People be crazy

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
04/19/2017 at 14:12 • Filed to: car buying

I’m kinda-not-really shopping for a new truck. I’ve always liked the look of the Ford Excursion so I was looking at them on Craigslist. Now, I’d prefer a diesel, but I’m not opposed to a gasser either. Good lord though, people have got to be crazy to buy the diesels with how they are priced. The gassers are all somewhere between $5k and $7k it seems, the diesels are 2-3x that much. I saw from $15k to $20k!

How does anybody buying these justify spending 3x the money just for the diesel? Even with the diesel it would take years to break even based on fuel economy vs buying the gasser.

DISCUSSION (41)

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:16

diesel is king in the heavy duty truck game, the same applies to super duties and 2500/3500s from chevy and ram/dodge, if its got a diesel the price is high and people pay them. that said you dont want a diesel excursion, the 6.0L powerstroke is known for all kinds of issues. what you want is the triton V10 gas motor

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:21

Yeah, it’s insane. I mean, I know the diesel engines last forever (well, the 7.3 anyway), but it’s still a nearly 20 year old Ford.

littleBenny > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
04/19/2017 at 14:27

Ain’t nobody talkin bout 6 liters!

Excursions had the 7.3 up until 2003. Also, I’d take a well- sorted 6.0 over the v10 any day.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
04/19/2017 at 14:31

If I’d get a diesel it would have to have the 7.3, but seeing those prices I’d take the V10 any day. They may get crap mileage, but it would take years of driving for me to break even, and the V10 is a pretty reliable engine too.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:32

i didnt even realize the 7.3 was available in the excurisions. last time i looked i could only find 6.0Ls

Berang > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:33

Because the gas engined excursion was/is literally the stupidest car made within the past quarter century, and only idiots buy them.

The city/highway mileage is only half the story, as soon as you start towing anything it goes right into the shitter, not the case with the diesel.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
04/19/2017 at 14:35

Not sure when Ford switched to the 6.0, but the first of the Excursions definitely came with the 7.3

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Berang
04/19/2017 at 14:35

I had a buddy buy a V10 with 150K+ on it. Did some minor cosmetic work, plowed with it for 2 seasons, and sold it for about double what he paid/put into it. Still running and he got it looking quite nice before he sold it.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:38

because they are much better. more reliable and fuel economy is better. The excursion is the heaviest SUV made so the gas motor really sucks fuel.

and the diesel versions were ususally the top of the line ones if i remember correctly

Berang > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
04/19/2017 at 14:40

Which has what to do with what I wrote about towing or mileage?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
04/19/2017 at 14:42

Ford’s V10 is actually pretty reliable from what I’ve heard. Yea, the fuel economy sucks, but if it takes over 40k miles just to break even is it worth it?

Tripper > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:43

If you like smelling like french fries. I know someone that is trying to get rid of a bio-diesel excursion.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:44

they arent bad but they arent a powerstroke haha. and spark plugs on the v10 suck to replace.

ive never seen them that marked up when i looked at them but if it was me id be getting the powerstroke. 9-10mpg vs 15-16mpg (what i get in my f350 powerstroke)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Tripper
04/19/2017 at 14:48

That’d be kind of cool, but I’m more so window shopping at the moment. I probably won’t actually be serious about buying anything until later this year. Between owing the IRS lots of money and just buying a boat our finances are a bit slim at the moment.

Tripper > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:51

Honestly I think it’s more trouble than it’s worth. The owner also owns a restaurant, so it makes sense for him as he has to drive long distances, and has access to the cooking oil. He’s got the whole “refinery” setup in his garage. The car smells the entire time its running!

Meatcoma > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:53

22mpg in a 1 ton 4wd suv with bulletproof engine.

Meatcoma > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 14:55

I have a 2500 V10 and I reliably get 14 mpg whether I’m pulling a trailer or it’s empty. And by trailer I mean 8000#.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Berang
04/19/2017 at 14:57

Did you forget the FIRST sentence you wrote? I’m in agreement; I’d never buy a gas one; and at those prices for a diesel, no thanks. Sometimes people just get lucky. THAT was the point.

BigBlock440 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 15:04

40k isn’t that bad, I’ve put much more than that on many of my vehicles. But if it’s something you’re only going to drive 1-2k miles per year, then there’s no need for the diesel.

Berang > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
04/19/2017 at 15:06

So are you agreeing or disagreeing that it’s a stupid car? I’m not sure how your first comment is responding to that part.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Berang
04/19/2017 at 15:12

If you can’t figure it out from my previous response.....well, I don’t know what to tell you....

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > BigBlock440
04/19/2017 at 15:13

That’s exactly it, I would probably only be putting a few thousand a year on it. As a second car, the diesel makes no sense

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Tripper
04/19/2017 at 15:14

Haha. I’d constantly be hungry. Is he able to run regular diesel still, or can it only use veggie oil now?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Meatcoma
04/19/2017 at 15:17

That’s pretty good towing MPG and in general. One of my buddies has a Dodge 1500 with the V8 and gets somewhere around 8 mpg towing and 12 mpg empty.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Berang
04/19/2017 at 15:19

Tell me how you really feel though.

Tripper > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 15:30

That is a good question. Hes got some sort of fuel controller, so I imagine there is a fuel map for standard diesel. Then again I’m unfamiliar with the process for converting to bio diesel.

Berang > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 15:43

...the diesel version is only slightly less stupid, but at least not an abomination to motordom.

awmaster10 > Berang
04/19/2017 at 16:40

you may be a huge idiot

awmaster10 > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
04/19/2017 at 16:42

Why would you consider MPG on this vehicle ever?

awmaster10 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/19/2017 at 16:43

his truck is broken

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > awmaster10
04/19/2017 at 20:04

I dont consider it. Just informing what i have gotten. I dont track it on my super duty

awmaster10 > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
04/19/2017 at 20:06

but you just said that a negligible difference in mpg would make you spend twice as much on the powerstroke I just interpreted that as you caring about mpg

Berang > awmaster10
04/19/2017 at 20:52

But a huge enough one to buy an excursion?

Berang > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
04/19/2017 at 20:55

I was hesitant to believe that you were writing your buddy was an idiot who made money off another idiot.

And given how many FP comment threads degrade into “money is the root of all good” reasoning, when anything somebody will pay money for is criticized, it seemed you were opposing my comment rather than agreeing with it.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Berang
04/19/2017 at 21:31

Ah. I understand now. No, his plan from the beginning was to flip it. He acquired it for a ridiculously cheap price. Heck, even the guy who bought it off him didn’t do too bad looking at those prices...

I don’t have that kind of luck. I bought the Lincoln I have for an intended flip. My kids LOVE the thing and it’s been an absolute tank of a daily driver. Now I have too many cars, lol.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > awmaster10
04/20/2017 at 00:16

no the powerstroke is better IMO and ive never seen them marked up that much locally to me.

Meatcoma > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/20/2017 at 08:02

Damn that’s some shitty mpg. It must be a mid/late 90's 318?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Meatcoma
04/20/2017 at 08:27

Yea late ‘90s and I do believe it is the 318

Meatcoma > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/20/2017 at 08:40

I had a ‘96 with the 360 and it got about 15, which is what I would call decent for a truck of the time. When I towed my boat (3000#) that would be closer to 12 I think, it’s been a good long time since I had it. I think it has to do with how you drive as much as where honestly. My truck sees mostly highway miles, probably 75%, so that’s probably why I see better mpg than most as well.

EL_ULY > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
04/21/2017 at 10:14

dat 7.3 doe

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > EL_ULY
04/21/2017 at 10:16

I know right, but that’s still a crazy markup for the diesel