Just bought the wife a New 2005 Diesel Excusion...This is a big change for her as she went from a Toyota Highlander to an Excursion...I think she can do it though...Althoug a few pedestrians may get that ole run down feeling in the process. haha Considering all the kids she take to sports practice I think it is a fitting vehicle. Safe too!
Congrats! She's going to love it! My wife loves to drive my truck but would never want one for her own. I tried to convince her into an X several times, but no go. She hates the diesel pumps!
doze
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2001 Excursion PSD limited. Stage II injectors. BB turbo. gauges. intake. 6 pos chip. Billet TC. Shift kit. Pionner GPS/DVD. Yellow top Optimas. Viper alarm. Tint. and it fits in the garage... Broken in to, then stolen, and back from the dead!!!
2002 Crownline 262CR
2001 PSD, CC, LB, 4x4, ... MOTOR RIP 2/20/05 Truck Pics ...RIP 4/2005 POWERSTROKES FOR LIFE!!!
Shortly my wife will start driving our X full time. She also isn't a huge fan of diesel pumps, so, I am planning on filling it for her! With the 44 gallon tank, at MOST I shouldn't have to fill it for her more than once a week, but realistically it will be 2-3 weeks. This will give me a chance to check it over and give it a road test to keep up on the maintenance items. Tire pressure, fluid levels, washer fluid, aire cleaner, etc... Additionally, it will when me some brownie points, and we can use more of those!
...danny
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2001 'X' 7.3l PSD 4x4 Limited
Oxford White / Medium Parchment
K&N Air filter, Husky Floor Liners
20' H&H Speedloader MX Tiltbed Trailer
Bilstein shocks(BE5-6208 front, BE56209 rear) $259.80 to my door.
Indeed congrats to you and the wife for the addition of the Excursion to the family I'm sure ya'll will enjoy it for a long time [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
My wife is the primary driver of our X which she very happily upgraded from a 99.5 F250 7.3L 4x4 a few years back [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
She loves Diesel trucks,if she could have a DT466 dropped in the Excursion engine bay she'd never let me near it [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Take care and post up anytime [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Bill
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Congrats! My wife went from a Ford Taurus to an Excursion back in 2000. It was a close race between a Windstar or an Excursion...thankfully the Excursion won out. My wife was used to driving small cars (before the Taurus her only car was a Reliant K for about 10 years). Within 1 month of buying the Excursion, she said "I am SOOOOO glad we got the Excursion and not the minivan!"
You definitely don't want her to be pumping diesel if she doesn't like the pumps...you don't want her to accidentally put gas in! You should be able to get about 600 - 650 miles between fillups. For us, that's about one fill-up every 3 weeks.
Give her about 8 weeks to get over the diesel engine noise, although those 6.0L are much more quiet. She'll love it. If not, TAKE IT YOURSELF! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
I bought my wife a Lexus rx300 at the same time I bought the excursion just to keep her hands off of it. Bad move. The excursion is currently down for head gasket repairs (porting and polishing) and guess who has to drive that stinking Lexus...
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2000 Excursion LTD 4x4
Slightly tweaked HPCR 5.9 Cummins
Allison 1000 5 speed auto
Believe it or not, the Excursion has become a chicks' vehicle, Just ask my wife. I get to use it once in a while, she uses it all the time. If you look who's driving the next time you see one I'll bet it's a woman, probably 80% of the time.
That's scary
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2007 BMW X5 (no more'05 6.0 Excursion problems)
1996 F250 SC 4x4 PSD, SCMT, 200amp alternator, 4.5 lift, Super Runner Steering, Weld Wheels with 35BFG's, Lock Right, shimmed regulator, SP powerbox, 3" hypermax down pipe, No cat, HD Torque converter, HD rebuilt trans, Transgo shift kit, Autometer guages, Amsoil everywhere.
2002 Mustang GT, SVT Throttle body, K&N filter, lotsa stuff planned.
1986 Fiero GT just like it left the factory.
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Believe it or not, the Excursion has become a chicks' vehicle, Just ask my wife. I get to use it once in a while, she uses it all the time. If you look who's driving the next time you see one I'll bet it's a woman, probably 80% of the time.
That's scary
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If thats the case then most of the women driven Excursions with a ton of brake dust on the front wheels are most likely their daily beaters (well at least here in DFW) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
I know my wife doesn't let her Excursion get that bad [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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If thats the case then most of the women driven Excursions with a ton of brake dust on the front wheels are most likely their daily beaters (well at least here in DFW)
[/ QUOTE ] The way my wife drives there would be fire coming out of the wheels on the X.LOL [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
She has never really driven the X except in a camp ground or two to go to the camp store or pool. I just keep telling her the thing is like driving the Queen Mary on the road and you will not like it, we know this is not true. So far she has believed me and I hope it will continue for a long long time. If she ever drives it any distance I can only hope she will give it back in the condition she received it in.
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2000 Excursion Limited 4x4 Dark Satin Green Arizona Beige 7.3 DIT, AXDO, 3.73 LS, DP Tuner F5, TERMINATOR II w R-IPR, Adjustable Boost Regulator, Turbomaster, EBPV Delete, Air Dog, ITP Regulated Fuel Return, Fuel Cooler, Tags 1&2, Harpooned Tank, Magnaflow XL Exhaust w Aeroturbine 4040L, Sonnax/Tricumulator, 8 Autometer Sport Comp 4 Gauge A Pillar 4 Gauge Overhead, Ford APCM, Crimestopper Remote Starter With Remote Fast Idle, Ford AIS w Zoodad, W Code Front Modified B Code Rear springs, Rancho RS9000X, Rancho 5406 Stabilizer, Hellwig Rear Sway Bar, BFG Rugged Trail TA, V10 Trans Cooler w Dual Electric Pusher Fans, Coolant Filter, IAH Delete, (((XM))) Line Of Fire Light, Ford Cab Lights, 05 Headlights w GOS Conversion Harness, Jimmi Jammers, 03 Lighted Painted Tow Mirrors w C-BETR, PSD Badges, Pullrite Hitch, Prodigy Brake Controller, Born 01/29/00
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