60k for the same ST plus tax so we went to Missouri to buy this one

 

[dan_erickson]

Thanks for the positive comments! So if anyone is looking for a new car or truck I can’t say enough about the dealer we bought the ST from. Laura Ford in Sullivan Missouri was very good. No BS, no hidden fees, no pressure, the price it was listed for online was the true price, no dealer extras. It just worked. They have a Chrysler, Chevy, and the largest GMC dealer in the country

 

[KCJeep]

Great color. My son just bought a 21 with the captain’s chairs and I was impressed at how nice it is.

 

[4wd]

Yup. My dad has. 2.7 in his F-150 with 130k on the dash and not a single engine issue. He doesn’t exactly maintain it either. My friend has a 22 ST and it’s been very good to them.

My BiL has had zero issues with a 2015 F150 eB and almost got her an Explorer - in the end they got an Enclave that’s nice too …

 

[SevenBizzos]

Very nice! Love the color!
Wife wants one, but I'm holding us to the Edge. It's big enough to do what we need it to.

 

[dogememe]

Great vehicle! One of the few gas cars I like. And I’m a sucker for cars that are different colors in different lighting lol.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Congrats, I like that color! Laura Ford and Laura Buick GMC are up front with pricing and usually have some of the best pricing around. If you don’t need to trade in a vehicle to them, they can be hard to beat. They do a ton of business at the GMC dealer with out of state customers and I imagine the Ford one will grow as they haven’t had that one nearly as long.

 

[dwcopple]

I have no idea what a base model goes for.
I worded the pricing info wrong, tired lol.

MSRP was 62K
After dealer discounts, manufacture rebates, tax, ect it was 54K . So 54K was the price of the car.
Then we decided to put a down payment or around 19K down.
So we financed 35K at 0% for 60 months.

Where we live they were wanting 60k for the same ST plus tax so we went to Missouri to buy this one

curious decision to put $19k down that could be earning 4-5% in a money market when Ford offered you 100% financing at 0%