2000 Ford Excursion | Retro Review
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- The Ford Excursion checked all the boxes for a lot of buyers when it dropped for model year 2000.
Show 1902 | Original Airdate 09-18-1999
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Small Watermelon storage is still top of mind when im looking at a new car
Top JD comment so far
Haha these comments never disappoint
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War ter melon 😅
lol 😂
4:47 John: EVEN WITH THE OPTIONAL 6 DISC CD CHANGER IN THE CONSOLE, THERE’S STILL ENOUGH STORAGE SPACE FOR A SMALL WATERMELON LOL
WHY ALL CAPS?!?!
Yes, that's a trait in the expedition too lol
Lmfaooo!😂yep those were the days! Dinosaurus roamed the earth not that long ago!
@@phatgringo2.0John Davis speaks in all caps
@@anibalbabilonia1867 Ford EXpedition is bad economy (MPG), 6,8 V10 and super comfortable
Its WILD how well these hold their value even after 3-400k miles.
They will continue to do so as collectibles. Extreme longevity will be assisted by abundant parts availability with its pickup drivetrain. Truly unique vehicles, an SUV highwater mark, time machines -- all of which will make it desirable to future generations of electric car owners.
@@reallyhappenings5597 Also because the only thing that can truly replace an Excursion, is another Excursion, if you need to haul a lot of stuff AND tow, there's simply nothing on the market sold today to meet that need. Most people don't need a vehicle this big, but the people who do, well the Excursion is their only option.
Probably because they make 96 million different accessories for it, and the diesel models were fairly bulletproof.
The V10, however....
There's a reason those are cheaper.
The Excursion was made for the 2000-2005 model years. 2000-mid 2003 diesel models got the very reliable 7.3L Powerstroke. Later 2003-2005 models got the more powerful but much less reliable 6.0L Powerstroke.
I still remember being a detailer at my local Ford dealership and dread doing detail on this thing.
Ford "dealership"? As someone who was a detailer at the same time these came out, I remember they had rebranded themselves as Ford "stores" . I worked at the "Ford Store" in Monticello, MN and one of the things they did to push the more family friendly "store" image was include a new in box Nintendo 64 with each new vehicle sold.
@@Mr.Corinthiansman thats crazy to hear you worked at the store in Monti! I lived a few miles from there for a few years haha
@Mr.Corinthians that's pretty cool, over in Ohio it was still a good old Ford dealership and that's awesome the customers got a Nintendo 64 with their new car. I definitely know my dealership didn't do anything like that.
Wow! This makes me nostalgic for my '00 Excursion Limited diesel. Bought it brand new and drove it 13 yrs. PERFECT family vehicle and dead nuts reliable. The 7.3L powerstroke wasn't exactly a quiet, smooth running engine, but it was bulletoroof and economical given the 7k+ lbs. weight.
What happened to it?
7000 lbs of efficiency. Holy crap thats ‘Murica
Go figure, people now buy them exactly because of their "diesel soundtrack". One of the reason anyway. Including me.
Compared to the 9mpg the gas V10 version got, the diesels were much more efficient. And this was back when diesel was cheaper than gasoline as well.
@@tylermacconnell217 I get 18mpg if I cruise at 70mph in overdrive. That's twice as efficient though still half as efficient than a modern hybrid car. That said I'd need two cars to bring all the people and cargo I can get in the excursion which makes the 7.3 excursion as efficient as a modern hybrid !
Absolute behometh of a vehicle! Seeing these in person is always a bit of an experience.
You got all of the right letters, at least. It's the order in which you've placed them heh
These were always driven by a solo mom.
An aggressive one.
Burly hockey moms
You already know there's an Aiden, Brayden, or Kayden in one of them
They still are
@donniesumling8549 And Todd and Tucker are strapped in there too.😅
@@yellowhammer3😂
My dad owns a 2001 Excursion Limited with the V10 and only 114,000 miles. It’s been an amazing vehicle and very reliable. Absolutely zero issues and it is bigger than anything on the road. It also pulls his 7,000 pound SeaRay boat like it’s nothing. I will always love the Excursion! Truly a fantastic suv! I would love to get one with the 7.3 Powerstroke someday!
My dad bought a 2001 Ford Excursion Limited “No Boundaries” edition brand new in 2001 with a 7.3 Powerstroke, but had to sell it in 2009 when the economy crashed.
Still 3ft shorter than my Ram 3500 CCLB truck
they were awesome emergency vehicles my fire department had one, they were great in major snow storms up here in buffalo, ny
Can't tell you how many times I've stored a small watermelon in my center console 😅
😂😂😂
Mpg between 9 and 12!
I knew a guy in High School who used to drive his mom's h2 around sometimes. I wemt for a ride once with him. The mpg calculator said 0 mpg going up a hill lol
😂😂😂😂😂
Oh come they are not bad. You can easily get home and back to the gas station with one tank. Maybe even take a detour to the closest Waffle House.... (Maybe)
Yards per gallon
The Ford Excursion my beloved
Owned an 02 V10, sold it to my niece when it had 330k miles, she still has it to this day transporting her family....best vehicle i have ever owned!
My friend’s parent has an Excursion V10, I think it has over 100k miles on it. My dad has the Superduty v10 and it’s cool seeing them both and seeing the similarities and differences
My next door neighbor bought one in 2001. Red in color. It has the Powerstroke diesel engine. Later in years, he used it mostly for farming and what not. Still has it to this day with over 136,000 miles on the odometer.
There was a naming contest for these back in the day and the answers were hilarious. I remember some of the answers were "fordasaurus: powerful enough to pass anything but a gas station" and "ford valdez: driven a tanker lately?"
I got one of these babies. A mint 2004 XLT. Never seen snow. I absolutely love it. It’s my specialty occasion truck.
Silver. Show room new
I’ll give you 2 grand for it.
Without even asking how many miles? I paid 10k for a 2001 7.3 limited. Not mint though... Plenty of broken stuff but a cool project and everything is fine mechanically and structurally
The V10 Eddie Bauer Edition was my dream vehicle but I was only 18 and couldn’t afford the gas, much less the car. I can afford one now, but they have sooo many miles. 😭
Rebuild the engine, or can you still get new engine?
@@thevinceberry not sure, I would like one but the decent ones are selling for almost as much as they did when they were brand new. 🤯
Buy one without many miles?!
@@alfderbabybenz7092 I saw one this week with 70k miles on it but they want $37k for it.
@@thevinceberry I just put a remanufactured 6.8 V10 in my 2005 Eddie Bauer. Runs like a champ!
I have TWO 4x4 V-10 Excursions (And I'm a bachelor!)...they are all I want to drive for the rest of my life...despite the fact that washing/polishing them is quite a chore. These things are trulyt the pinnacle of automotive design...they do everything well, and are ridiculously reliable. Been driving my '00 for 8 years now...only thing I've had to fix was the heater core- and even THAT was a super-simple easy job (Unlike most other vehicles..the dash doesn't need to come out..just reach down and undo a few bolts, and everything's right there and easily accessible.) I LOVE MY EXCURSIONS!! (Can't speak for top speed...I've never taken mine over 100MPH- but it cruised easily at 100)
Had one of these in the shop yesterday 6.8L pretty rare now of days
The Incredible Lightness Of Being Big
I still have my 2k Excursion. It's awesome.
"Awesome" is right! If I were given $80 million dollars, I'd still be driving my '00 and '02 Excursions..... Best. Vehicles. EVER!
I have a 2000 too. In 24 years I’ve replaced the brakes, tires, and muffler. If a chunk of ice hadn’t poked a hole in the muffler it would still be good to go. Great vehicle
@@SuperMauserMan Yep. Brakes and stuff are just regular maintenance that you'd have to do any vehicle. Even the exhaust- depending on where one lives. I'm amazed that the brakes last so long, considering the weight of these things. And they are very easy brakes to do, no less.
Best Ford SUV ever made! These things hold their value so much. Ford really needs to make a new one.
No, they don't.
expedition max is possibly close
This was one of the best vehicles Ford ever made. We have a 2000 Limited Excursion, 4x4, still running strong at 215k miles. It's never had much done to it outside of maintenance and some more advanced items you'd expect to wear out at higher miles.
It has served us very well over the years. I learned to drive on it, and even took my driving test with it. And yes, that V10 is a fuel hog for sure.
Beast of a SUV.
6.8 L V-10 - a little slice of gas guzzling HEAVEN! How I long for these long-ago days of glorious POWER!
I love watching these!
3:51 Ford found out that was necessary when they were doing crash testing before the excursion went on sale, cuz when they were doing the test with a Taurus they found out the driver side front wheel of the Excursion ended up in the Taurus's windshield
I want to see video of that!
When I was a teenager my youth pastor had one of these. He was a foreman for a large commercial construction company in NY+PA. It hauled a big cargo trailer he called a "site trailer" and crews of men for work and hauled us teenagers around for doing coll stuff. It was a silver 2000 xlt with v10 4wd. It had 250k miles last i saw it in 2009 still running fine w/ no major work done.
Probably one of my favorite vehicles. I was to young for the mid 90s diesel suburban but those fords were tough
fun fact: the modern-day expedition is the same width and height as the excursion was in 2000
Our neighbor bought one. Our houses were built with oversized garages. Still had to have the washer and dryer moved to make room. 😂
Ah yes. My favorite SUV
Inflation would put this at about $62k today. But large SUVs are more like $80-$100k these days it seems
The "$80-$100k" SUVs are the Top-of-the-line SUV/Pickup Truck models that are fully-loaded especially to the brim
You can get a base suburban for that
The excursion made the expedition look like a baby 😂😂😂😂
The real life Canyonero 😅
My neighbor had one of these. It was Millennium Bronze (basically a shade of orange) and had a Power Stroke engine.
The biggest takeaway I got from this nostalgic review is, back in the year 2000, you could get a top trim, fuel guzzling, behemoth, 4X4 people hauler for about $41k. 24 years later, a brand-new average commuter car will cost pretty much the same, and if the Excursion were offered now, it would more than likely cost right around $100k or more.
On a side note, I never see these on the road anymore. It's like they were all gathered up and crushed.
They seemed to have found their way mostly to Texas or Colorado. I see them all the time in those two states.
@@vintagefancollector1436, that makes sense, especially Texas since everything is bigger down there. 😄
41k in 2000 is equal to 73000 in 2024. why do yall never think about inflation
@@carlos64030 truck capitol of the world! There’s a big market for them down here. I don’t go a single day without seeing a few around. Some of my family members have them too
@@juusbox Yeah, 41k was a lot of money in 2000. Not a month's groceries like it is today.
I test drove a used 05 model back in 2013 when i bought my F250. The size of these things is amazing. It was like a rolling fortress. That V10 did a good job of getting it motivated too.
Modern vehicles may not have the size of this, but they nearly have the mass and they definitely have the extravagance. The 90s were all about saving the trees and being anti-SUV, but here we are 25 years later and we don't really care about either.
These weren't extravagant. They were rather crude real trucks built to do truck things. Resale on them today is very high because while many were bought as status symbols, there is still nothing else that can do what they did.
Why don't you go throw some oil based orange paint on a painting
Built to fight the Chevy Suburban and the Chevy is still around.
Watching these videos from the 80s and 90s and the cheesiness is nostalgic, but seeing one in 2000 and it’s like “whoa, come on man, change the formula” 😂
For a brief time, I owned a 2000 Limited 4X4 Excursion. It had problems, a lot of problems. Returned it to the dealer to have a severe vibration fixed. They tried everything from replacing the driveshaft, wheel hubs, rebalancing wheels, you name it, all to no avail. Next they had a Ford factory engineer come out and look at it. Even he couldn't determine what the problem was. End result, Ford bought it back from me, every penny. After that experience I drove across town to the local Volvo dealer and bought a new Volvo Cross Country wagon! Yeah, I know, a totally different vehicle. But the Volvo was one of the best cars I've ever owned.
My buddy had one of Cross Country Volvo wagons and he loved it. Burgundy with a tan gut. 2.5 L turbo 5 cylinder. Traded it in for a TDI Jetta SportWagen which VW bought back a few years later as a result of dieselgate.
Wasn’t volvo bought by Ford around this era?
My parents drove an XC 90 twin turbo and like every Volvo they owned was flawless. I’m happy to hear you had a positive experience 😊
So you bought something you had no need for, had an issue with it, so you bought another vehicle from a manufacturer owned by the same company.
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We had an 04 Diesel 6.0 model until last year. Ours was slightly lifted to be 8 feet high. I remember it being awesome for roadtrips as a kid. Shockingly, it had a max of 17 mpg highway, meaning a 450 mile range.
It died last year, so we sold it to a family friend who will rebuild it.
People up the road from us at a mobile home vacation spot had the v10 excursion. At the time we had a 2002 Chrysler Town and Country LXi long wheel base and the excursion made our minivan look like a subcompact
Is year 2000 counts as a retro review, then i am an ancient artifact😵
Thank you MotorWeek , 👍 I like these videos .
My parents have a 2000 Limited 4x4 with the 7.3. Amazingly capable vehicle. Not much else out there can seat 8 people and tow 10k lbs.
Still driving and enjoying my 2004 Excursion! The crazy part is, when I bought it years ago the owner wasn’t even 5 feet tall! 😳
Came out just before the fuel crisis of the early 2000’s
40 Grand for this truck brand new in 2000, that’s crazy!
Sometimes I like to throw on a Retro Review on a sunday morning for a nostaglia play - better yet today being Super Bowl Sunday. What a perfect video for Motorweek to release today! Pick a V10 or a diesel in your family SUV, which I believe by most metrics is STILL the largest mainstream SUV ever made (not including the H1, etc). In retrospect these things were pretty damn cool! A perfect video for today - perfect vibes that makes me feel about American cars/trucks like I do about football: I don't "really" care, but today I can't help but feel a little proud and be part of the excitement - thanks Motorweek! :-)
This Canyonero of cars
in 2002 i saw diesel one in venezuela with a literal gold license plate
Using an inflation calculator and an exchange app, that Limited 4x4 Excursion would be $100,000 Canadian today
I hope you referred to September 1999 rates and not just some random collective of 2000. Enough dinguses on here Keep stupidly assuming this literally was not available until 2000, when plenty of these were on the roads by October of 99.
Calculating inflation rates for 2000 would be stupid in that case If someone could buy it with 1999 money
@@nwezetx1 I used the price listed in the video
I want one for towing. Fuel mileage is the same with a giant trailer behind it as without.
Did modern suv's get larger while cutting the window sizes in half?
It’s a real phenomenon. Belt lines are getting higher and higher
Gosh I want one of these. But the people who bought them new back in the 2000s seem to be holding onto the 7.3s especially for good reason! Solid vehicles. I remember sitting in the back of my friend's Excursion back in highschool every morning before class. Thing was so huge it was like sitting in our own mobile house in the parking lot. Sitting, snacking on stuff we bought at a nearby convenience store and cracking jokes about each other's cars. This vehicle is just amazing.
this would be like a 80-90K + truck today.
Keep going. That would be well over 100k given half tons can go for 80k.
Still t have my 2001 Limited 4x4 7.3 Excursion. 310k miles, sniff, sniff, they grow up so fast!
Dang, I didn’t realize it was that much bigger than a Suburban!
1:17 - 1:30
Keep in mind that it was being compared to a 1990s Suburban. The current model Suburban is only an inch shorter than an Excursion. In fact, at 81.1”, the current Suburban is wider than the 80” Excursion.
I love my 2005 v10 4x4 excursion. Amazingly cool truck. So glad i could hop on the excursion train before theyre all long dead and gone. Drives shockingly good for almost 20 years. So much easier with my four young children. All the room in the world. Best suv ever
Ford Excursion is the best full-size SUV ever made. It's still more durable, more spacious and more powerful for towing, than any modern full-size SUV. Excursion is one of the most long lasting vehicle ever made. Simply the best!
NEED one.
A new Suburban, (2024) is now pretty much the same size. My friend was just talking to me the other day about seeing these all over the South driven by one tiny, blonde, soccer mom wearing giant sunglasses.
Most of these became casualties of the 2 gas crunches that happened while ford was building them. Eventually the excursion lost its super duty origins when ford went to IRS suspensions on its SUVs
beautiful still love the look of this car
It’s funny to think that Dodge never ventured into this foray. The Durango is nice, but not this big.
Dodge should be in this market. Dodge or Ram versions of the current Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer would be easy to create right now. They would also be cheaper.
Mopar knew that was a losing risk, they didn't have the money to compete. On the other hand the caravan was there goto and the only reason they'd stay afloat.
First time driving an Excursion i knew I wanted one 🔥
These were surprisingly popular in Muscat, Oman as well, even though the Suburban was and is the defacto favourite. There's a suburb in the city where I've come across 5 Excursions at multiple instances, always parked in one position. I personally love these more than the 'Burb, though.
The few people I know who’s parents owned these had tons of reliability issues, but there’s no denying the Excursion is an early 2000s cult classic 🤌
dream vehichle of all time!!!!!
This Excursion is looking like a regular full size SUV today. Today’s Expedition is almost as big as this Excursion.
Ford builds the best! I still cannot believe that Ford Motor Company ceased production of the Excursion. FoMoCo caved to the radical left wing media, Hollywood "celebs", and the stupid tree huggers. They received so much backlash, they were forced to cancel it after only 5 years of production. The Excursion was a huge success, especially here in Texas. You see very few now. I saw one last week, a gold color, pass me on the highway. They drove beautifully well.
They call this truck big, but my 2002 F350 Crew Cab Power Stroke is much longer and taller than an Excursion. I once considered trading my F350 in for an Excursion diesel, but decided against it. My F350 is still almost new with only 37,442 miles on it. Love Ford Trucks!
That monster was just prohibitive! DAMN!
My favorite quip, regarding the 2000 Excursion 4x4, is from a comparison test in one of my old Car and Driver mags: “Paint it school bus yellow and watch traffic stop for you.” My buddy’s dad took him to take his NYS road test in his new one (7.3L XLT 4x4), in 2000. The bet was that if he had passed on his first try (this, in a city environment w/ all the fun BS you have to dodge while driving through one)- he’d buy him his first car. He actually passed.
I doubt you remember when that happened. Most of you all think this vehicle came out in 2000, when I was seeing these all over Texas in late 1999 already.
@@nwezetx1Yes, I remember. And yes, all vehicles are available the year before their designated model year. Usually halfway through. That’s nothing new.
It's very useful in the Costco parking lot, where most of them ended up
the newest generation of the suburban is 225.7 inches long, pretty much as big as this excursion
I remember thinking how massive these looked as a kid
Few years ago picked up a not running 2003 7.3 2wd for 800 bucks after a simple fix few upgrades at 350k its a towing setup i have
7 foot point guard!? Dang!
Ford NEEDS to bring back the Excursion
Pretty sure the Expedition fits the bill just about, no?
@@velocemidwest Expedition has gotten closer in specs, but in real life it still doesn't compare. These were true heavy duty trucks capable of working hard day in and day out.
@@velocemidwest Close, the Expedition is based on F-150, this was based on the SuperDuty so was much more capable.
An electric version. I have the perfect name. eExcursion
@@KeithSchwerinThe F150 never had a 7.3 diesel like the excursion did
I never thought about it but the Excursion and F250 back then, imitated the Dodge Ram front 🤔
An Excursion with the 7.3 or 6.0 Powerstroke is a pretty serious rig.
Let’s start comparing each others car like “can you fit a watermelon in the center console?”
I had a 2000 V8. I miss that thing. 😢
24 years into the future the Ford Excursion was discontinued, and the Chevy Suburban still selling
Ford should have never discontinued these, and they should have introduced a mercury version.
I'm sure the 5.4 struggled to get this beast moving.
No kidding! I’m 67 and never would have figured that out.
What's the difference between the EDDIE BAUER and the LIMITED versions of the Excursion? I'm confused, because I've seen an Eddie Bauer model in my neighborhood which was the exact same color as a Limited model which also was spotted in my neighborhood!
I still want a Ford Excursion, but a more modern version with better gas ⛽️ mileage and a lighter frame.
For those times when even an Expedition was not enough.
This is quite a cauinsadence I just happen to be looking at possibly buying one of these excursions a 2001 cord excursion limited thanks for the video 😊
Child hood memories
2024 and it still my dream family vehicle
Nothing like burning a gallon of fuel under 10 miles
Ford should bring it back but this time a lil bit thirstier
For a large size SUV, that's quite a low price. In comparison, my parents paid around 30k for our 2000 Windstar SE that year.
EXCELLENT VEHICLE AND VERY RELIABLE. CERO ISSUES. BIG VEHICLES ARE THE WAY TO GO. ❤❤❤. HOPE FORD BRINGS IT BACK. WITH A BIG V8.
The greatest
A real SUV
$40,000 for the fully loaded V-10 4x4. Today, you'd be lucky to even find the Ranger at $40k! Take me back!!!!!