First Week with my 2022 Expedition Max King Ranch

[taylor910]

I was hesitant to post a brag thread as a lurker, but got some encouragement in another thread. I've had my 2022 for 1 week and absolutely love it. Answering questions and posting pics here if anyone wants to see anything specific.

Drive is smooth and quiet. Sits up high (coming from a 2019 Ram). The talk of the 15" screen, while understandably subjective, is unwarranted. The bottom 1/3 of the screen is climate control so the portion used for Nav/audio is not any bigger than the standard screen imo. 15" screen is responsive with minimal lag. A couple photos below. Also, thanks everyone for the wealth of knowledge on here.

 

[dlcorbett]

Congrats and beautiful truck btw.

 

[kkigs]

Which blue is that? Looks great!

 

[taylor910]

Congrats and beautiful truck btw.

Thank you!

Which blue is that? Looks great!

Infinite Blue Metallic Tinted Clearcoat, thanks!

 

[Pawpaw]

Beautiful KR...Congrats!

 

[dlcorbett]

Have you compared or cross shopped your expy with anything? You came from a ram, did you trade into it? How does it compare to your ram?

 

[rd618]

Nice truck!

 

[CDNRabbit]

@taylor910 congrats and thanks for sharing. What do you think of the colour, I feel like pictures aren't doing it justice.

 

[rd618]

So many questions, haha. I'd love to know what top 2-3 things that initially encouraged you to buy it, and did it live up to your expectations so far?

 

[taylor910]

Have you compared or cross shopped your expy with anything? You came from a ram, did you trade into it? How does it compare to your ram?

Not sure what you mean by cross shop. I was looking at full sized SUVs, Tahoe, Suburban, Denali, Escalade. Availability was the biggest factor as I sold my ram to take advantage of the used car market. After that I was interested in technology and comfort features. I liked wireless carplay, vented front seats, adaptive cruise control.

Initial impressions are this is a step up from the ram limited trim. Nicer appointments and cozier ride. I like the 10 speed transmission, up from 8 in the ram. Doesn't seem to lack in power compared with the hemi, but I haven't towed anything or been in any street races yet. MPG is an improvment (15 in the Ram, 18.5 so far in the expy), but I am babying it right now. I think I'll end up settling in around 17-17.5mpg.

A few minor knocks so far compared to the ram:
-cigarette lighter does not kill power when turning off the car, which means my dash cam does not turn off with the car.
-adaptive cruise control is a constant fight with the steering wheel, and it periodically cancels itself because it thinks my hands aren't on the wheel. The ram tech was better in 2019.
-you can't customize your quick tabs on the screen. In the ram you could choose your quick access buttons, i.e. one touch backup camera, one touch for your preferred apps.
-in relation to quick access, there is no one button for surround cameras. You have to go into the menu if the parking cameras are not already triggered.
-It sometimes shows the audio playing on the instrument cluster, and sometimes doesn't. Seems like a bug, and obviously a very minor gripe.

@taylor910 congrats and thanks for sharing. What do you think of the colour, I feel like pictures aren't doing it justice.

I wasn't a fan at first but it is growing on me. The King Ranch accent color along the bottom helps. My wife says it is a "dad color".

 

[dlcorbett]

in relation to quick access, there is no one button for surround cameras. You have to go into the menu if the parking cameras are not already triggered.

I think I saw in the order guide, you can access the 360 camera by touching the expedition icon on the top left corner of the screen when not in motion.

 

[dlcorbett]

When I said cross shopped, I meant did you go look at or drive the other vehicles you were considering? Were you able to look at the gms? My dad just got an Escalade, but he had to order since none qere on the lots but the marked up ones or the base ones.

Did your ram have air suspension? I just drive a wagoneer with air suspension, and it rode a lot like a ram I tested 2 yrs ago, but the ram I tested didn't have air suspension. So it's sounds like the expy ride actually got better.

 

[taylor910]

I think I saw in the order guide, you can access the 360 camera by touching the expedition icon on the top left corner of the screen when not in motion.

I will try that. Right now I am pressing the physical park button below the gear shift, and that brings up the option to turn on the camera on the screen.

When I said cross shopped, I meant did you go look at or drive the other vehicles you were considering? Were you able to look at the gms? My dad just got an Escalade, but he had to order since none qere on the lots but the marked up ones or the base ones.

Did your ram have air suspension? I just drive a wagoneer with air suspension, and it rode a lot like a ram I tested 2 yrs ago, but the ram I tested didn't have air suspension. So it's sounds like the expy ride actually got better.

Got it. Admittedly I did not do adequate cross shopping. Mainly because I could not find a vehicle I wanted on a lot in Central Florida. Similar to your dad I was adverse to paying a markup, which crossed off the Escalade primarily.

My ram had air suspension. It was great. I really liked being able to lower and raise the vehicle. It helped in a couple trailer towing situations. My ram had an issue with the control arms. They would creak/pop when going over bumps. Dealer said they were working as intended. It was rather annoying. So it's been nice not hearing that every time I pull out of my driveway.

 

[lorio74]

Congrats!

 

[maxlim2022]

Congrats on your new ride and many thanks for answering all these questions and allowing some of us to live vicariously through you as we continue to wait on our vehicles!

 

[AJ82]

If you put up a YouTube video going over the vehicle you'd probably get a million views... mostly from this forum!

 

[coyotemojo]

Nice truck! Do you mind sharing the payload number from the door sticker?

 

[taylor910]

Nice truck! Do you mind sharing the payload number from the door sticker?

 

[sjwelds]

Seriously. Thanks for this thread.

 

[VBreithaupt]

Nice color combo. Enjoy