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#51 of 520 kerban by KarenS HOST Apr 16, 1999 (4:03 pm)
Could you be more specific? For obvious reasons, the website is a condensed version of the books. The books have more extensive summary charts. What differences are you referring to? KarenS/Vans host
#52 of 520 kaurelio by KAURELIO Apr 19, 1999 (1:21 pm)
I sold my '89 Aerostar with 172,000 miles to CarMax. They gave me $3000 for it. My wife and I were sad to see it go, but we bought my father-in-laws mint '96 Windstar.
#53 of 520 swampcollie by swampcollie Apr 19, 1999 (9:51 pm)
This is all hard to believe. I have a 93 Voyager which i bought new. The van has been excellent. The only reason it has been in the garage in 85k miles other than routine care is to replace the starter. That was about a week ago. It has the 3.3 engine and is the short wb. Is there something fishy here or am i just lucky?
#54 of 520 swen1 by swen1 Apr 23, 1999 (6:50 pm)
Was just wondering If someonr knewe any thing about problems or prices for a Ford Aroe star. Im thinking on buying a Ford Areo Star 93 that has gone 60000miles and is an extended modell that is packed with every thing! Does any one have any prices?    Thanks,       Sven
#55 of 520 Swen1 by KarenS HOST Apr 26, 1999 (3:34 pm)
Have you checked out Edmund's info for this model? Here's a link: 1993 Ford Aerostar 2 Dr XL Passenger Van Extended You'll have to add in all the accessories to get a close estimation of the price. Hope this helps! KarenS/Vans host
#56 of 520 tominghram by tominghram May 23, 1999 (7:37 pm)
looking for info on 1996 ford windstar or aerostar recall relative to problem under the dashboard. supposedly requires removal of dashboard to correct an electrical problem. anyone with info please advise.
#57 of 520 KarenS by KarenS HOST May 24, 1999 (4:00 pm)
tominghram, Check out this site for information on recalls. http://www.edmunds.com/edweb/recalls.html Hope this helps! KarenS/Vans host
#58 of 520 tropsgal by tropsgal Jun 04, 1999 (5:01 am)
I currently have a 94 Aerostar electric 4 wheel drive, we are the origional owner. We now have 38,000 miles (we don't go far on this island), and we are beginning to see problems. This christmas i replaced the CV Boots, 1 recall part, one part under warranty (something to do with the clock timer in the air bag, an expensive part, and one that is covered for 35,000 or 4 years i beleive). I have kept the oil changed, and the alignment and breaks all in check, but have noticed a whining when i back up, and a squeaky sound when I break. I thought it was gone when I had the tires replaced and breaks done, but soon after getting it back, it started back up. The air conditioner doesn't always want to turn on. I'm worried about resale value, and want to get out of this, especially after reading your stories here, and having 2 friends with similar problems. What would be a good van to look at, with low maitenance. I am considering the Chevy venture, or the odessy. thanks Kim
#59 of 520 kellidra by kellidra Jun 07, 1999 (5:48 am)
We just traded in our 89 Aerostar XLT, which had 112,000 miles on it, and bought a 96 Windstar LX. We bought the Aerostar on a whim two years ago, and got a great deal on it--we were even able to pay cash for it. But then we discovered that the air conditioning was a mess. In April 98, we had it repaired for about $600. It worked all that summer, but this year when we needed to start using it, all we got was hot air. The shop that repaired it last year said it needed a new compressor at $700. We took it to another mechanic for a second opinion, and they told us that the compressor was not the only problem--it had so many leaks that it would cost at least $1800 to repair it. Add to that a bad fuel pump, and we would have had at least $2300 worth of repairs to pay for. The technician said it probably wasn't worth it; he thought we should trade it in and get something else. Earlier this year, we had already replaced the transmission and the power steering. The mechanic said that once it started having so many problems, it would probably keep having them. So, we started shopping around for a new van. At first we looked at Grand Caravans and Grand Voyagers--they are comfortable that we fell in love with them. Then we started hearing about transmission problems (friends of ours with a Voyager have gone through 3 transmissions in 3 years). Finally, we discovered the safety ratings on the Chrysler vans weren't as high as dealers had told us. Since we have a toddler and a new baby on the way, we decided we should go with the safer Windstar (our mechanic says they rarely see Windstars with expensive problems in his shop, and also that the maintenance costs on the Windstar tend to be lower). We are very happy with our new purchase--a 96 Windstar with only 28,000 miles on it. We got a great deal, too--without even haggling, we got the dealer down to within $200 of our original offer. Each time he tried to get us to go up on our price, we said, "This is what we can pay." He also tried to convince us to get a different, less expensive (and less nice) Windstar. We said, "We want this one, and if we can't get it here, we'll find something comparable elsewhere." Finally he lowered his price and increased his offer on our trade-in to $2000. We drove home very happy in our beautiful, air- conditioned Windstar!
#60 of 520 robinson2 by robinson2 Jun 09, 1999 (1:33 am)
Hi, I own a '92 Aerostar XL with electronic 4WD. It's got 99,500 miles on it and it just keeps going. It was our first experience with a minivan (if you can call all that room mini!) and we've virtually been problem free. It now needs new rollers for the slider door, but with 3 growing boys what can you expect? We are just now thinking of selling it and going to another 4WD van, obviously not a Ford, they don't make one! We are considering a Chevy/GMC Astro/Safari. The mileage per gallon isn't as good, we get about 20-22 with the Aerostar, but we're ready for something new(er). We're asking $5000 if anyone is interested...sticker value is $6200. Thanks Edmunds by the way, your sticker is in my window!

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