Excursion, $525,000
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Eastern PA
Screw that pile of crap. The F650 XUV starts at 189k, and you can get it fully loaded for $250-260k. And you've got a diesel under the hood. And twin 150gal tanks.
One of these will be my next truck. I have a feeling I'm going to have to stretch the life of my 04 6.0 PSD Excursion a little longer than expected though...
One of these will be my next truck. I have a feeling I'm going to have to stretch the life of my 04 6.0 PSD Excursion a little longer than expected though...
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Eastern PA
185k trouble free miles on a stock 6.0. In another 200k, I'll think about having it in for service, even though it'll be still running strong, just as a "preventative maintenance" type thing. My mpg will probably have dropped to about 19.8, and I'd feel better if it was back up at it's normal 20.2mpg. You know how it is. Oh wait, gas, guess you don't. 
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Eastern PA
Cross-Country
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From: Cincinnati
I use to see stuff like this all the time, My dad and brother use to work for a company just north of Cincinnati called O'gara Hess & Eisenhardt. They built all the Presidental Limos from JFK to Bush Sr. I've seen some 6 door Suburban Dulley's with some kind of V12 in them, 4 hi and you could smoke all six tires. I had my hand on Saddam Hussein's Royal Chase Car, He sent it to Cadillac of Detroit to get the engine replaced, The Government seized it when the first gulf war broke out. They sent it back to O'gara H&E, It still had all his royal flags on it. I rode in some Sadia Arabia oil tycoon chase limos, They were just stretch 90's impalas on a 3/4 ton frame repowered by Jeg's with 400 SBC's estimated at 500hp. They were fun to test drive. large tube headers 3'' exhaust with no mufflers. Now the place is called Armor Holdings BAE and they armor Hummers for the GOV. I'm only 4 miles away and see armord Hummers behind my houes on test drives all the time. That is a great looking Ex though, I wish mine looked that cool without the armor...
Post Fiend
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From: Ohio
You guys and girls in these forums have constantly been brainwashed into believing a V-10 has about 135 horsepower and couldn't bust it's way out of a large wet paper bag. It just ain't so. Sure, you're not going to do 0 to 60 in 13 seconds with a V-10 in a heavy armored vehicle. But you also won't be doing 0 to 60 in 13 seconds with a diesel. And even worse yet.... if you have a 6.0L diesel, you're lucky to ever get to 60 before it decides to break down again.
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Postmaster
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I feel safe in saying you're the exception to the rule.
Count your blessings.
It seems Ford hit home runs with the 7.3 diesel and the new 6.4 diesel. But the 6.0 diesel
seems to be a disaster for many people. I sure am glad I didn't buy one.
Count your blessings.
It seems Ford hit home runs with the 7.3 diesel and the new 6.4 diesel. But the 6.0 diesel
seems to be a disaster for many people. I sure am glad I didn't buy one.
Master of Strokes
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From: CA
I think I spit water on the screen after reading that one.
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Master of Strokes
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Posting Guru
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I wish I'd never even seen one, and I had 2 of them. Definitely not for a time critical hot-shot truck where your lively hood and contracts depend on them.
Master of Strokes
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Posting Guru
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Oh and executives dont like stinking of diesel fumes.
Master of Strokes
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From: CA
They ain't that bad. Walked behind a cold volvo this morning a phewww that thing stunk.
Posting Guru
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^^^All reasons you cant have that motor in a vehicle such as a highly armored vehicle transporting billionaires and high level political officials. Those unreliable 6.0's will get people killed. People with that kind of $ don't want to be stuck on the side of the road. These people are smart, they didn't get where theya re by being stupid. That's why they would chose a V10 for this vehicle.
Also we have picture proof posted on here of a V10 towing insane loads of wood with no problems. Even on hills! Must be a photoshop though, cause it didnt have a noisy smelly overpriced motor under the hood though right?
Posting Guru
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From: Apex, N.C.
They also don't want their belongings sitting on the side of the road!!! I know this for a fact!!!