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I got a couple more months til my kid is here but I need to start thinking bout a bigger truck cuz my tahoe only seats 5 and that's not cutting it as it is I need a 7 seater and something that can tow good and the only things I can think of are excursions and suburbans and just wondering what you think and what years to stay away from ,
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My granny got 'burban, not an Excursion.
Gramps got a Silverado, stepside version.

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excursion would be my pick...kinda sucks because the diesel gets about 14 mpg and the gas gets about 7-9 mpg.

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turbo diesel excursion!

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quote:
Originally posted by uh0h50:
turbo diesel excursion!

+1 [patriot]

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Originally posted by 850 Turb0:
My granny got 'burban, not an Excursion.
Gramps got a Silverado, stepside version.

Yee yee

My boy nate gotta z28 if tha rollerz get behind em he finna shake

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Originally posted by uh0h50:
turbo diesel excursion!

That would be nice what years are those? And how much they goin for
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Ford also has the Expedition model I think it is the EX or something like that
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Originally posted by uh0h50:
turbo diesel excursion!

That would be nice what years are those? And how much they goin for
Try to find an Excursion with a 7.3L PSD in it. They are harder to find but far more worth the wait rather than settling for a 6 uh oh.

I'd say forget the Suburban idea totally if you're looking to tow and get decent milage out of it. Towing with a Suburban say with an 8.1L gas engine you'd be looking somewhere around 8 to 10mpg TOPS with a gas Suburban depending upon the load you'd be towing give or take.

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Are you getting one brand new? Because I looked at the new long ass expedition and those are pretty tight, and about as long as the excursion.
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A turbo diesel Excursion, with a 4 inch lift [Big Grin]

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I had a hard time finding a turbo diesel excursion with under 100K on it with the 7.3L. Matter of fact I had to settle for a suburban since I didnt have 20K sitting around in cash I had to get a loan for it. Couldnt find an excursion with the 7.3 with low enough miles to finance.

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Originally posted by turbo50:
I had a hard time finding a turbo diesel excursion with under 100K on it with the 7.3L. Matter of fact I had to settle for a suburban since I didnt have 20K sitting around in cash I had to get a loan for it. Couldnt find an excursion with the 7.3 with low enough miles to finance.

the 7.3 will never break down.

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I have owned both of the suv's you mentioned. I would go diesel excursion. [Smile]
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excursions suck they are just oversized explorers in my opinion ive driven both as well as my expedition and i like the expedition much better plus the new ones have lots of room id defnitly stay ford though [Wink] oh and do not buy from hayward ford FUCK THAT PLACE [Big Grin]

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the expedition engine sucks he needs to tow... Get the excursion for sure

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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
excursions suck they are just oversized explorers in my opinion ive driven both as well as my expedition and i like the expedition much better plus the new ones have lots of room id defnitly stay ford though [Wink] oh and do not buy from hayward ford FUCK THAT PLACE [Big Grin]

Stick with Mustang talk honey. Let people who know the difference between a diesel injector pump and a spark plug give advise on what is going to tow best. Just look pretty and drive your car.
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Originally posted by WRS92GT:
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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
excursions suck they are just oversized explorers in my opinion ive driven both as well as my expedition and i like the expedition much better plus the new ones have lots of room id defnitly stay ford though [Wink] oh and do not buy from hayward ford FUCK THAT PLACE [Big Grin]

Stick with Mustang talk honey. Let people who know the difference between a diesel injector pump and a spark plug give advise on what is going to tow best. Just look pretty and drive your car.
This post is filled with win.

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id say get the excursion... the newer 6.0s had little problems... so if you can't find a 7.3 dont be afraid to buy a newer one....
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Suburban! [Razz]

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quote:
Originally posted by WRS92GT:
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Originally posted by FoRdGiRl:
excursions suck they are just oversized explorers in my opinion ive driven both as well as my expedition and i like the expedition much better plus the new ones have lots of room id defnitly stay ford though [Wink] oh and do not buy from hayward ford FUCK THAT PLACE [Big Grin]

Stick with Mustang talk honey. Let people who know the difference between a diesel injector pump and a spark plug give advise on what is going to tow best. Just look pretty and drive your car.
HAHAHAHAH [worship]

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Originally posted by Five Decimal Zero:
Suburban! [Razz]

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That suburban is hella clean bro , my tahoe has always towed my jet skis/boats trailers and cars hella good and chevys do seem to run forever haven't had that much luck with fords suv's but I know the diesel has some power I doubt the expedition could tow the car trailer to good tho , and I have about 3.5 to 4 months til the kid is here so I got some time to shop , so either a 01 and up suburban or a 7.3l excursion , and I'm selling off all my cars right now so that I don't have to get a big loan if any at all , thanks for the info tho keep it coming
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if u want a expo or excursion or any ford, hit me up on a pm and i can get u a good deal on em, but u'll have to make a trip down to SJ......LMK [patriot]

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There's a blue or black V10 gasser Excursion for sale here in Modesto that started out @ $10K, and is now at $9200. Not sure of the mileage or other info. Seems like a good deal tho?
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Suburban all the way! If the 5.3 isn't enough for your towing needs you can easily find a LQ4 or LQ9 (6.0L) block and swap the heads/intake/accessories etc over it for a cheap swap. Or you can just go all the way to the 2500 to get the 8.1L if gas mileage isnt as much of an issue.

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