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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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I 1,000% don't agree with this one. I will have my Ex for a long long time. I still don't see the difference between it and the Suburban but yet the Ex always gets the bad press.
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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Politically Incorrect

Politically incorrect was what sunk the Excursion not design. I would not trade mine for a Prius in a milion years. In fact you would have to trade it for about 4 Priuses...Prisii... or maybe a big Obama Canada made bus!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Politically incorrect was what sunk the Excursion not design. I would not trade mine for a Prius in a milion years. In fact you would have to trade it for about 4 Priuses...Prisii... or maybe a big Obama Canada made bus!
Elmo, found one for you today...Prius that is...

A little to small for me!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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It says it flopped with no successor? Wasn't the Expedition EL Fords attempt to fill in the gap?
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Love how they say the excursion gets 14-16 mpgs in the city lmao
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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All but obsolete upon introduction, the 8,500-lb., three-and-a-half-ton Excursion tested the outer limits of SUV size with its jumbo proportions.
Interesting math.

KMA Prius phags!
 
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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bunch of bull****
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by nagetech
It says it flopped with no successor? Wasn't the Expedition EL Fords attempt to fill in the gap?
yes, the EL Expy is the successor. It does a good job, but the X needs to come back. My Expy EL just isn't quite large enough for me. I've got 4 kids and misc crap. The stuff fits, but it's tight
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 08:40 AM
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I think the author of the article was a dud. 3.5 tons is 7K lbs. 8500 lbs. is 4.25 tons. Interesting math as william_04_x mentioned.

"...it had ONLY 3 rows of seats..." I've never seen a stock SUV with more than 3 rows. If the Ex only came with 2 rows, then I would understand.

14-16 mpg city driving for an SUV of that size would not be too shabby if it were true. He might have tested it going all down hill in San Francisco and catching every single green light.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 09:28 AM
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If the Excursion's gas mileage was in the mid teens, I don't believe that these so-called experts would be so hard on it. My V10 Ex gets about the same gas mileage as a buddy's Suburban did. Win the gas mileage war and win their hearts.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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This is just another "Lets bash American vehicles" type of BS. The loser who wrote this crap is the same guy who listed Toyota and Honda as the best made cars in the world when Honda sales are down 60%, Toyota sales down %29 and with over 15 million recalls in the last 2 years. The most any motor company ever recalled that many cars in such a short period.

Yeah so the Excursion is big and heavy. All SUV's are big and dont get 30mpg. Everyone knows that. The Excursion didnt flop. It sold very well with over 200,000 units sold from 99-05. Which outsold the Corvette easily. Just another American car hater..... must work for consumer reports.... LOL!
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 59CRL
This is just another "Lets bash American vehicles" type of BS. The loser who wrote this crap is the same guy who listed Toyota and Honda as the best made cars in the world when Honda sales are down 60%, Toyota sales down %29 and with over 15 million recalls in the last 2 years. The most any motor company ever recalled that many cars in such a short period.

Yeah so the Excursion is big and heavy. All SUV's are big and dont get 30mpg. Everyone knows that. The Excursion didnt flop. It sold very well with over 200,000 units sold from 99-05. Which outsold the Corvette easily. Just another American car hater..... must work for consumer reports.... LOL!

Well stated! I could't have said it better! Sure is strange how everony who has actually owned an Excursion LOVES 'em!!
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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To He** with that article and its writers.

The Excursion Rules!!!
 
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jh818
I think the author of the article was a dud. 3.5 tons is 7K lbs. 8500 lbs. is 4.25 tons. Interesting math as william_04_x mentioned.

"...it had ONLY 3 rows of seats..." I've never seen a stock SUV with more than 3 rows. If the Ex only came with 2 rows, then I would understand.

14-16 mpg city driving for an SUV of that size would not be too shabby if it were true. He might have tested it going all down hill in San Francisco and catching every single green light.

With the motor turned off hahaha
 
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