20 years ago my dad bought a brand new 2001 Limited with the 7.3 diesel. I now own it with 375,000 miles. Still runs like a dream and tows like a champ. I plan on keeping it as long as I can.
7.3 is where is at, I had a change to get one for 2k a few months ago but my wife said no . Now I cant find one for under 10k. I still have nightmares of when she said no
Ha! Same here! It’s interesting to note the subtle changes from the ‘00 to the ‘05. Like mine has an in dash cd changer and the pop out cup holders are slightly different.
Also by 05 the Limited was a single color, two tone was an Eddie Bauer. Mine also does not have the screens going to the back though honestly that looks aftermarket or dealer added. I have the single screen for the 2nd row with oberhead DVD player and the inputs are on the DVD player too.
Growing up being 1 of 7 kids when my parents bought their excursion was heaven for our road trips. We regularly went to national parks and would camp 2 - 4 weeks at a time. Parents sold it finally as we all grew up and moved out. Had a little over 500k on it.
Man Selling the excursion part made me feel emotional. As a kid I had a great memories with my dads 2006 Yukon XL. Memories of all of my siblings and some cousins shouting and having fun in that truck while we took long road-trips. Sad to see times go. Was sad to see the truck being sold as well.
It's just one of those cars that you don't get rid of until you either need the money or it costs more than you're willing to pay for repairs. especially if you have a routy teen that goes out with friends, give it to them and they have room for all their friends and their things.
My first new vehicle was a 2000 Excursion. No need for a tent, a double air mattress fit perfectly in the back with enough room at my feet to keep all my gear warm and dry. I never got tired of hearing "It's so big!" when girls got in for the first time. My response was always the same: "That's the only time you'll say that tonight."
No, Mike Clark, if by girls, you mean women that you dated, I would have said, "Well, I hope that is not the only time that you said that phrase around me today."
I can remember sitting in the third-row seats for hours on end when our family would go on road trips in our excursion. My dad has been daily driving his for around 20 years and its racked up over 300,000 miles. I have the sound of the diesel engine engraved in my mind as he would pull up to the house and the rumble from the engine would shake the walls.
Ford brought back the Bronco, so maybe a new Excursion will appear someday. The 1050 lb-ft of torque from the modern Powerstroke diesel would create an SUV with unrivaled towing capability.
20:03 Doug: "...it's actually not as big as I was expecting..." Lady in the car next to him: (thinking) "That's the biggest fucking thing I've ever seen."
I love those old Owners Manuals, they actually sounded like they were written by a human. They told you all the same stuff that the modern ones do, but they didn't sound nearly as robotic and corporate. A great example are the Manuals written by AMC in the '70s. They actually encouraged you to maintain the car yourself, instead of just taking it to the shop, for example telling you how to properly store the car for long periods of time (draining the tank or telling you to pour oil down the carb, yes they actually said that!). The entire Manuals were written in a down to earth tone, as if you were talking to a friend not a corporation. Sadly these things faded out in the late 90's.
The 90's were really the last era of cars that you could feasably work on yourself, and i mean proper maintainance, not just fluid changes. Wouldn't dare touch anything on my 2017 lancer, but ill gladly work on my 93 f350 all day
I never had screens either. If we acted up, the car was promptly stopped, we got what we had coming & deserved! Nowadays you got gaggles of stinking kids running around & behaving like banshees. The rude, narcissistic parents think the rest of society should be forced to tolerate it & suck it up. Future of America? What a joke!
We used to play Ps2 games on a tiny box TV in an excursion lol. My friends parents had the middle seats out and we had a whole room back there pretty much.
My best friend's family had one with the 7.3 growing up. I can remember being in the 3rd row on a 9 hour trip to the beach just being ridiculously comfortable and unbothered. They had like 7 or 8 kids and that thing would haul everyone and a week's worth of gear no problem. What a beast.
I always enjoy when Doug just does the local cars you would see daily on the road. For some reason, I find it way more relatable and interesting versus when he does the elite-type model cars.
My dad owned a small Ford dealership when I was a kid. Our 5 person family was sooooo comfortable in our demo Excursion on road trips... Going from Texas to Wyoming was one of the highlights of my childhood and it was made all the better by the Excursion! I still get excited when I see them out and about!
@Jack Torrance 333 Archives I like Ford for the most part. Some of the offerings for the cost aren’t worth it. Especially with the quality issues, there are better options.
I do, but not necessarily because I think all new cars are bland or the same. It's because with a review of a 1995 XYZ model, it's an interesting look into what cars were like in 1995 or 2003 or 91 or 85, etc. Like the Bronco one was interesting because you saw that car bumpers even by the mid 90s could still just hang off the end and people were fine with it. Or you're reminded that minivans only had one sliding door. You see a handful of 2021 models, you get a sense of what remaining 2021 model videos are going to be like. And you're already familiar with most of the features of new cars from your own experience.
I dont like the rhetoric on newer cars being more boring since I think newer cars are more of a necessity to record for the incentive of being new so he records lots of newer vehicles that don't have many quirks since they're mass market and have less of a niche buyers with some obvious exceptions. However with older cars he gets to pick and choose and quirky old cars will still prove profitable with views normally, and he won't necessarily review something like old camrys or old rav 4s since whats the point? There are aspects of newer cars that can make them more bland like increased regulations, but overall lots of those regulations from a strictly non enthusaist standpoint are pretty helpful especially since those impact cars that enthusiasts wouldn't normally be the target audience for such cars.
11:30 those hookups were used for Gamecube and PS2 back when I was a kid! take your favorite games and play back and forth with your sister or friend while going on a long trip. What a time.
Yep. Doug says it doesn't look great because it doesn't have swoopy lines and such, but also says he loves boxy SUVs. This is probably one of the most handsome boxy SUVs of its time.
Doug speaking at a funeral: There are so many things to say about the deceased, but before I get started, let me tell you about my new site, cars and bids.
I drove a 2004 F350 super duty for a work truck back in the day and it had that same dash layout, including the pullout cup holder tray and the power point with the little roll up cover. It was a freaking workhorse, I drove it every day for over 500k kms with no problems. Ford knows how to build a truck.
Growing up my family burned through two of these! Both v10 and we'd haul the whole family cross country towing a 2 ton boat! I eventually learned to drive in our 2005 limited. When prom rolled around my friends and I (lovingly calling it Olga) opted for the Excursion instead of the limo! This beast brings me tons of nostalgia.
My mom had one of these back in the day and she was (still is) such a badass. She used to whip donuts in the mall parking lot with me, my brother and sister in the back seats. She also used to parallel park this tank in front of school like nothing.
When I was growing up my friend's dad had one of these, he also had a Viper, an NSX and an S series for the wife + I think 1 other practical car. He only had 2 kids, but he'd drive the Excursion and just give everyone rides home from wherever his kids were hanging out at
@@horrerahashmi8306 deleted and tuned 6.0 diesel gets very good milage for a 4 ton vehicle however the 6.8 v10 gasoline engine in this video gets terrible mileage
Yeah Doug is horrible at this car review. His brain is too fried. He's trying to compare this old vehicle that had all the bells and whistles to the vehicles we have on the road today. Obviously captain einstein!! They won't compare at all! But he's just so slow minded that he can't seem to stop and appreciate back in the day these where the best amenities available.
I remember once as a kid in the summer of 2005 (I believe I had just barely turned 9 at the time), I was out at what was a Kia dealership at the time in Sandy, UT on 10600 South just west of I-15 and on full display on their showroom floor was a car stereo that had - yes, you guessed it - a VCR! One of the other more memorable experiences I had at that dealership was standing under the path of a major transmission line among the cars they had for sale on their outdoor lot for the 2005 model year and I could actually hear the 60 Hz buzzing of the power lines.
Never going to forget being stuck behind one of these in a McDonald's drive thru for 12 minutes because his order was 11 bags. Not just 11 paper bags, but 11 of the bigger plastic bags you can stuff 2 or 3 paper bags into.
@@jhoelt2922 , plot twist, it was The Flash that made the order...seriously, that dude burns through a LOT of calories, which is the sad tradeoff for having his powers...on the plus side, though, he gets to eat all of the junk food that he wants without ever getting fat or out of shape.
There is a shop in Oklahoma, where they can take f250 and convert them to excursion. So if you want the up to date modern version of an excursion they can convert a 250 into a excursion.
doesnt sound right though, the excursion has a large body on a truck frame, the F250 has a separate cab and bed, unless they chop the back of the cab off and build the ass end like a conversion van.
my family used to have one of these as a kid. i remember messing around in the huge cargo area while on the freeway. never really thought how insane that was for a passenger vehicle until later in life
Men please never sell it! Even if you need money at one point, don’t do it! You will regret this for the rest of your life! When these become classic cars they will be sought after because of their rarity and novelty status as a huge car with a big Diesel engine(or a gasoline V10)! This was the pinnacle of big family cars and unfortunately it will never come back. If you keep it, it will always remind you of a simpler, better time and it will make you smile!
Back when Ford named all of their SUVs/Crossovers with the letter E. Excursion, Expedition, Explorer, Edge, Escape, Etc. the 2000s were the Wild West of automobiles.
Bronco... Taurus... crown victoria... Aspire not all the SUVs were named with E, and not all passenger cars were F I can say that because two of the vehicles you said Expedition and explorer were from the 90s, same with the sedans. also JWC with the five hundred that wasnt originally a taurus, it was actually meant to replace the taurus... but it didnt make sense, since it was just the exact same thing, front wheel drive v-6 powered large family sedan so it was given a rename, the reason it was done was because at the time the five hundred was actually going to replace two cars, the taurus and the crown victoria, since the last year for the crown vic was 07 the five hundred had been brought to market in 05 the original year the crown vic was meant to go away. which didnt happen, but then it still didnt make much sense so they gave up and just slapped the taurus name on it and kept rolling out new models until 2 years ago when they killed the entire car line.
not actually it was a stock option from ford both second and third row, the screens being branded audiovox was actually because the idea of screens in SUVs was very new, i own a yukon XL denali with stock rear seat screens and its the same way, looks aftermarket, says audiovox but it was put their as part of GMCs parts list.
I thought it was pretty obvious that it wasn’t a factory piece, but yet I had to listen to Doug the auto expert drone on about it including all his made up ideas about why it was there.
Before there was an Excursion, there was a company that converted a crew-cab into a giant SUV. It was expensive, but I recall seeing them in the 1990s. It was called the Centurion.
I'm not a car enthusiast at all but Doug makes his videos so interesting I'm addicted to them! The way he talks about everything is just...perfect. This guy is so good at explaining things that he could probably make algebra seem like the most interesting thing in the whole world. It's astonishing!
This is exactly why car enthusiasts roll their eyes at so much of what he says Smart guy, appealing to the masses for views, knowing how limited the automotive enthusiast population is in comparison
My parents bought an eddie bauer one brand new in 2002 and that was our family car. 450k miles later, my mom still uses it as her daily driver and actually prefers to drive it over the porsche cayenne turbo they bought lol
My family had a diesel excursion for 20 years but im still watching the whole video lmao Edit: the fuel tank on ours was 40+ gallons and cost $100+ to fill up. Another example of how gorgeously overkill this truck was
@@Sodom_and_Gomorrah I mean at the end of the day what difference does it make? Fill up once for $250 and last for longer or fill up more often just cause its in smaller lumps.
My uncle accidentally got one of these off of eBay by messing around on it and putting a ridiculous bid and actually winning it. He ended up giving it to my cousin as a college car. It was surreal riding in it. We fit 9 very large people in it for a buffet dinner one time and I was the 9th person laying in the back on the floor. Ah the early 00s huge suv days.
when I was a kid these interior features were top notch. you were the envy of all your friends if your parents had a vehicle like this. today just about every car in production has a touch screen and a bunch of bells and whistles, but these were some seriously premo features in the 90's and 2000's. my aunt had an expedition with a built in screen and VCR, my cousin and I would sit in the way back watching movies on long trips.
My old captain in the Marines had an Excursion with the 7.3 powerstroke that he converted to run in vegetable oil that he processed in his garage and got for free from restaurants in SoCal
My dad had a 2004 6.0L Turbo Diesel growing up and it's a vehicle I look back at it rather fondly. We would tow a 35 foot trailer and had enough room for 2 families and luggage. It may not have been the most reliable (particularly the turbo) but it never left us stranded! Some day I hope to add one to my fleet. Also, the side mounted spare tire saved my life as a child sitting in the third row from a 80+ pound boulder that shattered the glass and bounced off it while visiting Yosemite.
I think this was the inspiration for the "Maibatsu Monstrosity" in the GTA universe. It was said you didn't need to drive it to get where you need to go, you simply climb in and get out the other side and you're there.
This brings back memories. My mom had a 2000 Limited Excursion V10 that she bought new Identical to the one Doug is reviewing except hers was a 4x4. That truck would haul anything and it was amazing in the snow!
@@rawr51919 That's what I'm always saying when people complain about the size of that thing, it surely sucks as a city vehicle but in the role of a camping vehicle it really shines, considering most RV are bigger and worse to maneuver and don't have 4wd
To anyone that owns an excursion: My uncle owned one brand new, and the biggest upgrade he did to it was switch out the springs to F250 springs at the dealer. The techs thought it was pointless, but as soon as they drove it, said it felt way better and overall more stable. It’s such a simple thing to do but helps it drive way better, especially today since I assume now most excursions have very worn out suspension.
@@kuebby et al, and the Fat Pride People and Health Nazis wipe each other out so that the rest of us sane people will no longer hear either group of people bitching.
@@LowEnd31st there was actually a company in Pennsylvania that retrofitted them into armored vehicles for VIP transport, they still exist and still armor vehicles
Can confirm, it’s an amazing road trip vehicle. My family has used this car for vacations since I was in elementary school and I’m in college now and we still use it for vacations.
My dad put a side facing rear seat in our suburban (which is still going) to seat our family of ten. Made for rough road trips with all the cargo at your feet.
These things are truly huge. A good friend of mine has a V10 version, and we took it up the mountains for a cabin trip with 6 fully grown men and all our stuff. Easily packed all our bags, and as a person that is Dougs height who was sitting in the third row, I actually had plenty of space. Felt really comfortable going up the tight snowy roads and I always thought about how impressive of a truck it is
@@joshuagrossman2902 it was absolutely terrible. It was bouncing from 7 to 10mpg the entire time, but it was a solid ride the entire time up the snow! And ya thats good observation. His family was definitely well off. That was their fourth car at the time and they barely put miles on it, plus they owned the cabin we were driving to as well, so I don't think the mpg was much of an issue for them lol.
When I was in high school one of my friend’s had this as her first car. Her dad bought one brand new for her because he wanted her to be in the largest, safest car on the road. If anyone hit her they’d get hurt, not her lol.
I can't tell if he's selfless for trying to keep her safe, or selfish for giving the largest car on the road to the most inexperienced driver on the road.
I wish my late father bought this monster for my sister for safety. Instead she bought a brand new ' mickey mouse '. Lol...That's his definition for ' little car.'
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! Growing up, my mom drove a Silver 05 Limited Excursion and I LOVED IT. She’s 5’4 and 120 pounds and she drove that Excursion, lifted too by the way, like nobodies business. She traded it in back in 2013 for a Limited Expedition and I was devastated. I always wanted it to be my car when I was able to drive but sadly never got the chance. I know it would be completely impractical to have now but I would die to get my hands on one. I’ve never been in a car that was so comfortable and spacious as that. I miss it sooo much. It truly remains unmatched.
This was my family car for many years. My family had a big green cast iron v10 excursion, we called it “The Beast.” It was the only car we ever named. It was big enough that my brother and I would use the 2nd and 3rd row seats as beds on long road trips. We sold it around 2015.
I have a 2003 with the factory DVD package that I’ve owned for 13 years. It only has one screen right behind the driver, so yes that one is aftermarket. Did you see the amps for the sound system under the second row seats?
I only knew one person who had an Excursion growing up. The substitute teacher everyone hated in middle school who needed the size to haul all her fat and the cooler she used as a lunch box.
@@Kumicuci lol what. Ask any real car mechanic, they'll tell you exactly that stupid people dont buy Ford SUVs, they buy overpriced unreliable status symbols from Europe. You can start with the Car Wizard, but overall they all have their opinion on how much german engineering is worth.
family of 6 my dad bought a 2003 excursion new and we took it to california and back 4 times and texas 3 times with full luggage for everyone and enough space to be comfortable for hrs memories!
You don't have to imagine it. There are a few companies that do a full conversion. You need a 2011 to 2016 crew cab superduty and an excursion. They will cut the cab and fit it to your superduty. It looks factory when complete.
I'm a single 36 year old man with 0 kids and literally never tow or haul anything more than a push mower a half dozen times a year... But I've always loved and wanted an Excursion. But I realize I most definitely do not need one. Want vs need = Not the same. 😆
I have a 2005 V10 4X4 Excursion with less than 70K miles, and I only have 2 kids and I never tow anything. So it's obviously under-utilized, but I DON'T CARE! I LOVE MY BEAST! I removed the 3rd row seat, and I placed a foldable cushion, blankets, and pillows for my 2 daughters to relax and play. I also removed the bulky spare tire and strapped down my toolbox and a foldable cargo wagon in that corner. My girls love this vehicle. You could live in this thing!
Haha I am 48 and single kids are grown and I just got one 6 months ago and I will be buried in mine whenever I die.thats how much I love it and I don't tow anything either.GET ONE 🔥🔥
Nearly the same situation, no kids but I tow cars and have giant dogs. 6.0 gets fantastic mpg but makes you pay for it in maintenance. Favorite vehicle ever when it runs.
One of my best memories from HS was me and my friends taking a trip to the beach in Plymouth, MA at like 1 am to go smoke and drink. My friends parents were super rich, so along with one of these they had a brand new 2018 wrangler, 04 7 series, and a few other cars. I was designated driver so unfortunately I had to stay sober but I was fortunate enough to drive this beast all the way to the beach. It felt like a literal tank. I remember getting in and looking behind me to all my friends… the trunk area looked so far away from the driver seat it was crazy
Doug mostly nailed it. I owned an Excursion for 5 years. If you need it, nothing else compares. If you don't need it, it's just silly. Once a couple of my children grew up, I downsized to an explorer. It really was one of my favorite vehicles that I've owned. The main reason I traded it was fuel economy.
This one has a charge point for your kids to charge their devices, like smartphones. In the way back seat...😳 Import luxury vehicles costing almost a $100.000 have that. Good luck..👍🏻
They're pretty neat, personally I'd hunt down a diesel, but the V10 is a good second option, just be prepared for your wallet to feel the pain. Whatever you do don't buy the gas V8, the gas V8 is soooo slow.
we have a big family, our 2000 excursion has kicked ass since new, gone on countless road trips, towed big trailers and even gone off roading with it. Nothing can match how awesome this truck is for a road tripper. even if its just us 4 cruising its unbelievably comfy, you'll never get as good of a sleep than laying in the third row driving across the state
@jorge ronas, I put the quotes to show that these ain't my words. I remember this comment from a video a while ago. I do not remember who wrote it so I can't give credit.
Doug DeMuro: "It spells out 'FUEL FILL' like you're an idiot" Me, who only learned in 2013 that the little arrow tells you which side your fuel door is on: *hangs head in shame*
@@ryanmalin Ford started putting the arrow on some of their cars in 1989. It took a while to catch on to the rest of the automotive market. My 1998 Mustang did not have it. From my own experience, GM wasn’t using it on all (any?) of their vehicles yet in 2001. I believe the first car I had it in was a 2005 Chrysler.
My family had that EXACT Excursion. Same Trim level, same paint, same pin stripe. Was a great vehicle (I have 5 brothers which necessitated a large vehicle).
The gas ones are slow but my tuned 6.0 diesel would do 0-60 mph in about 5 seconds flat from a 4x4 10-20psi boosted launch and thats with 6" of lift and 35" tires
@@markitos3006 I was just talking about fossil fuel in general. If you want to accelerate 4 tons that quickly you are going to consume a lot of energy in short order. Sounds like good fun though.
I love the 2001 Excursion limited. It is absolutely, by far, the best looking full size SUV ever. I love the interior and the exterior. I’m am hanging on to this vehicle as long as I can. I only have 90,000 miles on it and it has been very dependable at hauling trailers and boats. I alway get compliments on how beautiful this vehicle looks so I totally disagree with the comment that this vehicle isn’t a good looking vehicle. But to each his own I guess. It is nice to see many people are still buying these used SUV’s.
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20 years ago my dad bought a brand new 2001 Limited with the 7.3 diesel. I now own it with 375,000 miles. Still runs like a dream and tows like a champ. I plan on keeping it as long as I can.
7.3 is where is at, I had a change to get one for 2k a few months ago but my wife said no . Now I cant find one for under 10k. I still have nightmares of when she said no
@@butterfinger4393 I would’ve done it anyways and begged for forgiveness
@@STLCarGuy she would have kicked me out but you know what they say, you can sleep in a car , you can't drive a house
Do.not.sell.
What..what is the gas mileage like?
Im watching this on my phone while sitting in my 05 Excursion. Life has come full circle it seems.
Ha! Same here! It’s interesting to note the subtle changes from the ‘00 to the ‘05. Like mine has an in dash cd changer and the pop out cup holders are slightly different.
I thought this one having a factory DVD AND VHS unit was super cool. Though mine only has the DVD player. And one screen for the middle row :/
Also by 05 the Limited was a single color, two tone was an Eddie Bauer. Mine also does not have the screens going to the back though honestly that looks aftermarket or dealer added. I have the single screen for the 2nd row with oberhead DVD player and the inputs are on the DVD player too.
@@mikel3162 plot twist you guys are both in the same truck! Bump bump bumppppp
@@thegentlemansmith5411 😂
This is the real life version of how you draw an SUV as a child
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@@jj_cars99 exactly
Growing up being 1 of 7 kids when my parents bought their excursion was heaven for our road trips. We regularly went to national parks and would camp 2 - 4 weeks at a time. Parents sold it finally as we all grew up and moved out. Had a little over 500k on it.
Man Selling the excursion part made me feel emotional. As a kid I had a great memories with my dads 2006 Yukon XL. Memories of all of my siblings and some cousins shouting and having fun in that truck while we took long road-trips. Sad to see times go. Was sad to see the truck being sold as well.
Imma make sure my mom keeps her excursion in the family if she ever for some reason gets tired of it I’ll 10000% daily it
It's just one of those cars that you don't get rid of until you either need the money or it costs more than you're willing to pay for repairs. especially if you have a routy teen that goes out with friends, give it to them and they have room for all their friends and their things.
My first new vehicle was a 2000 Excursion. No need for a tent, a double air mattress fit perfectly in the back with enough room at my feet to keep all my gear warm and dry. I never got tired of hearing "It's so big!" when girls got in for the first time. My response was always the same: "That's the only time you'll say that tonight."
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Girls: "It's so big!"
Me: "That's what she said!"
No, Mike Clark, if by girls, you mean women that you dated, I would have said, "Well, I hope that is not the only time that you said that phrase around me today."
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Imagine if there has been a luxury Lincoln version of this called the conquistador or something like that
They really need to listen to your idea
lol that's actually pretty funny
haha, Antonio Banderas could be the spokesman for the commercials...or maybe Cheech?
Wiuld buy it
Oh that would be flipping awesome!
"Full sized SUV?" This thing qualifies as a minibus in my country
No wonder USA CO2 emmisions/capita are like double that of Europe when they drive cars like this.
im guessing ur from europe?
Full sized suv for my country well thats the country
USA vehicle market in a nutshell
They are massive even here in the US. My SUV looks like a Mini Cooper in comparison lol
I can remember sitting in the third-row seats for hours on end when our family would go on road trips in our excursion. My dad has been daily driving his for around 20 years and its racked up over 300,000 miles. I have the sound of the diesel engine engraved in my mind as he would pull up to the house and the rumble from the engine would shake the walls.
Hoovies Garage Wasn’t lying when he said that the excursion could fit 8 full sized Doug demuros in it lol
9 if you optioned the front bench seat.
@@aaronw8606 True .
And a Dog Demuro in the back.
In the fully extended 6'4" configuration
One can only imagine a 2021 excursion with the 7.3 Godzilla or 6.7 powerstroke with the 10 speed.
Ford brought back the Bronco, so maybe a new Excursion will appear someday. The 1050 lb-ft of torque from the modern Powerstroke diesel would create an SUV with unrivaled towing capability.
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@@mitchellbarnow1709 I am however the gas 7.3 is pretty commonly nicknamed the Godzilla engine outside of just Matt's channel
@@nickzalan4762 Ford calls it that. They made a crate version of the engine and literally called it "Godzilla" publicly.
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Doug: "...it's actually not as big as I was expecting..."
Lady in the car next to him: (thinking) "That's the biggest fucking thing I've ever seen."
😄 and the lady 22:02.
That’s what she said
@@Thb202 I was about to say that
He is 2 meter tall so...
He’s just repeating what he heard from his wife.
I love those old Owners Manuals, they actually sounded like they were written by a human. They told you all the same stuff that the modern ones do, but they didn't sound nearly as robotic and corporate. A great example are the Manuals written by AMC in the '70s. They actually encouraged you to maintain the car yourself, instead of just taking it to the shop, for example telling you how to properly store the car for long periods of time (draining the tank or telling you to pour oil down the carb, yes they actually said that!). The entire Manuals were written in a down to earth tone, as if you were talking to a friend not a corporation. Sadly these things faded out in the late 90's.
Damn, I miss AMC.
I’d love to see a scan of those some day
The 90's were really the last era of cars that you could feasably work on yourself, and i mean proper maintainance, not just fluid changes. Wouldn't dare touch anything on my 2017 lancer, but ill gladly work on my 93 f350 all day
Unfortunately everything good faded out in the 90s..
And then the 2010s came with smartphones and social media which destroyed everything.
Instruction manuals are full of idiot pictures today and that's it..
So, little Johnny and his friends could play his GameCube and watch Shrek at the same time? What a time to be alive.
The nostalgia is real...even though I never had screens in my family cars growing up lol
I never had screens either. If we acted up, the car was promptly stopped, we got what we had coming & deserved!
Nowadays you got gaggles of stinking kids running around & behaving like banshees. The rude, narcissistic parents think the rest of society should be forced to tolerate it & suck it up. Future of America? What a joke!
There are different climates and time zones in this bitch!
We never had screens in our car when I was younger, but I had friends that did. God I miss those days
We used to play Ps2 games on a tiny box TV in an excursion lol. My friends parents had the middle seats out and we had a whole room back there pretty much.
My best friend's family had one with the 7.3 growing up. I can remember being in the 3rd row on a 9 hour trip to the beach just being ridiculously comfortable and unbothered. They had like 7 or 8 kids and that thing would haul everyone and a week's worth of gear no problem. What a beast.
Haha I had the same one growing up. Memories dawg😭😂😂
We’ve taken one 300 miles through the mountains fully loaded with 7 people and all their ski gear and clothes
ONE thing not mentioned: the tail lights came straight from the Econoline
Omg i know i hate those nasty lights
@@a.ortega4505 they look nice
Nice to know! I need headlights!
I thought it looks a lot like an E-series from the B pillar back with the square side door, and that rear profile view looks like the 80s Econolines.
I'm sure that the whole back end came from the Econoline
I always enjoy when Doug just does the local cars you would see daily on the road. For some reason, I find it way more relatable and interesting versus when he does the elite-type model cars.
Me too I just stopped watching Mercedes Gullwing to watch the his instead...and I hate SUVs.
Yeah these are always his best videos
Those are very hard to see
@@goldenretriever6261 THey are all Mom mobiles or cheap wanna be gang banger hoopties
Collectible..couldnt sell me on that with a free toaster! lol
My dad owned a small Ford dealership when I was a kid. Our 5 person family was sooooo comfortable in our demo Excursion on road trips... Going from Texas to Wyoming was one of the highlights of my childhood and it was made all the better by the Excursion! I still get excited when I see them out and about!
@Jack Torrance 333 Archives I like Ford for the most part. Some of the offerings for the cost aren’t worth it. Especially with the quality issues, there are better options.
I'm gay
@@yeahman3561 impressive
@@GoodlyRogue yeah haters said I'd never do it
@@yeahman3561 I'm happy for you
who else thinks that doug's reviews of older cooler weirder cars like this are more enjoyable than his reviews of new cars just coming out
Newer cars are pretty boring, most "quirks" are almost exclusively in the infotainment system.
I do, but not necessarily because I think all new cars are bland or the same. It's because with a review of a 1995 XYZ model, it's an interesting look into what cars were like in 1995 or 2003 or 91 or 85, etc. Like the Bronco one was interesting because you saw that car bumpers even by the mid 90s could still just hang off the end and people were fine with it. Or you're reminded that minivans only had one sliding door. You see a handful of 2021 models, you get a sense of what remaining 2021 model videos are going to be like. And you're already familiar with most of the features of new cars from your own experience.
The high $ cars none of us will be able to afford as well.
I dont like the rhetoric on newer cars being more boring since I think newer cars are more of a necessity to record for the incentive of being new so he records lots of newer vehicles that don't have many quirks since they're mass market and have less of a niche buyers with some obvious exceptions. However with older cars he gets to pick and choose and quirky old cars will still prove profitable with views normally, and he won't necessarily review something like old camrys or old rav 4s since whats the point? There are aspects of newer cars that can make them more bland like increased regulations, but overall lots of those regulations from a strictly non enthusaist standpoint are pretty helpful especially since those impact cars that enthusiasts wouldn't normally be the target audience for such cars.
I do enjoy the more common cars and older cars that we dont often get to see.
11:30 those hookups were used for Gamecube and PS2 back when I was a kid! take your favorite games and play back and forth with your sister or friend while going on a long trip. What a time.
if you can play smash bros in ANY car, its worth every penny. even this
SupermashBroSister
didn't the discs get scratched from road bumps?
We still hook up my 11in CRT and gamecube to suvs on our way to smash tournaments!!
There is a kid at my school that drives a lifted Excursion and it is massive. It makes my F150 look like a mini truck
My 2000 Ford Excursion now has 260K Miles and I love my truck! I have no plans on getting rid of it.
Lovely! Keep using it brother!
nice
The simplicity of this SUV design is gorgeous, especially in that paint, with those rims. I think it looks absolutely amazing.
Yep. Doug says it doesn't look great because it doesn't have swoopy lines and such, but also says he loves boxy SUVs. This is probably one of the most handsome boxy SUVs of its time.
@@LS3ftw15 i love the excursion for just how masculine it looks. not a lot of other SUVs look as beefy in my opinion
Its capable. Just not pretty
I love that traditional boxy SUV design. Probably why I love the XJ Cherokee even though it was unibody.I
Doug speaking at a funeral: There are so many things to say about the deceased, but before I get started, let me tell you about my new site, cars and bids.
Hilarious!
Then talk about their quirks and features
Can i film a video with your cool coffin?
Email me!
Or.. your next of kin!
He's only giving the eulogy because the deceased is for sale "right now" on Cars and Bids
@@lamplighter5545 Cars and Bods
I drove a 2004 F350 super duty for a work truck back in the day and it had that same dash layout, including the pullout cup holder tray and the power point with the little roll up cover. It was a freaking workhorse, I drove it every day for over 500k kms with no problems. Ford knows how to build a truck.
Doug: "It's not as big as I was expecting"
**Old lady intensifying stares** 20:00
Lol
@@michaeltadros3151 22:02 *Karen stare intensifies*
Doug said that to his boyfriend on their first date
Damnit! Beat me to it... *That's what she said!*
🤣🤣🤣
Doug forgot to mention the neighbor that hauled horses didn't own a trailer. They just put the horses in the back 🤣
🤣
I got the horses in the back
The back seat!
Horse stock is attached
😂😂😂
When this pulls up into the forest, every wild hunt-able animal trembles in fear
it's game over!
Camouflage hood skirt... no deer was safe
hunting is for schmucks. leave the critters alone. theyve already been terrorized by humans in a plethora of other ways.
@@Lakamakashaka are you a vegan
@@Lakamakashaka you gotta tell that to the excursion
Growing up my family burned through two of these! Both v10 and we'd haul the whole family cross country towing a 2 ton boat! I eventually learned to drive in our 2005 limited. When prom rolled around my friends and I (lovingly calling it Olga) opted for the Excursion instead of the limo! This beast brings me tons of nostalgia.
Doug “Not as big as I will expecting” lady in her Honda cross over stares at how huge it is. 20:00
GOOD EYE😂 That's hilarious
The biggest car she saw in her day was a 1960s Cadillac
also at 22:05 lmao
Doug: “Not as big as I will expecting”
Lady: "It´s massive" .. that´s what she said
Hahahaha
My mom had one of these back in the day and she was (still is) such a badass. She used to whip donuts in the mall parking lot with me, my brother and sister in the back seats. She also used to parallel park this tank in front of school like nothing.
@Doug DeMouro fake
They are actually very easy to drive and park....
Is she single 🔥🔥
@@bigmike9527 no
Back in the day, we used to call this dinosaur the Ford Extinction.
The Ford extinction and the Ford Exploder.
I heard the name "Ford Valdez" bandied about.
Ford Extinction 🤣👍
Whenever they stop making the Raptor that’s what it should be called
@@jghall00 because of the Exxon Valdez?
When I was growing up my friend's dad had one of these, he also had a Viper, an NSX and an S series for the wife + I think 1 other practical car. He only had 2 kids, but he'd drive the Excursion and just give everyone rides home from wherever his kids were hanging out at
my mother is maybe 5’2 max yet she INSISTS that this is the right size of car for her and that anything smaller is, “too small”
Buy one, then make her pay for gas just for 1 week, she’ll get tired of it soon🤣
Lol, I can’t imagine it being all too easy to park in the city.
@@horrerahashmi8306 deleted and tuned 6.0 diesel gets very good milage for a 4 ton vehicle however the 6.8 v10 gasoline engine in this video gets terrible mileage
@@moto6ixmoto83 it’s definitely a nightmare 😅
@@moto6ixmoto83 best of luck with that in european cities
Ford Excursion: *Has VHS and DVD with screens for 3rd row"
Doug: "No amenities!!"
Ford Excursion: -_-
Not many of this age, and even today, have 3rd row seat screens
@@rawr51919 or a freaking vhs player period...lol. I thought that was neat and wish mine had one.
@@zacharychavez3482 You could still hook one into it the way Ford did at the time
Yeah Doug is horrible at this car review. His brain is too fried. He's trying to compare this old vehicle that had all the bells and whistles to the vehicles we have on the road today. Obviously captain einstein!! They won't compare at all! But he's just so slow minded that he can't seem to stop and appreciate back in the day these where the best amenities available.
I remember once as a kid in the summer of 2005 (I believe I had just barely turned 9 at the time), I was out at what was a Kia dealership at the time in Sandy, UT on 10600 South just west of I-15 and on full display on their showroom floor was a car stereo that had - yes, you guessed it - a VCR! One of the other more memorable experiences I had at that dealership was standing under the path of a major transmission line among the cars they had for sale on their outdoor lot for the 2005 model year and I could actually hear the 60 Hz buzzing of the power lines.
At 20:06 Doug says “it’s really not that big” while an old lady stares up at him from her CR-V in the other lane 😂
If no one else mentioned her I was going to have to. That expression is priceless XD
She said 👁️👄👁️
She was probably 90yrs old when the Excursion was brand new and was thinking, wow, haven't seen thoes in years.
Great eye!
@@Demonaxis my thoughts exactly lol
My Jaws drop flat down the ground seeing all this, must be the best review I've ever seen SCREW THE SUPER CARS THIS IS THE BEST!.
Sounds like Doug learned the word “utilitarian” the day before recording this video.
It's always been like that, he sometimes uses words like "Gargantuan" etc
Never going to forget being stuck behind one of these in a McDonald's drive thru for 12 minutes because his order was 11 bags. Not just 11 paper bags, but 11 of the bigger plastic bags you can stuff 2 or 3 paper bags into.
Punch line: dude was alone in the car.
"I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda."
Sounds like the driver wouldn't have fit in a smaller car.
Hate ppl like that.. Take your b*tass inside or use the app nowadays lmao
@@jhoelt2922 , plot twist, it was The Flash that made the order...seriously, that dude burns through a LOT of calories, which is the sad tradeoff for having his powers...on the plus side, though, he gets to eat all of the junk food that he wants without ever getting fat or out of shape.
There is a shop in Oklahoma, where they can take f250 and convert them to excursion. So if you want the up to date modern version of an excursion they can convert a 250 into a excursion.
doesnt sound right though, the excursion has a large body on a truck frame, the F250 has a separate cab and bed, unless they chop the back of the cab off and build the ass end like a conversion van.
@@compzac it probably would take at least 6 months. And probably for the more bare version.
@@tnc7399 , but it would be worth it, though.
@@paxhumana2015 well yeah, if you actually want it. Some people might sell it mid build.
They are cheap noe
my family used to have one of these as a kid. i remember messing around in the huge cargo area while on the freeway. never really thought how insane that was for a passenger vehicle until later in life
"What kind of MPG you get for this?"
"No"
That’s true mine gets 10-13 mpg
On a good day, I got 11 mpg on the freeway.
@@JohnDoe-nz6bk Straight pipe helps
Not Gallons per Mile?
The disels engines had pretty good mpg on the highway
My family has a 2002 ford excursion, with a 7.3 diesel ! It's been in the family since new, and it's my first vehicle !
Nice when a car stays in the same family and what a incredible one too.
I bet your kids had a blast on family trips
Men please never sell it!
Even if you need money at one point, don’t do it!
You will regret this for the rest of your life!
When these become classic cars they will be sought after because of their rarity and novelty status as a huge car with a big Diesel engine(or a gasoline V10)!
This was the pinnacle of big family cars and unfortunately it will never come back.
If you keep it, it will always remind you of a simpler, better time and it will make you smile!
camping in these things is next level. Imagine having a car, kitchen and bed all in one and at the same time. Insane room.
Yes, I can imagine, it's called an RV.
Sick overlanding vehicle. The modern suburban should do the trick
“Not as big as I expected ” the lady in the other car jaw dropping as Doug drives by 😂 20:04
22:00
Back when Ford named all of their SUVs/Crossovers with the letter E. Excursion, Expedition, Explorer, Edge, Escape, Etc. the 2000s were the Wild West of automobiles.
And they named all their passenger cars with the letter F. Focus Fiesta Festiva Fusion and.... FIVE HUNDRED?????? Taurus became 500 overnight. WTF
Bronco... Taurus... crown victoria... Aspire not all the SUVs were named with E, and not all passenger cars were F I can say that because two of the vehicles you said Expedition and explorer were from the 90s, same with the sedans. also JWC with the five hundred that wasnt originally a taurus, it was actually meant to replace the taurus... but it didnt make sense, since it was just the exact same thing, front wheel drive v-6 powered large family sedan so it was given a rename, the reason it was done was because at the time the five hundred was actually going to replace two cars, the taurus and the crown victoria, since the last year for the crown vic was 07 the five hundred had been brought to market in 05 the original year the crown vic was meant to go away. which didnt happen, but then it still didnt make much sense so they gave up and just slapped the taurus name on it and kept rolling out new models until 2 years ago when they killed the entire car line.
@@jwc3104 “500” was used for many full sized cars that Ford made during the 50s and 60s. Just like the galaxie 500 and fairlane 500.
Ford still does name all their suvs with an e
EcoSport
Dougs the kind of guy who actually has questions when the teacher asks: "does anyone have any questions?" at the end of class.
#BringBackDougIsTheKindOfGuy quotes
Excursion owner here... Just FYI for everyone, that overhead console for the 2nd and 3rd row is aftermarket.
Im pretty sure it was an option not to many people went with, ours has one for the second row
Nah 3rd row is definitely aftermarket but for the second row it was an option
not actually it was a stock option from ford both second and third row, the screens being branded audiovox was actually because the idea of screens in SUVs was very new, i own a yukon XL denali with stock rear seat screens and its the same way, looks aftermarket, says audiovox but it was put their as part of GMCs parts list.
came here to say this too
I thought it was pretty obvious that it wasn’t a factory piece, but yet I had to listen to Doug the auto expert drone on about it including all his made up ideas about why it was there.
Before there was an Excursion, there was a company that converted a crew-cab into a giant SUV. It was expensive, but I recall seeing them in the 1990s. It was called the Centurion.
Or could find a ford f650 XUV
Those were Broncos that they converted to four doors.
Ford centurion c350😂
I actually like the "purposeful" look on the Excursion. Very fitting for what it's for.
I own an 04’ 6.0L Excursion. Thing is an absolute monster. I love it and will never let it go
Awesomeness
I own an 05 6.0 and I'm with you. It's a forever truck
How's it's holding up?
With you man forever love my 6.0 Eddie baurer
I'll give you $15K for it
I'm not a car enthusiast at all but Doug makes his videos so interesting I'm addicted to them! The way he talks about everything is just...perfect. This guy is so good at explaining things that he could probably make algebra seem like the most interesting thing in the whole world. It's astonishing!
......Agreed......
THIIIIISS is why he has tons of subscribers.
Same
This is exactly why car enthusiasts roll their eyes at so much of what he says
Smart guy, appealing to the masses for views, knowing how limited the automotive enthusiast population is in comparison
My parents bought an eddie bauer one brand new in 2002 and that was our family car. 450k miles later, my mom still uses it as her daily driver and actually prefers to drive it over the porsche cayenne turbo they bought lol
My family had a diesel excursion for 20 years but im still watching the whole video lmao
Edit:
the fuel tank on ours was 40+ gallons and cost $100+ to fill up. Another example of how gorgeously overkill this truck was
My dad had one and it cost him $250 to fill up a whole tank. Though ofc he never did because who wants to spend 250 bucks on gas.
@@Sodom_and_Gomorrah I mean at the end of the day what difference does it make? Fill up once for $250 and last for longer or fill up more often just cause its in smaller lumps.
We bought a used one and whoever had it before us put a 65 gallon tank in it. Was great on trips but sucked at the gas station.
It could tow a house lol
Yeah my friend spends about 120$ to fill his diesel powerstroke excursion.
I seem to recall that after the Excursion came out, GM stopped trying to beat it in size and just said "At least our Suburban can fit in your garage."
Ford could have replied: "Excursion IS the garage"
My uncle accidentally got one of these off of eBay by messing around on it and putting a ridiculous bid and actually winning it. He ended up giving it to my cousin as a college car. It was surreal riding in it. We fit 9 very large people in it for a buffet dinner one time and I was the 9th person laying in the back on the floor. Ah the early 00s huge suv days.
Your uncle sounds like a nice person
when I was a kid these interior features were top notch. you were the envy of all your friends if your parents had a vehicle like this. today just about every car in production has a touch screen and a bunch of bells and whistles, but these were some seriously premo features in the 90's and 2000's. my aunt had an expedition with a built in screen and VCR, my cousin and I would sit in the way back watching movies on long trips.
Got a 2000 one of these, 4x4 with the v10, and it has 316k miles. Still running strong. I love it!
My old captain in the Marines had an Excursion with the 7.3 powerstroke that he converted to run in vegetable oil that he processed in his garage and got for free from restaurants in SoCal
That’s epic lmao
WOw I ALSO HAVE A FORD X 2002 7.3 THAT I ALSO RUN IN VEGATABLE OIL. I HAVE HASD IT 18 YEARS AND NO PLANS TO GET RID OF IT
What helps is that these would be fit for the military, they have that big rough n toughness to them
I find these quirky vehicle videos far more entertaining than the videos of princess garage-kept exotics.
Oh god, the fake crypto celebrity accounts have come to RUclips...
I was driven home in my dad's 2000 Ford Excursion... 24 years and 300,000 miles later, it is my first car and still running incredibly strong!
My dad had a 2004 6.0L Turbo Diesel growing up and it's a vehicle I look back at it rather fondly. We would tow a 35 foot trailer and had enough room for 2 families and luggage. It may not have been the most reliable (particularly the turbo) but it never left us stranded! Some day I hope to add one to my fleet. Also, the side mounted spare tire saved my life as a child sitting in the third row from a 80+ pound boulder that shattered the glass and bounced off it while visiting Yosemite.
I think this was the inspiration for the "Maibatsu Monstrosity" in the GTA universe. It was said you didn't need to drive it to get where you need to go, you simply climb in and get out the other side and you're there.
Remember the commercials & slogans?
"Mine's bigger!"
HEAD RADIO
it would be "vapid" that's the gta equivalent for ford.
Hahahaha what a fun bit of lore
@@coolshift6783 Maibatsu was the make-believe brand the Monstrosity was under...
This brings back memories. My mom had a 2000 Limited Excursion V10 that she bought new Identical to the one Doug is reviewing except hers was a 4x4. That truck would haul anything and it was amazing in the snow!
You could take a ton of friends with you in that thing! With space for 9, where CAN you go wrong?!
@@rawr51919 That's what I'm always saying when people complain about the size of that thing, it surely sucks as a city vehicle but in the role of a camping vehicle it really shines, considering most RV are bigger and worse to maneuver and don't have 4wd
To anyone that owns an excursion: My uncle owned one brand new, and the biggest upgrade he did to it was switch out the springs to F250 springs at the dealer. The techs thought it was pointless, but as soon as they drove it, said it felt way better and overall more stable. It’s such a simple thing to do but helps it drive way better, especially today since I assume now most excursions have very worn out suspension.
How much did that cost? I’m looking to pick one up soon
@@ericmims7135 Don’t know, probably around $1000 if i had to guess but it was also back in like 2004 at the dealership
The official car of “I will get an EV when it can carry me and my entire family and all of our stuff and pull a camper 400 miles without stopping”.
And your family of 4 weighs 1200 pounds together.
@@kuebby That's pretty fit for a football family
@@kuebby et al, and the Fat Pride People and Health Nazis wipe each other out so that the rest of us sane people will no longer hear either group of people bitching.
Y’all got so weird in the span of like 30 minutes
@Leftist Remover the people I know who have these are people with huge families. Like 4+ children, no matter what political party they favor
Karen's automobile from the 2000's.
Also thumbs up to the ex-owner taking care of this SUV in a good way, no rust, no dent. Clean conditions.
Well, he's gonna sell on the website, it had to look clean
Cant help the rust in the northeast
Hell no! Karen's drive fucking Toyotas and Nissan's are you mad? this is the ultimate American patriot car, how can ppl think that lol
@@royale7620 heck yeah.
The karenmobile from the 2000’s is the Explorer/ Expedition
20:05 "Be careful honey there's a schizophrenic man driving a very large truck next to us."
22:03 also got caught starring.
That crv looks like a sedan in front of this rig
@@gamerandcontroller9129 yess lfmaoo she looked so amazed like tf is this a converted f-150 into a suv 😩
she like we used to drive this when we were young
I remember having these over seas when I used to be a contractor, Armour plated and sun roof converted into a .50cal turret
Never happened
@@LowEnd31st there was actually a company in Pennsylvania that retrofitted them into armored vehicles for VIP transport, they still exist and still armor vehicles
I true drove one briefly while contractor in Iraq.
My superior switching me to a base no armor Ford ranger
This would be an AMAZING road trip vehicle. Endless space, comfy as hell, and you have 4WD for finding a camping spot.
It would be a very expensive road trip because of gas
Can confirm, it’s an amazing road trip vehicle. My family has used this car for vacations since I was in elementary school and I’m in college now and we still use it for vacations.
It was the type of car for the upper middle class family from Chicagoland to go up to their summer home in Wisconsin.
Just point it in the general direction and hit the gas pedal.
@@Yeen125 Or maybe a road trip to Walley World?
Doug is the type of guy to read the owner's manual to his kids at bedtime
Best one I’ve seen in awhile
This is genius cause they get bored and fell asleep
What a good idea 💡
Unless one is so unlucky that a child stay awake and one gets 🥱
I had a laugh when he mentioned page 92. I wonder how many actually read an owners manual.
And crack dad jokes about seatbelt safety
I’m in a Ford excursion fb group and I dont even have one 😂
After watching the video I was thinking about joining it for the hell of it
I bet thats an entertaining group to be in😂
@@lofthousehh fuck it I’ll join it. I expect Doug to be in there too
@@troytheboy9144
I m kinda sad i deleted my fb account a while ago!😂
@@lofthousehh I’m only on it for groups and a limited amount of family members lol
20:05 I like how the lady is just admiring the hugeness of the excursion.
Maybe she's saying: Hey it's Doug DeMuro in that huge Expedition.
I remember my dad fabricated a fourth row seat for ours, complete with seatbelts. Room for 11 people 🤣🤣
My dad put a side facing rear seat in our suburban (which is still going) to seat our family of ten. Made for rough road trips with all the cargo at your feet.
There was one like that at our school district. They were morman so we started calling it The morman assault cruiser
@@lm7bird680 Mormon Mobile lol
8 Seats is enough
@@x2e4 not when you have to take some cousins with you on a road trip.🤣
These things are truly huge. A good friend of mine has a V10 version, and we took it up the mountains for a cabin trip with 6 fully grown men and all our stuff. Easily packed all our bags, and as a person that is Dougs height who was sitting in the third row, I actually had plenty of space. Felt really comfortable going up the tight snowy roads and I always thought about how impressive of a truck it is
I can only imagine the mpg on that trip, though clearly if you're worried about such things, this isn't the vehicle for you!
@@joshuagrossman2902 it was absolutely terrible. It was bouncing from 7 to 10mpg the entire time, but it was a solid ride the entire time up the snow! And ya thats good observation. His family was definitely well off. That was their fourth car at the time and they barely put miles on it, plus they owned the cabin we were driving to as well, so I don't think the mpg was much of an issue for them lol.
@@mpkp2011 might as well get a minibus
@@nihilsinedeo9472 cant tow, doesnt have 4x4. its not the same application. clearly.
Are you 6’3” or 6’4”?
When I was in high school one of my friend’s had this as her first car. Her dad bought one brand new for her because he wanted her to be in the largest, safest car on the road. If anyone hit her they’d get hurt, not her lol.
Smart lmao. I bet she has no fear driving anything else after driving that big ass Ford
Daddys little princess.
LMAOO
I can't tell if he's selfless for trying to keep her safe, or selfish for giving the largest car on the road to the most inexperienced driver on the road.
I wish my late father bought this monster for my sister for safety. Instead she bought a brand new ' mickey mouse '. Lol...That's his definition for ' little car.'
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! Growing up, my mom drove a Silver 05 Limited Excursion and I LOVED IT. She’s 5’4 and 120 pounds and she drove that Excursion, lifted too by the way, like nobodies business. She traded it in back in 2013 for a Limited Expedition and I was devastated. I always wanted it to be my car when I was able to drive but sadly never got the chance. I know it would be completely impractical to have now but I would die to get my hands on one. I’ve never been in a car that was so comfortable and spacious as that. I miss it sooo much. It truly remains unmatched.
"Not as big as I'm expecting"
The grandma @20:06: 😳
Oml thats hilarious
Sheesh bro that's cursed.
Btw if the Evo in your profile picture is yours... I'm, in fact, jealous.
came to make this very comment. LMAO her face!
22:01 the soccer mom was shocked too
@@deskejtx6211 saw that too lmaooooo
This was my family car for many years. My family had a big green cast iron v10 excursion, we called it “The Beast.” It was the only car we ever named. It was big enough that my brother and I would use the 2nd and 3rd row seats as beds on long road trips. We sold it around 2015.
And I took that personally
That overhead console is aftermarket. Probably the best looking aftermarket as it looks factory
I have a 2003 with the factory DVD package that I’ve owned for 13 years. It only has one screen right behind the driver, so yes that one is aftermarket. Did you see the amps for the sound system under the second row seats?
These are amazing vehicles. We owned 2 and recently sold our V10 and kept the 7.3 diesel. 350k miles on the same engine and still going strong.
I only knew one person who had an Excursion growing up. The substitute teacher everyone hated in middle school who needed the size to haul all her fat and the cooler she used as a lunch box.
🤣
Some one was lazy with homework.
"who needed the size to haul all her fat" 😭😭
😃
My worst substitute teacher was so fat she had to drive her husband's F-350.
I love my 2001 Excursion limited. 89000 miles on the thing. Really enjoy the V10 engine. Average 8-9 mpg in the city, but up to 16 on the highway.
“Because it thinks you’re stupid...”
Well, Ford did their research
Americans tho....right?
@@Kumicuci lol what. Ask any real car mechanic, they'll tell you exactly that stupid people dont buy Ford SUVs, they buy overpriced unreliable status symbols from Europe. You can start with the Car Wizard, but overall they all have their opinion on how much german engineering is worth.
Wait why didn't they print turn left or right around the steering wheel.
@Scambaiter that’s a Chicagoland number lol.
family of 6 my dad bought a 2003 excursion new and we took it to california and back 4 times and texas 3 times with full luggage for everyone and enough space to be comfortable for hrs memories!
Imagine how cool an Excursion would look based on the 2021 boxy f250.
You don't have to imagine it. There are a few companies that do a full conversion. You need a 2011 to 2016 crew cab superduty and an excursion. They will cut the cab and fit it to your superduty. It looks factory when complete.
Look up customautosbytim he makes them
The Secret Service has one the Roadrunner than looks badass in black. I do think Ford would bring it back but as an EUV
I'm a single 36 year old man with 0 kids and literally never tow or haul anything more than a push mower a half dozen times a year... But I've always loved and wanted an Excursion. But I realize I most definitely do not need one. Want vs need = Not the same. 😆
I have a 2005 V10 4X4 Excursion with less than 70K miles, and I only have 2 kids and I never tow anything. So it's obviously under-utilized, but I DON'T CARE! I LOVE MY BEAST!
I removed the 3rd row seat, and I placed a foldable cushion, blankets, and pillows for my 2 daughters to relax and play. I also removed the bulky spare tire and strapped down my toolbox and a foldable cargo wagon in that corner. My girls love this vehicle. You could live in this thing!
Are you virgin?
Haha I am 48 and single kids are grown and I just got one 6 months ago and I will be buried in mine whenever I die.thats how much I love it and I don't tow anything either.GET ONE 🔥🔥
@Glasspack40 I am 6 foot 2 and at my age it's the most comfortable truck I've ever owned.i don't even care about the gas mileage.
Nearly the same situation, no kids but I tow cars and have giant dogs. 6.0 gets fantastic mpg but makes you pay for it in maintenance. Favorite vehicle ever when it runs.
Parents had one of these growing up, drove it from Colorado to Maine countless times. Legendary car.
One of my best memories from HS was me and my friends taking a trip to the beach in Plymouth, MA at like 1 am to go smoke and drink. My friends parents were super rich, so along with one of these they had a brand new 2018 wrangler, 04 7 series, and a few other cars. I was designated driver so unfortunately I had to stay sober but I was fortunate enough to drive this beast all the way to the beach. It felt like a literal tank. I remember getting in and looking behind me to all my friends… the trunk area looked so far away from the driver seat it was crazy
Doug mostly nailed it. I owned an Excursion for 5 years. If you need it, nothing else compares. If you don't need it, it's just silly. Once a couple of my children grew up, I downsized to an explorer. It really was one of my favorite vehicles that I've owned. The main reason I traded it was fuel economy.
Girlfriend: How big is it
Doug: It's HUGE-ER but do you mind checking out CARSSS and BIDSSSS?
I’ve wanted one of these for years. Might have to throw a bid out on this puppy.
This one has a charge point for your kids to charge their devices, like smartphones.
In the way back seat...😳
Import luxury vehicles costing almost a $100.000 have that.
Good luck..👍🏻
They're pretty neat, personally I'd hunt down a diesel, but the V10 is a good second option, just be prepared for your wallet to feel the pain. Whatever you do don't buy the gas V8, the gas V8 is soooo slow.
Not trying to egg you on, but if Doug's right about the possible pricetag, that will be a lot of car for your buck, hope it works out!
@@Games_and_Music At what point is it no longer a lot of truck for the buck? Its currently at $10k. I feel like that's still not bad at all for this.
@@Chris10156 Doug said 10 to 15 grand, so it's well within that margin.
we have a big family, our 2000 excursion has kicked ass since new, gone on countless road trips, towed big trailers and even gone off roading with it. Nothing can match how awesome this truck is for a road tripper. even if its just us 4 cruising its unbelievably comfy, you'll never get as good of a sleep than laying in the third row driving across the state
"Doug is the type of guy to lick his finger before flipping a page, on an iPad..."
This was commented before
Doug, the type of guy who doesn't put his hands in his pockets when it's cold outside because he's got the gloves in there.
Yousef, the type of guy who steals comments from four years ago
i see this joke copy pasted on every doug video
@jorge ronas, I put the quotes to show that these ain't my words. I remember this comment from a video a while ago. I do not remember who wrote it so I can't give credit.
Road trip with friends and a PS2 in the back... What a Dream!
My cousin had Nintendo 64
My dad 2002 Expedition he had the ps2 installed with the tvs on the headrests with the dvd player
Doug DeMuro: "It spells out 'FUEL FILL' like you're an idiot"
Me, who only learned in 2013 that the little arrow tells you which side your fuel door is on: *hangs head in shame*
The arrow on the fuel gauge was in its infancy in 2000 and it wasn’t a thing on every car yet.
Exactly! I didn't know until I watched one of Doug's videos.
Same my 60 year old dad who grew up working on cars only learned about it a couple years ago so I was in my early 20s by the time I heard about it
@@504RoadTrips my old 94 ford had the arrow next to FUEL showing what side the tank was.
@@ryanmalin Ford started putting the arrow on some of their cars in 1989. It took a while to catch on to the rest of the automotive market. My 1998 Mustang did not have it. From my own experience, GM wasn’t using it on all (any?) of their vehicles yet in 2001. I believe the first car I had it in was a 2005 Chrysler.
My family had that EXACT Excursion. Same Trim level, same paint, same pin stripe. Was a great vehicle (I have 5 brothers which necessitated a large vehicle).
I’ve been waiting for an excursion review for so long. Finally
Didn’t know the Empire State Building cared about a 21 year old Ford 😆😆
Idk? Amen...
So it's actually not a Ford Excursion.. it's Ford HUGE Excursion :p
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@@cxryptonic gross
@@cxryptonic simp
“This was huger”
Bring in the potato salad ! :p
"It does 0 to 60... slowly." Still a pretty good pace when you consider it weighs about 4 tons.
The gas ones are slow but my tuned 6.0 diesel would do 0-60 mph in about 5 seconds flat from a 4x4 10-20psi boosted launch and thats with 6" of lift and 35" tires
@@rodgersmith3053 and you only burn a whole dinosaur worth of crude oil doing it ;)
@@JordanCheyneComedy not really in my 7.3 i always step on it and it really flies when that turbo gets spinning with out a oil problem
@@markitos3006 I was just talking about fossil fuel in general. If you want to accelerate 4 tons that quickly you are going to consume a lot of energy in short order. Sounds like good fun though.
I'm surprised you don't have to register it with the city council as a historic building anytime you park it.
I love the 2001 Excursion limited. It is absolutely, by far, the best looking full size SUV ever. I love the interior and the exterior. I’m am hanging on to this vehicle as long as I can. I only have 90,000 miles on it and it has been very dependable at hauling trailers and boats. I alway get compliments on how beautiful this vehicle looks so I totally disagree with the comment that this vehicle isn’t a good looking vehicle. But to each his own I guess. It is nice to see many people are still buying these used SUV’s.