1997 Ford Explorer XLT
Vehicle Details
XLT
Independence, MO 64053
Is this 1997 Ford Explorer XLT a good deal?
OAV verdict: Unscored
Why: Listed at $2,995. OAV has not found enough comparable listings for a reliable market range or verdict. Days on lot: 47 days (market average 47 days).
Market price position
Limited comparable data — OAV has not assigned a reliable market verdict to this listing yet.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 7–50 days, and this listing is still within that typical selling window.
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Courtesy Cars
Independence, MO
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About This 1997 Ford Explorer
Listing updated: Aug 4, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Independence, MO · On lot for 47 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 1997 Ford Explorer XLT is listed at $2,995 by courtesy cars in Independence, MO 64053. It has 170,490 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Brown. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 4.0L V6 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 47 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Independence, MO suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 1997 Ford Explorer against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Independence, MO, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMDU34EXVUD45111 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.
1997 Ford Explorer Market in MO
MO Market Listings
1
Average Price
$2,995
Price Range
$2,995–$2,995
Avg Days on Lot
47
Based on all 1 1995-1999 Ford Explorer listings in the MO market, the average asking price is $2,995. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in MO range from $2,995 to $2,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 47 days on dealer lots in this market.