Hi everyone, I've just bought my first Excursion - a 2002 7.3 Limited 4x4, 65,000 miles - I'm in the UK, and haven't ever seen one on the road here, or ever driven one, but have owned a 2003 Expedition for the last few years to haul my front garage toy hauler/travel trailer. I've got to wait a week or two until it gets delivered to me, so I thought I'd look on here to find out some information on the Ex. Any pointers or links where to look would be appreciated for things that would be worth me knowing - obviously it will be a big learning curve and will take me a while to get the truck suited to me, and when I finally get to try driving it at least I will know more!

I wasn't sure about buying an Excursion, as I really do like my Expedition and I've only just finished getting it how I want it to look and drive, but as I mainly use it for hauling my TT, it just uses too much fuel as it's on it's limit with the weight - and I think the Excursion will be a good long term truck that I can mod over time.

Main things I will want to acheive are more torque for pulling my TT, getting the ride right and level, and making sure it's as reliable as possible (that's why when I saw this 7.3 for sale with low miles I had to buy it!)

Should be a pic of it, and pics of my Expedition

 

nice find! congrats!

 

^ ^ What he said...^ ^

You scored on that one and welcome.

Tim M

 

Really nice low mileage truck. Best of luck with it and you will soon find yourself wondering how you lived without it.

Jealous, I thought I did good when I found my 7.3 EX with 82K on the clock

 

Congrats, 7.3s under 100k are really rare now!

I'd get rid of those Bridgestone Duelers as soon as you can and put some Michelins on there. That 7.3 is already plenty loud, and besides, I'd want to hear it and not the tires. The Bridgestones aren't bad tires, but they do get really noisy later in life.

 

Thanks guys, I kind of feel better for buying it over the phone now! (it's a dealer so I don't have to hand over the cash until it's delivered to me)

I've always liked the Ford pick ups, and love diesels (I have a trucking company so have been used to diesel engines for years) but a pick up just isn't suitable for taking my 3 kids and theor friends or grand parents etc.....

Thanks for the info on the tyres - the noise was one of the main reasons I ditched my standard rims with Hercules Tera Trac on the Expedition - I want to hear the engine, not road noise!

I notice a lot of you keep the smaller rims on the Excursion, and have read on here that after market rims might not be a good idea if having a lot of weight on the axle? If so, I may just try different tyres to start with, and I can't spend too much to start with as I wont sell my Expedition until I am happy with the Excursion!

 

Did you get a free Car Fox with it?

 

Just remember that the bigger you go the more you compromise the handling, which isn't something you want to do with a car full of kids and a camper on the back. Just my opinion though...

 

Thats so awesome! I can only imagine all the dirty looks you will get though

How much is it to ship one?

 

Is this gonna being on a "Wheeler Dealer" episode in the future!?
Sounds like a great deal - best of luck..

 

Congratulations! Bet those don't come cheap in the UK! I do business with a guy in Australia. He will sell a high mile used Duramax for $60-$80K down there. Probably cheaper in the UK, but I don't feel too bad about what we have to pay for used trucks in the U.S.! Have fun with the 7.3! I had one before I just bought my 6.0. They are fun to mod.

 

Congrats. You can find a world of information here on the forum with a quick search and specific questions quickly answered. Welcome

 

Congratulations on an excellent find. You have a nice Expedition, so I am sure we will see good things from you on this new rig. Welcome to the group, we are glad to help and support you.

Try reading old threads, as a lot of ground has been covered over the years. There is a search function that can help you find anything specific.

By the way, you are not our only member on that side of the pond! We have a member of this group who resides in Germany. His screen name is "German Mike". So you may see him on here as well!

Good luck, I look forward to reading about your ownership experience.

Sincerely,
Karl

 

I'm jealous!

 

i have to kindly disagree, mine handles 10x better with my 20x9 summer wheels on doing some high speed cornering. verses stock 16s and 265/75s.


great looking excursion..hell of a score with the low miles and very nice expedition! i own and drive one of each daily..love them!