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With overkill in mind, my wife, and I bought a 2004 Ford Excursion Limited 4x4 with a 2" lift, and 32" tires. It has a bulletproofed 6.0L diesel that knocked down 18.5 mpg with 6 people, luggage, a bike rack, and a roof bag on a recent trip with the family.
We bought it to tow our 32" travel trailer at 9000#...it does this wonderfully, and is also unstoppable in the snow. |
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Ckelly, having owned an '04, see if they make a brake upgrade for them yet. That was the only thing I ever found lacking in it.
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This is what we went with. Not the most flattering photo, but shows the color of the paint and exterior better than the dealer's shots. They are going to install a hitch and touch up some scratches. CPO, 35k miles, fully loaded, 3.6L flat-6.
 
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So long as she’s happy, congrats!
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Land Rover LR3. Get an ‘08. Can be found with under 100k on the odo for <10k. Fantastic rig, very versatile. Lots of room. Silky smooth Jag V8. And the most reliable of the 9 Land Rovers I’ve owned. The ONLY Land Rover Mrs. K says we should have kept.
Edit: Sorry, thought you wanted something with good towing/hauling/carrying capacity. I see you went another route.
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