JTO - a well reasoned explanation of your purchase of an Expedition ..... however ...... there should be NO explanation necessary. If you want to buy an Expedition to drive all by yourself, never tow anything, never go off road and never drive in the snow, that's your choice as a US citizen. At least, for now it is ...... in the near future, we will have a new Federal Department - The Department of Vehicle Allocations. I envision Ralph Nadar as Chief Allocator ......