2018 Ford Expedition

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You know what, I personally think a 12 hour trip for a vehicle you really want is worth it because it’ll leave you with a nice story to remember. Plus if you get to drive it back it’ll be a really nice bonding experience with your new ride. I would do it just for those reasons alone.


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I drove 12 hours to pick up the deal that I wanted. Wasn’t so much what I wanted but was good. The whole deal was a great value not so much that the price was low so I did not mind the drive. I think it was very well worth it.
 

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Wat was ur deal and wat was ur purchase if you dont mind me asking?
 

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Wat was ur deal and wat was ur purchase if you dont mind me asking?
2016 xlt with the limited interior and dash, leather, sun roof navigation blah blah blah. 28k miles certified pre owned for $34k out the door. At Gene Messer Ford in Lubbock Texas. Oh and 2nd row bucket seats.
 

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Oh and I traded in a 2014 GMC Acadia slt-2 also loaded with 56k miles. They gave me what I owed on it. Nothing wrong with it just won’t tow like the expedition will. The GM boys are mad at me LOL.
 

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Cant wait until ford decides to release the king ranch model for the expy. When i turn mines in i know exactly what im replacing it with. Hopefully theres a mid cycle refresh in my 21
 

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They turned The Expedition into a sissy SUV. I liked that the 1st Gen Expedition, was more like a truck. Now, it is a grocery getter, for women. It sits way too low. The running boards, look like they are wrong size. They hang way too low. I hate the knob gear shift. The front end is boring and should look more like the F150, not the Explorer. The bottom air dam, looks as low as car. How will that do in deep snow? It looks like the ugly, Tahoe, from the side. No diesel or V8? I do not want to pay for Wifi or Sync. I have been nursing my old model, waiting for this re-design. Man... what a disappointment!
Don’t mince words, what are you really trying to say? LOL
 

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He probably haven't driven one yet
 

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Just wanted to say "thank you" to everyone on this forum. I read through the new posts just about every day and appreciate the comments and feedback people give to help everyone enjoy their new Expeditions.

Bunch of class acts in here!

Thanks everyone!
 

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We finally placed our order this week...it will probably end up one of the last 2018s to roll off of the line, but we got exactly what we wanted!

And ditto this! :waytogo:
Just wanted to say "thank you" to everyone on this forum. I read through the new posts just about every day and appreciate the comments and feedback people give to help everyone enjoy their new Expeditions.

Bunch of class acts in here!

Thanks everyone!
 

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We finally placed our order this week...it will probably end up one of the last 2018s to roll off of the line, but we got exactly what we wanted!

And ditto this! :waytogo:
After ordering my Navi this year and getting exactly what I wanted I don’t think I’ll ever buy off the lot again. Other than the waiting it was such a better car buying experience. Co grata on your soon to be built new truck!
 

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After ordering my Navi this year and getting exactly what I wanted I don’t think I’ll ever buy off the lot again. Other than the waiting it was such a better car buying experience. Co grata on your soon to be built new truck!

That's true, but don't you get much better discounts buying off the lot? Or are you saying that the discounts available to lot buyers as a percentage of the overall price isn't significant enough?
 

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Some dealers offer those same discounts
 

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That's true, but don't you get much better discounts buying off the lot? Or are you saying that the discounts available to lot buyers as a percentage of the overall price isn't significant enough?
Seeing as we bought a new model year after a major redesign we didn’t expect there to be much money to be negotiated down, and there weren’t any incintives to be offered at the time of pickup. We used the xplan pricing and from the few dealers we spoke with we were told that ordering vs buying off lot there wasn’t any difference in what could be negotiated down and selling a vehicle that was special ordered was actually better for them because it never sat on their lot so the dealer isn’t paying for that car to sit there which leaves them more meat on the bone to negotiate down. I read a bunch of car buying guides that actually said ordering could get you a better deal. We also didn’t need a car immediately and were willing to wait. Now if we wanted to get a 2017 there were mega deals on them but we looked at those earlier and decided to wait because the ‘18’s were far and away a much better vehicle.
 

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So, Ford kicked our order late last week...they are only building Limiteds and Platinums until production stops in early to mid-September. Should have moved faster! Luckily, a local dealer had one on the lot with everything we wanted (and not what we didn't) minus the HD Tow, plus some great incentives. We decided to give up on the HD Tow and brought the new beauty home over the weekend. LOVE this truck!
 

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Congrats on your new baby and welcome to the club officially lol.
 

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Driver info screen.
What's that screen past the steering wheel called? Mine keeps defaulting to the towing screen. Why? Drives me nuts. It started doing that after I setup the camper in the tow settings.

So how do I change the default screen to the gauges?

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Yukon

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Driver info screen.
What's that screen past the steering wheel called? Mine keeps defaulting to the towing screen. Why? Drives me nuts. It started doing that after I setup the camper in the tow settings.

So how do I change the default screen to the gauges?

Thanks,
Yukon

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It's because your trailer is still set to active. Which is stupid because the truck knows the wiring harness is disconnected. But it is what it is. Whenever you start the truck and the driver info screen defaults to the towing screen, you need to scroll down to "select active trailer" and then select "no trailer". Incidentally, if you leave the truck running when you disconnect the trailer wiring harness from the truck, the truck WILL automatically set the active trailer to "no trailer" and you won't have to fiddle with the menus.
 
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