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Vehicle Details

VIN1FMEU17L4VLC02406
TrimXLT
Exterior ColorWhite
DrivetrainRWD
Engine4.6L V8
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot101

1997 Ford Expedition

XLT

Unscored
$2,999213,947 mi

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

Is this 1997 Ford Expedition XLT a good deal?

OAV verdict: Unscored

Why: Listed at $2,999, comparable market range $2,999–$2,999. Days on lot: 101 days (market average 92 days).

Market price position

$2,999 · only listing at this price

$2,999 — single data point
Regional range
$2,999 (0 listings)
vs. market
Exact match — no spread
Comparable vehicles
0

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$2,999

This vehicle $2,999 · priced at MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

Demand-Verified· Backed by recent sales data
Faster-than-average sell-through

Similar vehicles recently sold in an estimated 646 days.

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About This 1997 Ford Expedition

Listing updated: Jul 24, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Thousand Oaks, CA · On lot for 101 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 1997 Ford Expedition XLT is listed at $2,999 by inside car guys in Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. It has 213,947 miles on the odometer. The exterior color is White. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 4.6L V8 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. Based on available similar vehicles in the Thousand Oaks market, the estimated market range is $2,999 to $2,999.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 101 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 Thousand Oaks, CA 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 Expedition against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range, filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Thousand Oaks, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1FMEU17L4VLC02406 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 Expedition Market in CA

Comparable Vehicles

6

Average Price

$4,656

Price Range

$2,999–$6,117

Avg Days on Lot

92

Based on 6 comparable 1995-1999 Ford Expedition listings in CA, the average asking price is $4,656. This listing at $2,999 is $1,657 below average (36% below market). Comparable prices in CA range from $2,999 to $6,117. Similar vehicles spend an average of 92 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Ford Expedition Listings in CA

2 comparable vehicles within ±2 model years and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: XLT — compare trims below)