GMWirth01
Member
Greetings all! I'm Mike, and I am new to the Expedition family. I am a life long Ford guy, but new to owning an SUV. I had never had much use for one. My stable includes a '68 mustang, an '85 mustang, an '05 mustang, a '74 F250, and an '89 F150.
About a month ago, I mentioned to my father in law that I was buying an '02 Dodge caravan sport, so I could carry the whole family around to all our activities and vacations. He told me that he could get me a great deal on an '05 Expedition. So I took him up on it.
What I got was an '05 Expedition NBX. It was his command vehicle, he is the local fire chief. It has 101000mi on it and he said it needed an engine. I wasn't put off, and took it for a test drive. It purred like a kitten. So, I offered the city less than half what they were asking and drove it home.
About a month passed, when I decided to take the NBX on a short trip. Driving the vehicle about 65 miles on the hwy was a dream. It cruised just fine, passed with pep when I told it too, and was an all around great drive. When I got into the town I was gonna do some shopping in, I pulled up to a stop light and the thing died. However it started right back up. Ran good till the next stoplight, then died again. Started right back up, and we made it to the mall. After shopping, we jumped in and ran all the way back home without incident.
The next day I decided to do a full tune up. Changed the oil and filter, plugs and coils, coolant, air filter, and after some research, ended up changing the cam sensors and VCT solennoids.
Now for just over a $1100 I have an amazing vehicle. I had originally planned on selling it, but it has earned it's place in the stable!
I plan on doing some upgrades over the fall. I have access to a full on shop with every tool and amenity you can think of. I don't want to go too crazy with it as it will be a family vehicle, but there are some upgrades I'd like to do. Any suggestions anyone could give are much appreciated and thanks for letting me in the family!
About a month ago, I mentioned to my father in law that I was buying an '02 Dodge caravan sport, so I could carry the whole family around to all our activities and vacations. He told me that he could get me a great deal on an '05 Expedition. So I took him up on it.
What I got was an '05 Expedition NBX. It was his command vehicle, he is the local fire chief. It has 101000mi on it and he said it needed an engine. I wasn't put off, and took it for a test drive. It purred like a kitten. So, I offered the city less than half what they were asking and drove it home.
About a month passed, when I decided to take the NBX on a short trip. Driving the vehicle about 65 miles on the hwy was a dream. It cruised just fine, passed with pep when I told it too, and was an all around great drive. When I got into the town I was gonna do some shopping in, I pulled up to a stop light and the thing died. However it started right back up. Ran good till the next stoplight, then died again. Started right back up, and we made it to the mall. After shopping, we jumped in and ran all the way back home without incident.
The next day I decided to do a full tune up. Changed the oil and filter, plugs and coils, coolant, air filter, and after some research, ended up changing the cam sensors and VCT solennoids.
Now for just over a $1100 I have an amazing vehicle. I had originally planned on selling it, but it has earned it's place in the stable!
I plan on doing some upgrades over the fall. I have access to a full on shop with every tool and amenity you can think of. I don't want to go too crazy with it as it will be a family vehicle, but there are some upgrades I'd like to do. Any suggestions anyone could give are much appreciated and thanks for letting me in the family!
