Hey folks. Barely squeezing 13 MPG out of my lowly 4.6 F-150, I've been jonesin to get what I originally wanted, a V10. Might as well get bad MPG and be able to enjoy it right? Haha. That and other reasons are why I'm looking to sell my F-1 but anyhow.
Between these two, what do you think? Which one is more likely to blow plugs? Haven't seen them in person yet but going to on Monday. Obviously there are other factors in which one to buy but just go on what you see here.
03 Eddie Bauer, 219,195 miles, $7,995

Cars for Sale: 2003 Ford Excursion 4x4 Eddie Bauer in Collinsville, OK 74021: Sport Utility Details - 292685337 - AutoTrader.com

01 XLT, 132,868 miles, $7,795

Cars for Sale: 2001 Ford Excursion 4x4 XLT in Collinsville, OK 74021: Sport Utility Details - 288215033 - AutoTrader.com

 

that 2001 has been on craigslist for quite a while, I think it may be missing the 3rd row if I remember right?

I just went to Tulsa to pick up a travel trailer today, I had been watching the tulsa craigslist among others for an Excursion but haven't found the right one yet.

 

Yep, that's the one.

 

I'm ashamed I knew that off the top of my head...

 

I'd go with the XLT.......WAY less miles on it......you can put 20k on a year for nearly 5 yrs to get to the EB's mileage..... plus I like the color......the EB's like that one (and mine) are everywhere

 

X2 on the '01 XLT as the first choice. If it has been up for sale a while, work the price down or walk away and keep looking. The V10, I'm told will go 300K+ but you're buyin' a whole lot more life with the '01.

Be sure to check the undercarriage for rust, in the event one was from up north.

 

What everyone else said.

I see there are new tires on the XLT, sometimes (not always the case) people or dealerships will install new tires to cover up tweeked suspension issues that would be shown in old tires. If you can take the XLT out to another shop and have an alignment machine hooked up to check out the specs.

 

If you can get them to come down on the '03 to lets say.....$5-6K. Then I'd go for that one.

The '01 may be nice with less miles, but it's too plain jane for my taste.

Are these two your only options?

 

Looking at the pics a little closer it looks as thought the color is different shades between the fender and door on the xlt. Just something to look into.

 

I'm not seeing it.....I think the light is just coming in from that side

 

My 2000 Ex is also a plain Jane. But she's also got only 81,000 on her. I'd have liked a decked out vehicle, but I'm convinced that I did right. She may well outlive me.

 

Looks like the driver door is slightly off color to me .

 

It is off-color and it's not just the light. The door is noticably lighter than the fender....

 

I agree, the front fender and door do not match up so well on the XLT. Like I said I haven't been to look at them yet but will be going on Monday for more info, history reports, etc.

And no, these aren't the only two options but I'm basically looking to reduce my debt. So I figure I might as well get something I enjoy. And if I could get them down to 5-6k on the EB, that would be even better.

 

I don't see a problem with the color on the X. The front appears to be next to a door or window and under natural light. The rear is indoors under fluorescent lighting. "Cool Whites" are notorious for color shifting.

There's a reasonable progression of color change probably due to lighting.