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Really my point was: what all do you really NEED in order to go camping with your truck? If you give that an honest assessment, the list is quite short. And what is on that list, how vehicle specific is it really? Do you NEED a bumper? I doubt it. I’m sure your front bumper already offers tow...

It sounds like you might live in the Denver or general Front Range area. Everybody who’s anybody on the Front Range with a brand new JL has also spent at least an additional $5k in wheels, tires and armor. So I think the choice is clear: you NEED a JL. I mean: what will the neighbors think?

Thanks! I’m at 257k and climbing daily.

Unite!

Nice! I’ve run that trail MANY times. That Excursion must be a little tight in those switchbacks in the trees not long before treeline.

Huh- I guess my numbers were way off on the Ranger.

I think you’re seeing so many Tacos because for the longest time, the Taco was basically the only mid-sized truck on the market. Sure there was the Colorado/Canyon but until the recent gen, I’ve hardly seen them in traffic. I could speculate as to why, but it would just be speculation. There...

Yeah, my buddy goes about 650-700 miles on a tank driving back and forth to work with his 3.5 EB.

All good points about the Suburban, but you should at least take a look at this guy’s build. It’s extremely well organized and thought out if nothing else. https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2002-sequoia-limited-4wd.192169/

If you happen to be going through Glenwood Springs and looking for a tasty bite to eat, I highly recommend Chomps Deli. It’s just barely north of I-70 on the last exit before you head into the canyon.

Congratulations. Should be a great vehicle.

I’ve done the pigtail- bought it myself (was like $12). Didn’t know about the switch.

A couple years ago when gas was over $3.25/gal here I put a spreadsheet together to compare the cost of ownership of keeping my Expedition (older rig with about 200k miles on it at the time) vs getting a comparable but newer, more efficient vehicle that I had to finance. I factored in things...

What do you need to check on them?

Even if you are going to pay cash, don’t let them know that. Hell, finance it and pay it off when the first payment is due. Or put it on a credit card that gets you miles and pay that off.

Yep. That’s a 9th gen based F-150/Bronco/Centurion. In 1997 they went to the 10th gen and they also introduced the Expedition after a one year absence of the Bronco.

The 5th gen Bronco (last era of the Bronco) was based on the 9th gen F-150 and was done in 1996. The 10th gen F-150 began in 1997- coincidentally the same year as the first model year of the Expedition. Vastly different versions of the F-150 for sure, but in lockstep with the generation change.

It is true that the body is long. But the definition of a monocoque says that chassis points are part of the body- things like engine and suspension/steering mounts would mount to the body. You could take the body off an Expedition and still have a rolling chassis. You can’t do that with a...

The Expedition replaced the Bronco in Ford’s lineup. While not associated as such, it sort of is a 4 door Bronco. It doesn’t have the iconic removable rear top, but otherwise could easily have been the 4 door iteration of the Bronco. The last Bronco was F-150 based, the 1st gen Expedition is...

I wonder if Border Patrol uses their vehicles like most other police agencies. Which is to say: aggresively. The cops that I know drive with the gas in one of 2 positions: off and on. Add in the extra element of offroad and you’ve got yourself an extreme torture test. Sure it may be documented...