Do you know much about '94 Ford Explorers?

Question

Why does the odometer only have space for six digits? Example: 56456.7 Miles. Notice the decimal.

Answer 1

So why weren't all Fords created equal, my 89 T-bird had the million mile odo and foreign cars got them much earlier than that.

Answer 2

Above answer is correct. Standard was only 6 digits including the 1/10th mile. When odometer would read 00000.0, this would be 100,000 miles....a NEW car by the odometer reading. I had a car that became a 'new' car two times over....

Answer 3

That was standard at once on all cars. 6 digits and it would turn over at 100,000 miles. Around the early to mid 90s is when 7 numbers in an odometer became popular.
I recall buying a new Jeep around 1994, i told a older man at work that it had 7 digits, he did not believe me at all. He kept telling me i was wrong, that they just dont make them like that. I proved him wrong by showing him!

Answer 4

Its pretty sad, but the cars weren't intended to last that long in the past. People didn't drive as far in the old days. Its strange that a car as new as 94 still only had 6 digits. I have a 71 Buick Riviera with over 200k miles and a 65 chevy truck with over 300k miles. They just figured you would throw them away and buy a new car before it got that many miles on it. Its called planned obsolence.

Answer 5

Because Ford Exporers are pieces of crap and rarely last more than 99,999 miles in the first place.

Answer 6

because the cost to keep driving it would be more than the value at that mileage