[Rhodes22-list] Ford Expedition

[Michael Meltzer]

BTW mine is the Excursion


Michael Meltzer wrote:

> the good new:
> it tows great, no two way about it, 1000 mile with a seaward like it 
> was not their
> it holds allots, it still roomy with 7 real people in it.
> it haul allot, everyone on the street hit me up for home depot/casco 
> runs, wife got hit up for 100 case of cookie for the trope run, etc...
> A least for the diesel the mile is around 17 mile per galloon, better 
> than the explore it replaced
> No trouble in snow, in fact works great.
> rides pretty good,
> Unless it is a train or a mack truck you will come out better in any 
> "meetings" with other cars
>
>
> the down  side:
> it a land boat, you dock in parking spaces, not pull in. it needs room 
> to turn.
> you have to plain parking, not all spaces work, will use all the space 
> line to line
> covered parking lots can be a problem(any thing under 6-8), cause 
> problems in the city
> it not "use around town car", as in wife running store to store, to 
> much time "planing" parking"
> 44 galloon gas tank mean 100$ fillup :-), IIRC the gas version get 10 
> miles to the galloon
>
>
> One other thing, people do give you "strange looks" when you drive.
>
> MJM
>
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> ed kroposki wrote:
>
>> Stephen,
>>     But it can tow the boat real good.  Towing is a lot easier with a
>> big clunker, gas hog. This one I looked at is real famous locally here.
>> 2002 with 27,000 miles.  Interesting deal.      Michael Meltzer, have 
>> you towed your boat with your machine?
>> Anybody else using an Expedition to tow with?
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>> Addendum:  "All skippers and crews can look good in winds from 8-15 
>> knots.
>> It's the heavy and light air conditions that really test you." Steve
>> Colgate;Light Air Adjustments; The Best of Sail Trim.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
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>> Way too big, can't park it - uses too much gas - think of the 
>> greenhouse efftect.  SS
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>> To: "Michael J Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>; "The Rhodes 22 mail 
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>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:17 AM
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>>  
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>>> Michael,
>>>
>>>    How do you like your Ford Expedition? I have a chance to consider
>>> getting a low mileage 2002 gas model.  Is it worth considering?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed K
>>>
>>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>>
>>> Addendum:  "Always start out by asking for more than you really 
>>> need." John
>>> M. Capozzi; Why Climb the Corporate Ladder When You can Take the 
>>> Elevator.
>>>
>>>
>>>   
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