Does anyone take the Ex offroad?
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There have been a lot of comments about how the Excursions are just too big for off road. And, the roads do seem a little tight. Okay for Jeeps and Toyotas. But too tight for the Ex. It sounds to me as though we need a specialty bumper to store a chain saw on, don't want to get the inside of the Ex dirty you know, to use to make some room on those trails.
What about a specialty bumper with a chain saw attached to both sides to clear the roads? You know, set up with a switch inside of the Ex so we don't even have to get out to do the work!
What about a specialty bumper with a chain saw attached to both sides to clear the roads? You know, set up with a switch inside of the Ex so we don't even have to get out to do the work!
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The big trucks are great for the desert or wide cut trails/fire roads but leave the tight trails for the small vehicles.
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No doubt it is capable for what it is.... but having owned Jeep cj-5, cj-7, a Scrambler, and a 5.9 limited.... the ex is too nice for me to dirty up too much 
but cleaning the outside and inside is enough of a chore that I go to the car wash
(proud to say I have never washed either of my 3 ex's !!!)
Worse yet is the underside....
if you go through mud and sand AND you want to keep your ex for a while,
you should at least spray off the underside and grease the hubs and spindles....
IMHO
but cleaning the outside and inside is enough of a chore that I go to the car wash
(proud to say I have never washed either of my 3 ex's !!!)
Worse yet is the underside....
if you go through mud and sand AND you want to keep your ex for a while,
you should at least spray off the underside and grease the hubs and spindles....
IMHO
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WHAT IS "TOO BIG" ?
My friends who drive "REAL" trucks ( meaning "class six" or higher axles), can't understand why I would feel "comfortable" in anything as "small" as my Excursion.
Depends on what is "too big". My Honda ATV "four wheeler' is just about right for the sand-trips and steep trails I run on - a Jeep-sized vehicle would be way too big.''.
My EXCURSION is just about right for the sorry excuses for cow-trails that we have to drive, for about a mile and a half, to get from our ranch's entrance to the county-maintained roads.
here's the deal, folks. Tailor your vehicle to the requirment. Isn't that a brilliant, original idea ?
My friends who drive "REAL" trucks ( meaning "class six" or higher axles), can't understand why I would feel "comfortable" in anything as "small" as my Excursion.
Depends on what is "too big". My Honda ATV "four wheeler' is just about right for the sand-trips and steep trails I run on - a Jeep-sized vehicle would be way too big.''.
My EXCURSION is just about right for the sorry excuses for cow-trails that we have to drive, for about a mile and a half, to get from our ranch's entrance to the county-maintained roads.
here's the deal, folks. Tailor your vehicle to the requirment. Isn't that a brilliant, original idea ?
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they all ended up this shi--y brown.....
Just kidding - I didn't say it was never washed - just that I never have
$3 and $5 exterior washes do a good job and periodically do the full wash for $15 and the mini detail for $35
not worth my time (translated to 'I'm too lazy' !!! )
Just kidding - I didn't say it was never washed - just that I never have
$3 and $5 exterior washes do a good job and periodically do the full wash for $15 and the mini detail for $35
not worth my time (translated to 'I'm too lazy' !!! )
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they all ended up this shi--y brown.....
Just kidding - I didn't say it was never washed - just that I never have
$3 and $5 exterior washes do a good job and periodically do the full wash for $15 and the mini detail for $35
not worth my time (translated to 'I'm too lazy' !!! )
Just kidding - I didn't say it was never washed - just that I never have
$3 and $5 exterior washes do a good job and periodically do the full wash for $15 and the mini detail for $35
not worth my time (translated to 'I'm too lazy' !!! )
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Having never off-roaded my ex, and not much off-road time anyway, I would be the best thing about the ex is that when you do get stuck, and stuck good; you have WAAAAAY more room to relax and stretch out in to wait for help then you would in a jeep, LC, or any other 4x4 out there. I mean, you could almost just live out of it wherever you are, who cares if your stuck there?
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