I have a 94 F-350 turbo Diesel that I bought new. It has 69,000 miles on it and is stored in doors. Needless to say it is in excellent condition,but I need something 4 wheel drive to haul kids and a boat to the river. I am thinking Excursion.I want 2002 and newer, low mileage, diesel, 4 wheel drive, leather.My F-350 is pre-power stroke.Should I go 7.3 or 6.0 liter ? What is the hot ticket for engine up grades ?? Also what is the trick for a mild lift say 3-6" and tire and wheel combo ??
I'd go 7.3 in the 02 or 03. The 03 was available with the 7.3 and the 6.0. And if you go 6.0 in an 04 used, make sure it's got the 04 motor. Some of the early build 04's had 03 motors. The 04 6.0PSD got a load of updates that seems to have finally let ford get on top of the reliability issues.
Go for it! I use mine in the summer for road trips (about 400 miles round trip) to the lake with my wife and son. Got the flip down dvd system so they sit in the back and watch dvd movies while I drive. Tows great & I am able to take out the 3rd seat for more storage space to put all of my stuff for the boating trip...since I only have one child so far. Does much better than my gasser Expedition did. Big guy loves the room.
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2000 X ltd.,white/parchment 4X4 loaded,285/75/16 BFG's,dvd,converted 06 oem grill,Xtint,New style clear headlights & clear corners w/ Plasma white bulbs,Fumoto,cut front bumps,Bilstein's,ass'd X badges & ass'd door PSD badges,ISSPRO EV gauges,clear cab lights, Wet Okole front seat covers, Weathertech visors,Pro-Comp steer stab.,Tymar Perf.intake, AIH removal mod w/boost tap,muffler delete turbo back Magnaflow 4" SS exhaust,WW,ATS Housing,Turbomaster controller,CCV Bypass,Edge Evolution Programmer(Extreme every day tow heavy in 80HP Mode),Power Slot rotors all around w/Hawk LTS pads,Duralast Gold Batteries, etc.); BTS tranny & new programming if oem ever dies.
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Also, take a six pack of your choice & read as many threads on this forum as you can...they will answer probably just about any question you might have.
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2000 X ltd.,white/parchment 4X4 loaded,285/75/16 BFG's,dvd,converted 06 oem grill,Xtint,New style clear headlights & clear corners w/ Plasma white bulbs,Fumoto,cut front bumps,Bilstein's,ass'd X badges & ass'd door PSD badges,ISSPRO EV gauges,clear cab lights, Wet Okole front seat covers, Weathertech visors,Pro-Comp steer stab.,Tymar Perf.intake, AIH removal mod w/boost tap,muffler delete turbo back Magnaflow 4" SS exhaust,WW,ATS Housing,Turbomaster controller,CCV Bypass,Edge Evolution Programmer(Extreme every day tow heavy in 80HP Mode),Power Slot rotors all around w/Hawk LTS pads,Duralast Gold Batteries, etc.); BTS tranny & new programming if oem ever dies.
In betweeen boats so now I have a custom 2003 HD Heritage Softtail I Love! Will return to boating when sons get older at 2mm LOTO, MO! Ride with friends now...Harley much cheaper on fuel! http://community.webshots.com/user/jweiler27
Work hard, play hard; strive to be the best at whatever you are doing!
Loading up the family,hooking up a trailer with alot of room the Excursion is what you need [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
We're(wife & I) firm believers in the tested and true 7.3L Powerstroke,you can modify it to taste and it retains the sound of a true Diesel engine which is only reason why my wife does not desire a 6.0 in a future truck or an X.
EB trim leather,Limited Leather,XLT premium cloth I believe thats how it goes [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
I'm sure you can rustle up decent basic mileage 2001-2003 7.3L Excursions here and there,it's just a matter of finding them as the owners are keeping them more now. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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When we bought ours in 2002, the top of the line was Limited (ultimate), followed by the Limited, XLT (premium) and XLT (Value). We purchased the Limited (ultimate) with the monochrome package and it came with the two tone leather interior, that is now in the Eddie Bauer, and the limited signature on the front seats. Best of both worlds!!
I believe the 2005 top of the line is still the Limited, followed by Eddie Bauer, XLT, and XLS, at least that is how it is listed on the Ford web site without changing options. If you go by leather, I think the two tone leather in the Eddie Bauer is real nice.
Which ever one you get, your gonna love it!!
Happy hunting!!
__________________ 2002 Excursion ~ Limited Ultimate ~ 7.3L PSD ~ 4x4
Mineral Gray, Limited Premier Group & Monochrome Package, two tone leather interior (pre-Eddie Bauer), TTT Mirrors, 3.73 Limited Slip, F250 Lariat wheels.
Kentucky Born: 4/9/2002 Improvements: 2002 PSD Badges, and lot's more!!
My wife really likes here Excursion. She used to like driving my F250 but now when I want to take the Excursion she doesn't want to drive the F250!
The 00-03 7.3 Excursions are all good. If your looking for used you may find the best deal on a low mileage 00-01. The only downside to the 02-03 7.3's is they have powder coated rods versus the 00-01 forged rods. The rods don't really make much of a difference unless your planning to modify the truck a lot. The 02's and up have the nice head lights and cup holders though.
Whatever you do don't buy a 03 6.0 Excursion!!! You may find some really low mileage ones on used car lots=buy backs, be carefull.
It took me over 3 months last year to find the X we bought. It was bought with 104K and now has 127K.
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99(6/99)F250 PSD 4X4 X-cab short bed xlt 5in str8 piped air bags autometer ultra light triple pod junk yard pcm running 22 psi 250k miles bought 8/15/01 w/40k miles first diesel
00(12/99)Excursion PSD 4X4 limited
65 Mustang 289 V8 4brl 69 GTO 400 4spd 99 Neon R/T
04 and 09 PJ 15k dump trailer 04 H&H 9K tilt bed 98 Haulmark 7x14 enclosed
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I second that. Honestly, go test drive one and see how it feels. Once I decided I wanted one I spent at least 20 minutes a day for about 2 months browsing autotrader, local dealer sites, etc...
I finally saw one last week (friday), flew out and bought the thing this past sunday. I posted another thread on it, but long story short: '01 limited, FLAWLESS exterior & interior, 4x4, diesel, and I love it.
I was set on buying a f250 to haul my toybox around with but a friend of mine had an X for sale and it never dawned on me that the X could be a very good tow vehicle. I don't know why, but I just didn't think about it. Mine is not a daily driver, only occasional towing duties and weekend driver. I work construction so I have a beater Toyota to get around work in. It's a 2001 Limited w/ 7.3 in it. Mine only has a SCMT in it for extra HP, but I need it with 35 inch tires.
I love mine and I actually bought mine from another member here...Skygod73. I was told by many people here, once you go diesel, you'll never go back. BOY...were they right. I'll never have a full size truck/SUV that ISN'T a diesel. I think the X rides a little better than the f250/350 due to the weight in the rear.
Anyhow, just like everyone here is saying...DO IT. You won't be sorry. I can't comment on the 6.0 but my 7.3 does me just fine.
WBPSD
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2001 PSD Excursion 4x4 Limited 7" Superlift Softride lift, 315/75/16 Toyo M/T, Fox shocks, Hellwig rear sway-bar, Air-lift airbags, Autometer Ultra Lite tranny/pyro gauges, DP tuner, Swamps 175/146 single shots, Wicked Wheel, AFE Progard 7, 4" turbo-back exhaust, John Woods tranny w/ 6.0 billet TC, and T/C lock-up switch, Tru-Cool Max tranny cooler. Topped off by Jody's famous tunes.
Audio System: Eclipse 8053 head unit, Arc Audio XXK4050 amp, Arc Audio XXK1500 amp, 6" Morel Integra, JL12w6v2.
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I'm sure you can rustle up decent basic mileage 2001-2003 7.3L Excursions here and there,it's just a matter of finding them as the owners are keeping them more now. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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I second that. Honestly, go test drive one and see how it feels. Once I decided I wanted one I spent at least 20 minutes a day for about 2 months browsing autotrader, local dealer sites, etc...
I finally saw one last week (friday), flew out and bought the thing this past sunday. I posted another thread on it, but long story short: '01 limited, FLAWLESS exterior & interior, 4x4, diesel, and I love it.
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