Well I have been a member since 2007 and just wanted to express my thanks to the admins and forum members for what this site has done for me as for a learning experience and way to share what I have learned concerning my Excursion with this community. I just sold my X because of a need to downsize. My X has served me well and I already know that I probably will regret this decision but that is how the cookie crumbles. Anyway thanks again to all.
BTW a great fellow FTE member by the name of papadelogan bought it and I am sure he will enjoy many miles as I have had with this great machine.

 

Ok X is gone but you're not leaving ,are you?

 

Don't know about you, but I'd have to check in once in a while and make sure everyone is behaving like X owners should(kings). God's speed and best wishes.

 

No not leaving. As you guys say, gotta check in from time to time to make sure the new owner is treating her well hehe.

 

On the phone with the very happy new owner as he's driving through Wyoming!

 

Based on the ad, Brendan got an Ex in really good condition with most of the "necessary" mods already done!

Wish I could have afforded another Ex. This one looked like a good deal for both parties.

Stewart

 

I'll tell you, Brenden is a great guy and he was as happy as a kid in a candy store. I handed him the keys at the airport and had to pry him out when we got to my house. I told him I expect updates on the beast from time to time. Glad I found someone who can appreciate what that machine really is.

Steward, your posts especially have helped me through the years especially concerning the front brakes. Thanks!

 

Thank you! You're welcome.

Stewart

 

Man, what a great rig!! 1,000+ miles and not a single issue, other than me needing more sleep. I made it home about 3PM or so and will need to give her a thorough cleaning tomorrow.

Mostly the drive was great. Shortly after leaving Post Falls, ID with a full tank of fuel and a little food in me, I was in the Bitterroot range of the Rockies and it started raining. Not a very hard rain, but when it's close to freezing temps in mountains you don't know and it's pitch black... yeah, I didn't make good time, but I made it and the Ex never faltered once.

I already have plans to added gauges (pyro, trans, boost, and fuel pressure), swap in a fold-down console so it has the same 40/20/40 setup that is in my F250, and add HIDs and possibly 05+ headlights. It won't happen in the next few weeks, but they'll happen. I might get the tunes updated by Jody the next time he's in town, but after driving a rig with a regulated return, I'll be doing that on Nyx (see sig) pretty soon... maybe

I didn't get to see much of Idaho but if it's like Montana... WOW. I need to hit Powerball and buy some land... LOTS of it! I stopped in Casper, WY and saw this place:














Overall, I couldn't be more please. Jack is a great guy (even though he keeps spelling my name wrong! ) and put together and kept a great rig. Here she is in her new home parked next to Nyx.

 

Very cool!

LOL, he did the same with my name in his above post.

When I quoted it, I changed the D he used at the end of my name to a T.

Brendan, nice pics bro. I see you have a Queensland Heeler. I have 2 blue heelers myself.

I love Australian Cattle Dogs...they're a very good breed.

So, which rig are you taking to RRE?

Stewart

 

Hey Stewart -

I "inherited" that Heeler from an ex-g/f - she came to live me when the g/f had to move and could only take one dog - some weeks later when I tell her there is zero chance of us getting back together, she falls off the face of the earth. Not that that's a bad thing.

As for RRE.... I'll be waiting for an RRCO or RRMW. Most of my vacation time is already gone for a trip to Mexico and visiting the family at Christmas this year. It'd be nice, but it's not gonna happen unfortunately.

 

Duh, Brendan. Hey, I finally got it! Steward haha, ok Stewart then...There now we are all happy! Yup that X is slick. always amazed me how quiet that engine was with the regulated return and the fuel mods. BTW, that blue you have looks just like the dog I had years ago. They are the only dog I would own. My favorite was actually a red. Best dog I have EVER had.
BTW, Brendan, keep those pics coming as you continue to mod it.

 

Well, I warned you about how Tracie is about cleaning... she spent 7.5 hours yesterday cleaning her out. I guess with 6 kids there's bound to be plenty of spills over 9 years! (It wasn't filthy/nasty/worked over - she's just VEEERRRRYYYY clean!) We took her through an automated wash on Saturday evening but didn't really touch the outside fortunately. We woke up to 10° temps and frozen-over trucks from the mist that fell overnight. Today, they're both filthy again... on the outside!

She's a little nervous with me in the passenger seat but LOVES it. The heated seats, adjustable pedals... and it's a diesel! I wish you guys could hear her say "I'm excited to be driving a big diesel rig!!"

Here's the one pic I have with me. After spending the day outside in the cold scrubbing, vacuuming, shampooing, disinfecting, and detailing the Ex, I thought dinner at Joe's Crab Shack would be the way to finish off the day; and Tracie drove there & back. Below is a pic of her first parking job. Pretty darn good I'd say!!

 

Boertje, hope you enjoy the VW more than I did mine. Do some mods to it before you go bonkers with the lack of power

Papaperdelaledoeldoganel, that's a sweet akita! . Oh, and you need more "crap" in your garage... it's against the law to have that much space available

 

Nice X - hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine!

Fwiw, I wish I had never done '05 headlights on my F350. I had more/better light with the lenses you have with a relay harness and 80/100watt Hella bulbs (harness $75 and 'long life/1000hr bulbs $9/ea www.rallylights.com). The H13/9008 bulb in the '05-'07 headlights is an epic POS. After several sets of pigtails, I finally gave up and bought Electrosport dual-beam HID's. The HID's are awesome (proper focus, etc - these ain't cheep...), but the bulbs I'm using are about the same color - WHITE - and fill the road in just as well. I'd love to take a pic of both rigs, but I don't have a camera that will do it justice!