We Bought The Most Amazingly Awesome & Incredibly Terrible SUV EVER! 

You know they struck a chord when there is an aftermarket that builds these things on newer 250 chassis.

Love it! As an Excursion owner for 18 years and 330K miles on the original motor and transmission. Great rig! Finally get to see some content with one!

It was just a super duty truck with a permanent topper. Great family hauler for extended hwy and camping trips. They would sell like mad if Ford brought it back with the new 6.7 powerstroke or 7.3 gas. Get hold of your buddies at 5 Star Tuning and they'll make that old V10 come to life.

I had a Triton V10 in a '97 32 foot c class motorhome. I remember traveling to Yellowstone and going up the Big Horn mountains. I was leaving cars behind with ease. It was a monster engine and never failed to start and run.

One of the docs I used to work with has one. Despite being our head of internal medicine and him and his wife (also a doctor) making close to a million dollars a year between the two of them, he just keeps his old 2001 Diesel excursion because he loves it so much. When you can afford to buy nearly anything on the market today but keep a 20 years old SUV (and it's not because he's cheap), that's a testament to the kind of vehicle it was.

The Excursion has an incredible nearly cult loyal following and I think it totally deserves it.

I have never been one to steer towards a Ford, but the Excursion is one of their vehicles I've always thought was so cool! HD truck turned into a massive SUV - sign me up! Really excited for this new series!

Great review Tommy! I worked at a Ford dealership when these came out. I was in awe by its size. It was crazy big and I loved it! I have slept very comfortably in the 3rd row during a road trip in one of these too. So much room for activities!

The Ford V10 has been around for many years in Ford RV and heavy duty chassis until it was discontinued in 2020. Many people swear by the V10, specially the ones made in later years. Excursions are highly coveted by people wanting to tow heavy travel trailers and need room for a large family in the tow vehicle.

I have an 05 excursion 4x4 v10. It hauls my family of 7 and pulls my tractor like it ain't there. 174k with no issues. We love it!

Looks good to me. I don't need a touch screen, 25 different driving modes or million other things that will spontaneously fail 25 miles from civilization. Good tires, torsens or lockers and some suspension improvements would make it a more capable vehicle. Fuel mileage is the big downside but I don't know where it stands relative to other built-out vehicles of this size.

Fun, in the Netherlands, the total allowed weight you can drive with a normal B license is 3500 kg. 7700 lbs is almost that. So if the empty weight is 3400 kg, there is a max payload including fuel and passengers of 100 kg. So you have to register it as a bus or truck, and you need a C1 or D1 license. And you are not allowed to drive faster than 80 km/h in most EU countries.

A buddy of mine has the 6.8 as well. 6" lift, it's enormous! Makes my raptor look tiny. He tows a 35' travel trailer with it. It's one of the most 'murica vehicles ever made, haha!

We bought our 2002 limited 7.3 4x4 in 2019. It has been the best vehicle I have ever owned. Also my all time favorite truck ive owned. Its a BEAST! hauls our boat with all of our stuff to the lake all summer and makes multiple trips to south Florida every year. I'll keep this thing on the road til it falls apart.

Owned one just like this. I had 4.30 gears put in it and a Banks intake and exhaust. It had no business being as fast as it was and I still got 15 mpg on the hwy. One of the most reliable vehicles I've ever owned. I sold it and bought a 6.0 excursion which I had bulletproofed and I still own. You guys shoot me message if you have questions as to how they compare.

Just awesome TFL. As an owner of an excursion I’ve been waiting for this series.

Great Video! I'm biased though, after searching for a long time I found my 2005 EX last year. One owner rust free V10 4WD w/55k original miles. Hauls the grown kids, grand kids and two dogs, Canoe and Yakima storage box on top while pulling a 25' Airstream. It's only used for long trips and can't pass a gas station but the range is about the same as my bladder. Solid rig, easy to maintain and very reliable.

Yes! TFL you have no idea how much I was hoping one day you'd bring on an excursion! It's been my dream vehicle since I first saw one when I was around 6 or 7 years old, and I asked my dad what that "car" was. I'm 20 years old now and finally was able to get one, and to be honest was one of the only dreams that I really wanted to say "I did it." On the day I bought my excursion, once I got it back home, and realization set in, I actually almost cried and said "I did it" I actually started to tear up because of just how much I love these things, and probably also because of being on the spectrum and emotions differ from the norm lol. You guys made me so happy today, and I cannot wait to see more!

I remember how excited my dad got when these first came out. Tommy, you brought back some much needed nostalgia of my now "late" father. Thank you 😊. Enjoy your new tank 💪

To fully enjoy the “E” you needed either the 7.3 or 6.O! Just awesome you could get a big ol SUV with a diesel. Man, I miss the late 90’s!!

I love the channel and the Excursion is one of my favourite vehicle especially with the V10 just because it's a V10. You made my day and I can't wait to see more content with the Excursion and the whole series in general. Keep up with excellent work regards from Croatia.

I looked for years, found a beautiful 2005 Limited diesel. Still have it, still love it like the day I bought it. I had it studded and deleted, she pulls like a freight train. She isn't that big, a co worker has a Tacoma that is an inch longer, the F150s are longer also. Best mileage I've gotten was 11.2L / 100km doing 110km/h, she's decent on the highway, not in the city. People either love it or hate it!

Love it! Remember the whole controversy over it not fitting into peoples garages? I remember being astounded at a 10k towing capacity. I'm going to go put my Goo Goo Dolls CD in now.

I had a 2000 diesel excursion for years! It is my favorite vehicle I've ever had. I drove that thing until it literally fell apart on the freeway at over 400k miles. There is something great about having an easy to drive vehicle, while still being the biggest thing on the road.

Absolutely love it. My brother had a stretched one for his wedding and it was 100 times better than AWESOME.

I learned to drive in my moms excursion. We just bought one last year. I LOVE it, it's like coming home. I would be so excited for them to bring the excursion back with the newer tech and gas mileage!

Those V10's are good low power engines. An Iron Ore company I worked for in Northern Canada had them in all their f250 and 350's. They all basically never shut off and were driven hard.

God that V10 sounds absolutely amazing, I miss mine, engine is smooth as glass

We used to use these for an emergency transport vehicle in the forestry world. Used to have a 6 L diesel and that thing was a beast. Pulled out the flat deck f 350 many times from the mud. Literally pulled a 12500 lb vehicle stuck in the same mud pits out of there. Seated 7 workers and 2 dogs.

My wife and I own a 2000 4WD V10 Excursion, and a 2001 4WD Chevy Suburban 1500. The Ford Excursion is extremely tough, but has never gotten more than 10 mpg on the highway. The Suburban is much lighter-duty, but drives like a sports car compared to the Ford, and I’ve gotten 19 mpg on the highway with the Chevy 5.3 L V8. Bottom line: the Suburban is generally a much more practical vehicle; however, sometimes only a 3/4 ton truck with a V10 will do.

This was such a funny video. I’m the mom of a 2001 Ex and I love her so much. Don’t really care about the miles per gallon. She’s my baby and turning her into a overlanding camper style vehicle has been fun because like you said they are the size of a city block or small planet with 9 acres of cargo space 😂 lmao I can wait to see what you do with the one you bought.

Nothing screams “Muricah” and a big “F… you!” to the rest of the world the way this truck does. One can get emotional just looking at it 😊

Every once in a while I go looking for a 7.3l Excursion but they are just out of my price range for what I would use it. I think Ford could have brought back the Excursion when they started using the F150 aluminum body on the F250 frame in 2017. In my mind they could have placed the Expedition Max on a F250 frame with a more aggressive front end styling.

My grandpa bought the V10 Excursion new and kept it until a couple years ago. White and gold just like that one too. Great memories road tripping across the country in it. Love these things.

Love the excursion. But I've never understood the ITS HUGE mantra that everyone gives it. It's no larger than an extended cab short bed truck. Additionally it has the same capacities (Slightly less actually) as an f250 of the time.

My aunt and uncle still have their Excursions with like 250,000 miles each still running .

I have a 2005 Ford excursion with the 6.8L v10. She's a beast! Once you lift it and put some 35s" and up.. it was already the biggest suv ever made. Also has the largest tow of all suvs. Until 2020. Almost 15 years of having the most cabin space and towing. Love my Unicorn-monster

I loved my excursion! But, I was only getting about 8 mpg on the highway. And when I owned it, back in 2010! Gas was almost $4 a gallon. Had to sell it, for a expedition. I remember getting alot of thumbs up, from people I put a 3" lift on it. And a push bar on it. It was mint. Love the light tri doors. They were not steel. I believe they were fiberglass. "No rust problems at all".

The only full size SUV I know that wasn't powered by a V8...but something much bigger. I know the Touareg used a diesel V10 and the Audi Q7 used a diesel V12, but those were clearly midsized crossovers. The cameras don't give the size of this massive SUV justice, though. It's bigger than it looks in videos.

Always loved the Excursion, thanks for the review. I hope to see more Excursion content on TFL Classics.

The V10 is a sleeper engine! Due to the exhaust manifold design. There is a restriction in flow that can be fixed with a grinder or tubular headers. There is a 50% increase in power. Diesel power numbers, with gasoline fuel convenience!

I have one. It is fanatic. And 5 Star Tuning has some good stuff for the V10.

My family had one growing up I believe it was 2000 or 2001 model. My mom loved it, we had a charm hanging from the rear view mirror which said ‘king of the road’… We took it on a 3 week 4000 mile road trip once, it was amazing until we got stuck in a small Arizona village on the top of a mountain and warped the rotors trying to get down a windy road.

Love that you guys got one of these. I got mine a 04' 6.0L Eddie Bauer with 105K back in 2019 for just under $20K and love it. Yes the XLT is a basic trim but please don't think that all Excursions are basic because of that. the Eddie Bauer is quite a bit nicer and has most of the features I love about my wife's 18' Tahoe. Can't wait to see more videos on this.

Wow, I feel really, really, REALLY bad for anybody paying $50k+ for anything with a 6.0 Power Stroke.

I've had my 03 V10 Ex since 2010, even though I really don't have a need for it anymore I just cant let it go... its been the bet vehicle I've ever owned.. my Wide and kids have gone thru 5 vehicles since we got the Ex and this thing just keeps going, with virtually no problems..

The Volkswagen Touareg had a V10 option for many years. Another beast of an SUV, albeit a class or three down on size from the Excursion.

I just bought a former university fleet 5.4L '03 excursion for $2700! Going to try it out for overlanding, and some light offroading. Runs and drives fine, although i do have a laundry list of minor things to fix on it.

OMG, I just spent my time watching a video about a vehicle I have no interest in. Tommy, your presentation is riveting!

My wife drove hers for 19 years. 7.3 diesel 4x4 lifted on 35's. We loved it. Best family cruiser ever. Mileage wasn't to bad either at 17-19.

I love it. Had one for a couple of years to tow a horse trailer absolutely perfect except fuel economy and the properly worst headlight on the market

My family had an E-350 with the v10 to fit all ten of us and tow a 30ft travel trailer. Although it was not "quick", it definitely had power. My dad grew up without cruise control and even though our van was equipped with it, he didn't use it much. We would be cruising along with all of us and the trailer, GVWR probably approaching 20k lbs, yet he would look down at the speedometer and see the v10 was humming along at +80 mph in headwind. Sold it at 300k and "upgraded" to 2016 Chevy Express 2500 with the 4.8. That thing did not have the same beans as the Ford v10, however it didn't chug gas like it either.

Good review Tommy. And I like it when you 'keep it real', and by that, I mean the back seat thing. That is keeping it real, and enjoyable. You've really 'grown' into your job Tommy. You, Nathan, and Andre are my favorites. And all three of you have a great sense of humor that show nicely.

Tri door? Didn't the Chevy astro Van do that several years before the excursion? So the real statement is ford copied Chevy again

44galons? That's more fuel than a 172 Cessna,amazing!

This NOT a monster. It is simply a 3/4 ton pickup with a built in canopy and seats. And with today's standards, the driver looks up at stock F150s. I bought a new 2000 in 2001. I still have it. They didn't sell back in the day as they were attacked as a the Ford Valdez. Mom could drop a couple of sprouts at the elementary school in a F250 Super Duty without anyone barking. The same machine in different clothes comes by and the howls start. Big, solid, simple, safe, cheap parts, dead reliable, respect in a lane change. Prone to rust in the lower panels but we know that now and can treat it before it starts. I've willed mine to my son-in-law. But I've got a bunch of years left. The Ex will outlast me.

Shitboxes for life🤙Tommy, when are you gong to test the ledgendary AMC Eagle?

I have an '03 with the 6.0L Powerstroke completely bulletproofed. Awesome truck. Super fast. When I put snow tires on it, it's unstoppable in the winter.

2000 4x4 limited v10 430 gears 292k miles now typically 12-13 mpg, better mpg with higher rpm. Make sure to go with 5w-30 instead of later approved 5w-20 to reduce oil useage. $4k in 2019 and $2k trans 2yrs later. Love it

Wow that thing looks just like mine. Only difference is the engine.

Love my X, have had the 6.8 and the 6.0. Pulls what I need. Carry’s everything. However she is just an F250, the press back in the day also over sentualized the size. Only thing I don’t like is the softer springs and steers like a boat.

we have 2021 fords at work. to disable the seatbelt minder, close the door, turn on the key but do not start it. buckle and unbuckle the seatbelt 9 times. when the seatbelt light flashes, it's been turned off.

Have always loved the excursion, such a unique and versatile truck. truly nothing like it to ever hit the car market. I would love to own one myself if they weren't so unattainable expensive for such an old truck. cant wait to see what yall do with at TFL. Thanks for the great video.

I just got a 2000 7.3 in 2022 and I’m very happy about that

Nice!!! I had an 01 with the iconic 7.3L Diesel this was one of my all time favorite vehicles ever. A few years later I loved my 01 so much that I bought an 05, the last year of production, my 05 model unfortunately had the not so reliable 6.0L Diesel. My 01 typically got close to 20 mpg all the time. Both of mine were 4x4s. The 6.0L suffered reliability issues and was not near as efficient as the pre-emission 7.3L was.

When I was a teenage kid and these things were new, this was my absolute favorite SUV on the market. Bigger was better back then and this was obnoxiously so! I knew absolutely no one that had one and no one with an interest in owning one.

Looking forward to more videos with the excursion! I've always wanted one with a 7.3

@TFL the Volkswagen Touareg also had a V10 option

I love these, My Grandma worked for Ford at the KTP at the time they were on sale, so we were the only ppl in the neighborhood with one when it was first introduced, great for road trips!!!

I bought a clean California 2000 Excursion with the 7.3 and 319k miles 2 years ago. 6" lift, Banks gauge and transmission controller. 17 mpg at 70 mph. It willbe my son's when I am done with it in another 20 years. (I'll be 92 then)

I love the Excursion. I considered getting one for my wife a few years ago, but couldn’t really justify it for our family of 3. Probably a good move considering the cost of diesel now.

Car and Driver magazine had the best title for this vehicle at it's debut: The SUV From Hell.

This thing with a 12v Cummins would be awesome

We used highly modified Excursions in Iraq. You should try to get one of those. I know some of them were brought back to the US. Even with upgraded brakes for extra weight of the armor it couldn't stop.

It’s not incredibly terrible!!! It looks exactly like my truck lol!

Quite possibly the best Series yet on TFL. Love it, love these, love American Trucks. You could probably stick a Range Rover in the back seat and close the door. ☘️🇮🇪👍👍👍👍👍🇮🇪☘️

I miss these old suvs love the rear barn doors on these and the suburbans/tahoe/Yukon.

Excursion is king. 6.0 liter idle is unmatched. That turbo noise at take off. Sofa couch seats. Ice cold ac. The list goes on.

I had to sell my '04 WJ Grand Cherokee (pictured in my avatar) so I could get the 2000 Ford Excursion I now have. My wife, son and I live fulltime in our 38 foot travel trailer and needed a vehicle capable of towing our home. The trailer has a GVWR of 8,800 lbs, we usually run about 8,200 to 8,400. My Excursion has no problems towing this beast with the 6.8L V10. It even has a little misfiring under heavy load (likely needs new plugs) but I was still able to pass semi trucks when climbing the pass out of Oregon headed to Idaho on I-84 (and, no, I did not hold up traffic, I was able to pass in less than 10 seconds). You're right, the V10 is not a rocket, but it sure loves to pull! I bought the Excursion back in June of 2021 for $6,000. It's the XLT trim and looks in about the same shape as yours albeit with 200,000 on the clock. Do I miss my WJ?... Of course I do; I'm a Jeep guy at heart! But, the Excursion is absolutely the perfect vehicle for what we needed. I don't drive it much, our 2019 Hyundai Elantra is our daily driver and road-tripper, but the Excursion tows our home when needed, and keeps us, our dog, and our more sensitive belongings out of the elements and comfy! Oh, and it also serves as my mobile tool shed!

The Ford V10 modular engine is awesome if you take care of it so much torque and definitely a better option then the later 6.0l diesel option. You can rebuild them with high end rings and bearings out of the 5.4s and the 2001-2003 engine had the good heads. You can replace the entire from clip with the updated ones from the superduty, all the way up I believe to 2013 or something like that.

There is a 6.8l V10 Excursion with 443k+ miles. The owner said it still runs fine !, (443k miles last time i check months ago)

Loved my v10 excursion superchips tune banks cold air intake aero turbine exhaust it was a tank that moved like a missile

I'm still rocking my 02 v10, she is my daily driver and I love it!

Good in it's time. What was the price of fuel back then? Surprising that a young Tommy runs the Classics channel, way to go mate.

Love the organic nature and fluidity of your video.

My friends mom 20 years ago had a Limited with the 5.4 that we would take off road occasionally. Surprisingly they could go some places you wouldn’t think

It may be utilitarian, but for 8-person families like mine, who haul big campers, its pretty much the only option. If you want/need the diesel, the only other option is a duramax swapped 2500 suburban, and those can be rare and expensive.

This is the only ford i ever lust after. The room and powerplant was the perfect combo for me, been chasing a duramax ever since to do a swap on my Yukon xl

My parents have one with 245,000 miles on it. I told them never to sell it as I want to restore it.

One thing you missed (maybe didn't know) is the second row bench seats recline. It's also a shame you couldn't get the diesel, much better on fuel economy. We've got a 2000 with the 7.3 and will pull ~600mi out of the tank in city driving.

Absolutely love our excursion, have had it about one year now. My son would never sell it and yes, it's double in price at least. Someone offered my son his new jeep for a swap, he just laughed. You love them or hate them, we LOVE them. Oh, it's the most comfortable ride

Havent owned a 2004 with the 5.4 not the Power plant to have but it was lifted on 35 . It was great for road Trips . Held 8 pepole an all their stuff no Problem. Offroading was like offroading a bus. not that it wont offroad but just way to big . The one thing that sucks is ford went with a taperd leaf spings on the front unlike the f250 that had archt leaf spings .if i would a kept it i would have converted to the the arrcht spring on the front.

I love Excursions. I remember when I was a kid they were only a few years old. Now they're 17 and 18 years old! I love to own one but not now, they get horrible gas mileage.

Had an 05 with the 6.0 diesel i paid 17k for in 2018... it literally was like a boat, the best days of ownership were the day I bought it and the day I sold it... blew the trans (bad/corroded trans ground strap, arc'd the trans fluid pump, and starved it of fluid) the day after i bought it after a 650 mile raod trip home. $5k later, it ran great for a year. As I learned more about the 6.0, I immediately sold it.

I own a 2000 Excursion with the 7.3. Best SUV ever. Looking for a 6.0 power stroke Excursion now

Love my V10! Purchased it new in 2003, it has 212k on it now. It’s in an F250, not an X, but same guts.

The outline and the gas tank by the exhaust gave it away. I own a 2001 with the V10. We drive it when we want to carry an extra family with us. It's slow, gutless, and cheaper than a diesel to operate. We have enjoyed using it. Maybe we'll keep it and put some 4.88's and 35's on it.

Several years ago I was in an area with street-only parking. There were neighbors that not only had an Excursion but also a boat on a trailer. It would take up half the block, where 4-6 cars could normally park. And when it was hot outside they would idle it for like 30 minutes with the A/C on. Wherever you are, crappy neighbors, I hope your commute is long and your gas bill expensive.

I permanantly disable my seatbelt chimes on every car I get. Last new one it worked on was my 2019 Subaru Ascent - but there's generally a method on every car to do this

That thing sounds awesome....agree, drop the 6.7 diesel or 7.3 godzilla into an updated super duty based excursion platform....INSTANT HIT!!