Ford Excursion

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.60 of 5, 10.00 votes

Price Paid:  $43700.00 from Evergreen Ford, WA

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Excursion

Summary:
I am very pleased with this vehicle. It is very comfortable, nice to drive and with the 6.0 Diesel / 5 speed auto combo, I am getting over 20 MPG highway, 17 in town. Visibility is excellent. The Excursion provides a safe feeling when driving it. Best SUV for the dollar. Plenty of room for anything. This truck does everything well! Not having to buy fuel often is a plus. With 1/2 tank of gas remaining we had a range of 440 miles. Leather heated seats and DVD a plus. Rear view mirrors are great. Excellent sound system. Overall, a delight to own and drive.

Strengths:
Safety,passenger room, fuel ecomony, comfort, quality,visibility, cargo capacity, towing

Weaknesses:
Turning radius, H2 seats more comfortable.

Similar Products Used:
Expedition, Jeep Grand Cherokee, BMW 325ix, F-250, H2, Bronco

Price Paid:  $43000.00 from Evergreen Ford

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Excursion Eddie Bauer 6.0 Diesel

Summary:
Love this truck. Great vehicle! Does everything well. The vehicle has a very safe feeling when driving. Handles well in all conditions. Very confortable seats for long trips. If you take long trips, need lots of room and want maximum safety for your family, this is the vehicle for you.

Strengths:
Safety. Lots of room. Decent gas milage with turbo diesel for size of vehicle. 17 / 22 City Highway. I have actually seen 25 mpg at 50 mph with cruise on. Great range, almost 700 to 900 miles. Lots of power with turbo. Dealer service outstanding...vip service.

Weaknesses:
Small armrests. Noticed lack of power, dealer installed new turbo and problem solved. A/C had leak.

Similar Products Used:
BMW X-5, Expedition, Jeep Grand Cherokee

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.75 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $41000.00 from Albany Ford

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Ford Excursion

Summary:
We love this vehicle! 3,000 mile trips to 3 mile trips this vehicle does it all. Plenty of room for the family and anything you need, even as a replacement for Santas sleigh. Love the huge gas tank and the safety of this vehicle. Gas mileage is great for what it is. Reliable so far (66,000 miles, all ours). DvD player has saved our sanity on many trips.

Strengths:
Wife loves the X more than me, Gas mileage and the time between fillups (670-800 miles). The backing sensors save her. She likes that it is big and people stay out of her way but after a short time behind the wheel she felt like it didn't "feel" huge anymore. She loves the power and I love how it tows my trailer as if it isn't there (6x10 fully enlcosed with my Harley)

Weaknesses:
Turning radius, engine noise (although I tell her a diesel is an actual engine) and when it is cold it smokes a bit uipon cranking but goes away quickly.

Similar Products Used:
Expedition (not enough storage behind third seat). Suburban (no diesel option)

Price Paid:  $42000.00 from Ford Dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Ford Excursion

Summary:
What a great truck. Bought the Limited model with the new 6.0 liter diesel engine. What a dream and what great gas mileage. It's not a sports car... but I did not buy it for that purpose. Safe, roomy and holds the hold family and the dog... and cat on trip trips. Wanted this vehicle because of the 6.o liter diesel motor. It's quiet and smooth. I get 16+ in the city and 18 - 20 + on highway.

Strengths:
6.0 liter Diesel is the way to go Roomy and safe for family You don't pack your luggage - you just throw it in.

Weaknesses:
Looking for a big enough spot to park at the grocery store and learning how to treat and manage a diesel engine (6.0 liter) - But well worth it!!!!

Similar Products Used:
Had a 1989 Suburban and never even considered a GM product since then. The Excursion is truck, GM's products are NOT!!!

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $42000.00 from Dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Excursion

Summary:
Ford Excursion 4x4- 6 liter diesel This is the most underated truck around. I drive 40,000 miles per year. Truck left the dealership and hasn't been back since and it is now approaching 80,000 miles. I change my own oil and grease the chassis every 7500 miles - 4 gallons of Rotella T and a filter from Carquest - about $40/oil change. Fuel filter kit - expensive at dealer, but $40 each on Ebay - every 30K miles. Air filter - bought one on Ebay - $45 - hasn't needed replacing yet! Fuel Economy - consistently over 18 mpg - not bad for 8000 lbs of truck plus 1000 lbs of test gear in back. Performance - I have pulled a forklift and forklift trailer - 16,000 lbs total trailer load - no big deal. Still got 13 mpg. Pulling power - I used it to get my stuck 12,000 lb forklift out of the mud. I used it to retrieve my 2 1/2 ton diesel truck from a mud hole. Other peoples problems - I hear other people saying that they have fuel injector or water in the fuel problems - I started to run fuel conditioner in the winter the first year after the water light kept coming on - no more water problems since, zero injector problems. When I stop using it - the truck does not run as well. Talk to truck drivers - they use the stuff religiously - there is a reason why. Too bad Ford got stupid and dropped the truck - as I wanted to buy another one in 200K miles.

Strengths:
325 hp of diesel power, fuel economy, very reliable - but remember it's a diesel and needs to be treated as such. Plug it in when it gets < 32F, use fuel conditioner, warm it up before flooring it, let the turbo cool off after a hard pull.

Weaknesses:
Ford stopped making the Excursion and never advertised 18+ mpg for a monster towing machine - what idiots.

Similar Products Used:
1978 GMC 1 ton Many other trucks