This is personally my favorite generation Explorer. Clean truck indeed!

Kyle, just so you know, you really don't have to apologize for not turning on the radio on your test drives. Nobody cares to hear the music, just how the vehicle sounds is what we wanna hear.

I had a Ford explorer 1998 with 92,458 miles back in 2004 when I got it"Now in 2021 with 198,479 still going strong love my suv.100%✔️❤️👍

That Gen of Explorer is my favorite. I liked the 95-7s for the Neon 3rd brake like, but the style exterior refresh of the 98-01s is nice. And that SOHC 4.0 V6 is awesome. Love the sound of the OHV 4.0 V6 though.

Im 11 years old, my dad told me it was ok that i can keep that car and he can have the 2007/ 8 chevy suv while i keep the 1998 ford explorer. He said ir waa fine so i can drive ir anytime any day! Once again i can drive myself really easily and the steering wheel is really Smooth to drive and really fun to! Im learning how to stop slow on breaks. Thanks for the interview / test drive!

I have a 2001 sport(and a 2000 XLT 4dr). The sport I love because it is very fun and easy to maneuver into a parking space. It's 4.0 and 2WD I get up to 27 on the highway with it. Love it!

I love how the engine sounds!

love😘 the ford V6 sound

Awesome I have that car a Ford Explorer 1998 & it works great ! It’s my first car 😇

My dad drives a 2003 Sport Trac now with 222k miles & it's still running strong with only a few problems since he first bought it new.

The Late 90's Explorers are my favorite cars, well, ever.

Love the older Ford explorers 90s generation 1s

i have an 02 Sport. out of the 5 cars Ive driven a lot, this is the best daily driver

I have one of these with a Manual 5 speed transmission. It's a whole different vehicle with a manual.

I remember this car watching this video brings back memories I had

I've got a 1997. I LOVE this thing! I've got it in the same color, but I've got the 3 spoke wheels. She's got 150k and still kickin!

These are pretty nice but I personally love the first gens. I have a 93 Eddie Bauer for my first rig and I love it

I had one and how I miss it ❤️

Those 4.0L V6 engines in the late-90's Explorers were wonderful. Like you said, they aren't the fastest things in the world, but you also have to consider that the Explorer is an SUV after all. They just sound amazing. Can't wait to put a K&N intake on the '98 Explorer Eddie Bauer I was promised. haha

I drove this generation Ford Explorer Eddie Banana edition and I was throughly impressed with.

Wether if it’s a Ford Explorer or a Mercury Mountaineer (which is the same car), this generation of Explorer is very awesome and represents the 90’s and early 2000’s in a great way.

Beautiful late 90s suv 2 door is just awesome!

Nice ride!! The Ford Explorer is my second favorite car from Ford. 5*****

01 sport just hit 100k had it for a year no problems it's turns on a dime and is quick for the v6 gonna grow a k/n and flow master on it next summer

I have a 07 Mountaineer with the 4.0L. The sound for a V6 is awesome. The power is a little on the low side, but with the stock 3.73 gears, it make the truck seem a lot faster. I love the gearing Ford put with the V6.

Throwback to the earl 2000's when we all saw this car everywhere

i liked those things, my mom had one, those things sounded good when it was in high rpm's still in 1st gear, loved the autotrac 4WD system.

I love that transmission howl !!!

picking up a 98 eddie bauer f.e. with 260k km :D so excited! great suv

Great first ride i love mine too

!😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁Wow Kyle! Your Test Drive Of The 1998 Ford Explorer Sport Was Fantastic. I Love The Fact That It Is My Son Christian’s Favorite Color Red, And Red Is Such A Beautiful Color. !The Back Of The Car Looks Super-Duper Clean To Me!

I think your old videos are the best :)

plz someone see this comment and replied. ok so I'm wantong to buy a 1998 ford explorer sport. first vehicle that has 4x4 ive drove. the little knob was pointing to auto on the one I test drove like in this video. but the way this guy pulled out seemed smooth. the one I test drove seemed stuck in like a low gear like it was trying to drive through mud. took second for the vehicle to really get going. and felt sluggish. so is that because its automatically in 4x4 all the time? am I missing something? I dont wanna buy it and drive it wrong and mess it up? plz help

i really enjoy your videos. i can tell you take alot of pride in your work.

Been looking for a vid like this

Awesome test drive, the acceleration parts were awesome, god i love that winding sound!!!!

I have one a 97 with the 5 speed manual transmission and I love my car. Sharp like this red one.

My favourite Ford of XX century. It Was the first Ford what i liked

@SrpskaCCCC Itr brings memorys back for me. Love it!

Heh. I bought a '97 2WD for $500. It had a rough idle and bad windshield but they were minor issues that I had fixed. 217k miles and she still sounds great. These old 2nd gens still look good for their age.

I have a 98 Ford explorer sport like this one too. i like it as well, the only thing is that when you want to accelerate fast the RPM x1000 goes way up to high, which makes you have to let the accelerator go till the RPM lowers down again. But can easily make 65 MPH in 5-7 sec.

@falaqdad15 its a whine in the 1st gear of the old Ford 4speed and 5 speed autos. I absolutely love that sound, idk why!

@crystalscan2002 Yep. This generation Ford Explorer was the #1 most traded in vehicle for Cash for Clunkers.

@chepe707 mines not a Sport (thats the 2 door only), its a 4 door XLT. thanks for compliment.

I like the sound of the v6 engine.

@SrpskaCCCC apparently Ford Transmissions do this because 1 St Gear uses Spur Gears as opposed to Helical cut gears which are used on all gears in most transmissions except reverse because they are quieter but less efficent.......i LOVE that winding sound in First Gear

getting a 2001

@4rdt0ugh08 I know, I grew up more around Toyotas, but, that whine takes me back to when I was a kid going for rides with my grandmother in her 92 Aerostar!!

I have the same truck, but mine does not have 4x4, also brings his temper and I can not complain about his performance ... !!!

Nice truck!!!

@FPGT24 ooh, its still nice. ill try to upload a video of my 98 explorer sport.

I have the 1998 SOHC 4.0 V6 with 190,000 miles it's still running and I've done nothing except oil and brakes on it. It's now at the point where I have to change the upper/lower ball joints, tie rods, shocks, wheel bearing, ect., but the parts are not that expensive and I know how to do it all myself. It's still worth about $2,500 and I can get it running great again for far less than that as opposed to spending $5,000 on something else because you really can't get anything worthwhile for less than that in my opinion. This truck has towed many vehicles, driven on the beach for fishing, dominated the snow when others were stuck, crashed into a tree and flipped on its side with barely any damage done to it....It's more than done it's fair share of work. The motor is still responsive and doesn't seem to have lost much power. I love my Dora the Explorer. I'll drive it until the wheels fall off. Actually, that's happened already and hasn't stopped me.

Saabkyle04's got some pretty cool videos!

@williamtword it just does. You know, certain things just spark memories!

@FPGT24 i saw your video, looks pretty good, explorers sport are pretty darn great.

Thanks for the upload man! That 'acceleration' bit was awesome! Did you floor it?

Class Video Class Car

im considering this as a first car

Nice explorer.

I hope to get this for my first car, is it a reliable car?

This was the vehicle which was featured in Jurassic Park tours.

@kostl350 No if your engine is shaking you either have a vacuum leak most common a bad upper intake gasket very easy to replace then your engine will not be shaking.

i had an 99 4-door explorer that was 4 wheel drive. it was crap. died after 140,000 miles, but gave me numerous problems before. it didn't even run but the people at cash for clunkers took it. thank god.

@akirules1887 No, the Explorer has never gotten a stock 4 cylinder, only the 4.0 v6, or the 4.6 v8. And now the 3.5 v6 and soon to be (possibly) 2.5 Ecoboost.

good to see osme of those stll around still :) tons of those got killed cash for clunkers last year

well thats sorta different but yes they are good, well built vehicles. some vehicles though are junk but look really nice and some are ugly but there's no way to kill them. its best when they are both. really well build and reliable and with nice looks and features.

nice suv

@FPGT24 yeah, take a video of your explorer lets all upload a video and see which one accelerates to a certain speed at a faster time.

@akirules1887 No, the Explorer has never gotten a stock 4 cylinder, only the 4.0 v6, or the 4.6 v8. And now the 3.5 v6 and soon to be 2.5 Ecoboost (Maybe).

Why can't you do this more often?

Get one with a 4.0 OHV and a 5 speed. It'll last forever.

great job! LIKE!

i mainly drive city and could use a tune up i still avg btw 13-14mpg. mine is also 95 with 180k 4x4 sport. good truck though, fun to drive esp in winter

Beautiful explore! What is the asking price? ❤

@chepe707 its supposed to do that. you obviously have the 4.0L SOHC V6 like mine. my 97 XLT does 0-60 in 7 seconds.

I am looking at a 96 Ford Explorer V8. It has 170k on it, but it is going only for 1800, and it has a brand new sticker, with new tires and the works. Is this a good deal?

Well... My steering wheel is a 98, my driver's door is 2001, my front bumper is a 97 Eddie Bauer, my back hatch Is either 99 or 00... The Vin is registered as 00, passenger door is also either 99 or 00, my rims are like 04 I think... Idk, got free new ones when I got new tyres... But only 4 of em, and one that was the spare, I'd guess from 98 because that seams to be the chrome year.. The spare I think is from a 95 or 97.... The roof rack is whatever year the chassis is, hopefully the Vin too, but a replaced whole dash wouldn't surprise me... Especially because it doesn't look anything like any of the other 00 models, but nearly identical to this one..... It's alive though... Mostly...

one of my good friends has this. i noticed on the V6 the transmission gears are very very close together. at first i thought it was a cvt. yea stupid me i know. but the 5 speed auto is very close geared on the v6. the v8 is what my uncle had and i knew when the transmission was shifting

@crystalscan2002 it's about 16 city 20 highway

I have a 98 sport with 281 k heavy on gas but great in highway smooth

It would be awesome if you could find a 08-10 Explorer Sport Trac with the Adrenalin package to do a video on.

what happened to the stereo?

Why Did You Turn On Then Washer Wiper Fluid

im lookin into gettin one of these, there are 2 at the dealer for same price. one is the sport with a 5 speed manual and the other is the 4dr auto and has 10k more miles on it. both are under 140k miles...any suggestions?

I have the same explorer, mine is white.

do you think it would make a good first car

@Jeppe772 no the v6 sohc engine explorer get 18 city in 23 mpg on highway they are good on gas, now the v8 explorer is a different story lol.

@XxCACKOLINAxX yes they are, depends how much you use it, but i do 2 weeks with 50 dollars

@saabkyle04 is it a ohv 4.0L i mean does it have pushrods?

"Sport" What's sporty about it?

Explorer owner how many of you guy like the leather seat on this explorer?

Can you please do a test drive for a 2005 Ford Explorer.

@SrpskaCCCC If you think the Ford RWD transmission makes a good whining sound, you'd love the Allison AT-540 transmission in the older gasoline school buses.

hey I have that same Ford lol

Hye-Nyi Has A 98 Ford Explorer Sport With The Green Exterior Gray Interior

does the engine shake

can u say rollover

@HedgehogOutdoors thats nice for you.

Im potentially gonna have to swap the engine in my 98 sport. Does anyone know whether the 4.0l v6 is better OR a 5.0 tpi. I want to stay with relatively decent gas mileage, I'm probably at some point going to do a good fuel system as well for better fuel saving as well. I just need to know whether or not the v6 or v8 is more reliable

down here in michigan i can pick up a decent 4.0 with lower miles for 600 bucks... and pay a mechanic 300-400 to install. where do you get 3k from?