Thinking About Buy An Excursion Please educate me??
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Thinking About Buy An Excursion Please educate me??
Well right now i have a 99 f-250 diesel and i love it. I tow a 2003 cobra to the track with it and it does very well combined weight with car and trailer maybe 8000lb. The problem is my truck is a standard cab and i have 2 kids and the wife. I want something that can tow my car to the track and get me good gas milage. So here are my questions. How many miles/ gallon can i get out of a v-10 (towing and not towing). How many miles can i get out of a v-10 before a rebuild? I wnted to buy and diesel excursion but they are hard to come by. Please help.
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My V10 2WD 4.30 limited slip rear axle gets about 10-11 mpg not towing, about 8 mpg towing a 26 ft. travel trailer about 7000 lbs.
Excursions comes with a 44 gal. gas tank. You may get 400 miles on a full tank, although I've never tried it. It's easily over $100 at the pump.
Excursions comes with a 44 gal. gas tank. You may get 400 miles on a full tank, although I've never tried it. It's easily over $100 at the pump.
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i get around 10-11mpg w/my v10 in the summer. 44 gal tank which all excursions came with. i have gotton almost 500miles on a tank w/mostly highway. nomraly 400-450 though.
right now at 3.32/gal its almost $150 to fillup.
right now at 3.32/gal its almost $150 to fillup.
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My V10 2WD 4..30 limited slip rear axle gets about 10-11 mpg not towing, about 8 mpg towing a 26 ft. travel trailer about 7000 lbs.
Excursions comes with a 44 gal. gas tank. You may get 400 miles on a full tank, although I've never tried it. It's easily over $100 at the pump.
Excursions comes with a 44 gal. gas tank. You may get 400 miles on a full tank, although I've never tried it. It's easily over $100 at the pump.
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Last summer towing my 6500lbs TT we averaged 8.6 mpg's. Not towing 12mpg's hiway and 10mpg's around town.
The Ex is the ultimate vehicle for towing with a family, if the kids fight you got the 3rd row to stick one in.
The Ex is the ultimate vehicle for towing with a family, if the kids fight you got the 3rd row to stick one in.
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I too am looking to purchase a 2005 Excursion. What are your impressions of the 5.4L 2V versus the 6.8L 2V? Also, did the 2004 and/or 2005 Excursions with the diesel engine come with the Torqshift transmission?
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If you're going to be towing a trailer, I would go with the V10.
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I second that opinion. MPG gain will be minimal with the 5.4 and if towing you will have a greater tow capcity with the 6.8
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I've been cross-country with a wife, (2) boys and a dog in our Excursion and LOVE it. Currently looking to trade the 5ver on a TT so I can pull it with either truck.
My 7.3 diesel (actually vegetable oil
) gets 17-20mpg empty - I haven't towed with X enough to know what mpg it gets. We avg about 3000 miles/tank of diesel.... 
My 7.3 diesel (actually vegetable oil
) gets 17-20mpg empty - I haven't towed with X enough to know what mpg it gets. We avg about 3000 miles/tank of diesel....
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