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I can't take it any more! I have the Excursion. Limited edition-V/10. Now this thing has got some power. We looked at the Suburban and compared the 2. The Ford won! Its a great feeling sitting next to some little car and being able to look down at them like a God. Also the Excursion is rare compared to the Suburban. I got the first one in Lancaster county Pa. Now yea the Excursion is not the greatest car of all time I will save that for the Hummer. It is really roomy and once you get used to it. Its no problem to park, yea a little at first. People ask me where ever I go about the it. As for that weird vibration thing I have never felt that and my family and I drove up too NY with an average apeed of around 75-80 and didn't have a problem. We even got the best gas mileage 16/miles a gallon. Now that pretty good! My Excursion has 3 cd players. The dealer threw them in for free. We even took it back and got a fold down Tv put in the back of it. The kids like it because be can take them and their friend plus lots of gear. The cars a real CHIC magnet. For some reason they really like BIG. I don't think it is a weis choice if you live in a crowded city. I pick the Excursion!!!
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Naw, I'm holding out for the new FORD EXAGGERATION--twice as big as EXCURSION and w/ a 400 hp Cummins! It'll eat EXPEDITIONS, EXPLORERS and ESCAPES for breakfast. Next after that model will be the FORD EXPONENTIAL FACTOR SUV.
Seriously though, ever since the very sour ownership experience with my 1984 F-150 (bought almost new), I'll can hardly ever trust in a Ford again. Had a buddy with a loaded Taurus (the car)that made him run for his life. Oh, the things I've seen go wrong in a vehicle...
Then the whole saga with the Explorers, deaths and recalls, etc....IMO Ford is a great moneymaker lately but not good for much else. Hell yes I'd buy Ford stock but not their vehicles.
Hate to rag on good ol' American Ford, but
that has been my experience FWIW. I've seen and heard of so many turning on
their owners in a bad way.
Dad had an '81 'Burban for years. They're built well with no silly hassles from sloppy or poorly
engineered
parts/assembly. I'd trust in a Suburban.
Myself right now, I'm leaning toward the GMC Yukon. Nice reasonably-sized truck.
Hey, for a truck you can call a 'beater' and treat it as such, look at the Isuzu Trooper. Damned things are SOLID.
Of course they're funny looking and I thought just another typical Jap SUV, but a very good friend proved me wrong the other day. I actually have respect for the ugly little Trooper!