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Ford V10 - Excursion
Been looking at bigger trucks for hauling the car around a couple times a year. I want a truck, wife wants an suv, so I've been looking at the used excursions. I've seen a few with the v10. Anyone have experience with them? I know it will be a gas sucker, but I'm looking at towing a box trailer 6-8 times a year.
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12-08-2006, 09:26 AM
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Navin Johnson
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With a truck that big.... get a diesel.
My F250 w/6.0 PSD gets 21 mpg highway, and about 14-15 towing a 26' box trailer. I cant imagine the mileage I would get towing my trailer with gas power
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I'm trying to get a diesel, but haven't found a diesel excursion. Quite a few f250's though.
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12-08-2006, 09:49 AM
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The fuel bill w/ a V-10 in that vehicle is insane, but it also makes them almost worthless on the used market so you get thousands of dollars towards gas when you pick the V-10 over the diesel. The other part of the equation is that the diesel is just a lot better engine for towing, more bottom-end torque and runs cooler, etc..
Avoid the early ('03-'04) 6.0 diesels at all costs. Get the 7.3 that proceeded it or an '05 6.0. All of the diesels have a 100k powertrain warrantee unless they have been chipped. If you buy one under 100k, ascertain at a Ford dealer that the warrantee is valid before buying, it makes a large 4-figure difference in the value of the truck. I'm selling my F-250 4x4 w/ a fresh 7.3 Powerstroke, if you are interested shoot me a PM. I want $11.5k for it. 
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A Man of Wealth and Taste
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Friend has a Diesel Excursion and loves the thing..
The reason U find the V-10s is they are too expensive to run...conversely the Diesels are being kept, because of they offer decent mileage for all the power you get in return.
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A Man of Wealth and Taste
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Ohh yeah down the Freeway the diesels book..
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^^^^^^Why avoid the 6.0 diesel? My dad has one in his F350, and has clocked 60k trouble free miles in just 3 years.
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I think that's what BrianKiethSmith uses to haul his 930 race car around with. I'm sure it drinks the gas...
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Shame you're all the way in LA and I'm in NC, I'd take a look at that truck.
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I have an 06 F-250 with the V-10 and previously had a 99 PSD. With 2800 miles on the V-10, I would have to say that it certainly has more pick-up than the diesel. I haven't towed anything yet with the V-10, but it is pretty torquey--not as much as the diesel, but with the posi rear, it is better than the non-posi diesel in mud and gravel(less need to put it into 4WD).
I have been averaging around 12--15MPG--the only mods are a K&N filter, and a Flowmaster/Gibson hybrid cat-back dual exhaust(I liked the Gibson pipes and tips--hated the sound of the muffler, so I ditched the muffler and welded in a flowmaster 50, and kept the other Gibson components. I haven't been easy on the gas pedal though. So, far, I definately like the V-10 better than the diesel, and we are going to purchase a few more for our fleet--currently 99% of our trucks are PSD. fixed the MPG! and added this link: great resource for Ford excursion/trucks:http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/index.php
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Eric, if you have been "averaging 15-18mpg" w/ a V-10 4x4 you should call the Guinness book of records. That's amazing.
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