[fred cook]

Bought mine used in 2005. It is a 2003 Excursion Eddie Bauer edition with all the bells and whistles including the 6.0 Diesel engine. It is hands down the best towing vehicle that we have ever had, including a variety of GMC vehicles. We use it for towing a 27' camper and for trips. If one of the other cars is in the shop, then it gets put into service as a daily driver. We get about 15-16 mpg in town and 20-22 on the road. Towing the camper it gets about 13-14 mpg which is better than the 8-10 mpg we used to get with a gas engined tow vehicle. With the seating configuration it has, it will carry 7 people and all of their gear/luggage. With the third seat out, I can put a full sized air mattress in the back for sleeping purposes. It rides well and is comfortable on long trips and it's size makes it quite safe from other vehicles. We were rearended while sitting at a red light once and the GM SUV that hit us had to be towed from the scene. The damage to the Excursion amounted to a bent rear bumper and rear door hinge. Neither I nor my wife were injured. My only regrets about the Excursion is that Ford quit building them. I would buy a new one if possible.