Looking into getting an Excursion
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Read this thread
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ith-price.html
I would be taking a road trip to Utah if I were in your shoes, youngster! It is not 4x4, just like the one you asked about, though.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ith-price.html
I would be taking a road trip to Utah if I were in your shoes, youngster! It is not 4x4, just like the one you asked about, though.
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I was out trolling on craigslist and found this guys offer. He is trying to sell his trailer but is willing to throw his 2002 7.3 Powerstroke in for $10K. 2005 Outback 28BHS
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I get 16 city and 20 hwy in my 7.3L...but my wife doesn't let me drive it much.
I also get 16 towing my little 14' stock trailer. I was getting 8mpg towing the same stock trailer with my dodge pickup.
I also get 16 towing my little 14' stock trailer. I was getting 8mpg towing the same stock trailer with my dodge pickup.
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I do have a 16 year old....girl! Haha, if my wife can drive it without bouncing off everything in town, you can, too. They really aren't that bad, just don't try parking up close at any grocery stores or malls.
I would feel my daughter was VERY safe in one if she chose to drive one. Most of them have backup sensor systems that help A LOT.
I would feel my daughter was VERY safe in one if she chose to drive one. Most of them have backup sensor systems that help A LOT.
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I'm a pretty good driver. At the rounds at the Pomona dragstrip, I've beat a tuned and upgraded 350z and a M5 in a 06 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas- 400HP engine. And I've beat around Mulholland/PCH (Google it) pretty fast at night, and never with a problem. I have no problem risking my life XD
I've been driving trucks, etc. since I was a little kid, on dirt roads. First car I drove was a 1997 F150 with the bench seat in the back and the access cab/ suicide doors. I am sure I could drive the Excursion, but I don't want it to look bad if I get in a wreck. They'd look at my parents and say, "You let him drive around in America's biggest SUV, and you didn't see this coming?"
I've been driving trucks, etc. since I was a little kid, on dirt roads. First car I drove was a 1997 F150 with the bench seat in the back and the access cab/ suicide doors. I am sure I could drive the Excursion, but I don't want it to look bad if I get in a wreck. They'd look at my parents and say, "You let him drive around in America's biggest SUV, and you didn't see this coming?"
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Why would you mud an excursion @ 16 yrs old? Use it for its intended purpose to haul people and tow stuff. Dont drive it like a race car it doesnt handle or brake like one and you could hurt others. If u want to mud get a pickup.
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I have a 2000 Excursion Limited, 4x4 with the V10. I love this vehicle. It is now used for hunting. Took the 3rd seat out which basically turns it into a pickup truck with heated and cooled bed. 
I am trying to hang on to it to allow my son to drive next year. He wants to get it black wrapped and put new tires on it. All of his friends have F150's. I am teaching him the important things....such as "Size Matters"...Hahahaha.
Any way, after having a 1982 Bronco with 6 inch lift and Q's, a 1990 Explorer 4x4, a 2000 Expedition AWD, and a 2000 Excurion 4x4 I can tell you the Excursion is NOT MEANT for mudding. At our deer camp, Excursions and F250 with big tires are all but banned from the roads. Sure, they will get through it. But whatever comes after them better be ready to rut ride. This will make the roads impassible for stock equipped 4x4's.
As for a 16 year old driving it on the road, absolutely. Its a tough tank.
And I fully expect him to bury it in the mud. He and his friends with learn a valuable lesson. That is, an F150 will not pull a buried Excurion/F250 out of the mud.
I just added a 2012 F250 Lariat 6.7L 4x4 to the family. TOTALLY different vehicle and will absolutely smoke the V10. (Just my humble opinion). My kid will NOT be driving the F250 alone for some time to come.
I am trying to hang on to it to allow my son to drive next year. He wants to get it black wrapped and put new tires on it. All of his friends have F150's. I am teaching him the important things....such as "Size Matters"...Hahahaha.
Any way, after having a 1982 Bronco with 6 inch lift and Q's, a 1990 Explorer 4x4, a 2000 Expedition AWD, and a 2000 Excurion 4x4 I can tell you the Excursion is NOT MEANT for mudding. At our deer camp, Excursions and F250 with big tires are all but banned from the roads. Sure, they will get through it. But whatever comes after them better be ready to rut ride. This will make the roads impassible for stock equipped 4x4's.
As for a 16 year old driving it on the road, absolutely. Its a tough tank.
And I fully expect him to bury it in the mud. He and his friends with learn a valuable lesson. That is, an F150 will not pull a buried Excurion/F250 out of the mud.
I just added a 2012 F250 Lariat 6.7L 4x4 to the family. TOTALLY different vehicle and will absolutely smoke the V10. (Just my humble opinion). My kid will NOT be driving the F250 alone for some time to come.
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I've pondered over it- my father may end up getting an Excursion and keeping it at work, for those times we need it. I'm afraid of killing people with it, and $400 a month insurance is kinda steep.