My wife an I are looking to trade in her '03 explorer for a used Excursion... It seems that we are doing the opposite of everyone else- instead of downsizing, were going up. We are expanding our brood to 4, plus two Labs and all the gear that goes along with them. (We need the 4X4...2 miles unimproved back wood roads) It appears that there are alot of V-10's on the used truck lot (Duh) and the diesels are hard to find. There doesnt seem to be alot of 5.4's out there either. My question is, would I be satisfied with the power of the 5.4 (If I can find one) or is the V-10 something we can live with? We would only be doing about 9K miles a year (+-), and truth is the 4.6 in the explorer wasn't as frugal as one would think (about 13.5 MPG) which really sucks with the small tank. The Diesel isn't the answer either, as her average day is about 12 miles... The diesel wouldnt even be warm by then. Would you V10 owners do it again? would you/could you go down to the 5.4? Thanks,
BTW- The local stealership stated that the Excursion isn't dead.... still being made, although VERY limited numbers.....Just what I heard, anyway.