Winter beater, or what to do for three months?
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My vote: 4.0 explorer, or even a 5.0 version (or Mountaineer)
Pros: easy to work on, brakes, oil change ok to drive, etc
cons: py mileage (5.0 especially, but can pull a decent trailer if needed), and did I say that it's 5.0 compared to 4.0? Plus you have a short commute...
Buy a rusty but reliable Mounty/exploder, get it dirty, salty, dented, whatever...put it away at spring..do it all over again when cold wet white falls from the wild blue yonder.
ANd the Mountaineers are AWD, as opposed to selectable 2wd/4wd like some of the Explorers...just get in, drive, and arrive. No fuss.
Of course, I'm biased as hell...plus it beats a truck, AND it has a backseat for those double date nights lol