Any families gone from Supercrew pick up to Expedition?

[LG_123]

I recommend considering the Max even if you don’t think you’ll need the extra trunk space. The Max can fit a sheet of plywood or drywall in the back with both rows folded down, and the larger gas tank size is nice too.

 

[Roland A]

I have been a Ford guy all my life. F-150's, Super Duty's and Expeditions, multiples of each. This last Expedition (2020) is the best vehicle, not just Ford, the best vehicle I have ever owned and I am 64!

If you tow big heavy stuff (10,000 lbs plus) you cannot beat a Super Duty diesel, after that get an Expedition, they are the handiest vehicle ever. Get the highest trim level you can grin and bear. You won't regret it!

 

[GT350driver]

I jumped out of my 2018 F150 Crew into the 2020 Limited Max and never looked back.
However........
I really wish the 5.0 was available in the Expedition...and secondly...I miss having that space out back (with a cap) for a soaking wet and muddy German Shepard to ride home in and for hauling propane cylinders and 5 gal. gas & diesel cans for the tractor and other powered equipment....not to mention all the other loads that I seem to end up hauling around for the wife, kids and friends.
I ended up getting a toter to plug into the receiver and lashing the cylinders and cans down for the 4 mile round trip back home. The dog's a different story...when we take him to along we bring a bunch of towels for clean up before he gets on board. Also got the Weathertech liner for the rear space up to the second row captains chairs.
That my .02 cents!

 

[chuck s]

The only reason I'm on my 2d Expedition (2007 and 2017) is to tow my 6000 pound camper trailer. Not sure what your trailer weighs.

Took me a while to find an Expedition withOUT the "Captains" seats. My three dogs ride back there and there's no way to keep them in the seats. My son-in-law likes them for his two infant children.

Expedition can tow about 9300 pounds (empty). Cargo and passengers are limited to about 1400 pounds leaving you with 7900 pounds of trailer if the truck is fully loaded. Maximum towing capacity is just that. I follow the One Ton Rule which states the truck must have 2000 pounds more towing capacity than the trailer weighs.

Expedition has much of the towing capacity of a F150 but I'm not lugging a pickup truck every day of the week.

-- Chuck

 

[MN_FireFighter]

We have a 18 Expedition Limited Max and 16 f150 screw. Def get the Expedition in an either or scenario. As other have said the space in the Expedition is great for a family. Hauls damn well. We get amazing gas mileage in the Expedition (average 20-22 when driving city or when driving 75 on the highway and if we are driving at lower RPMs around 60 mph we can get 27-32 all day. The 10 speed transmission kicks butt compared to the 6 speed in my f150. I see you referenced in a response that you were not interested in the max and I would highly recommend it - you get more cargo space and leg room in the rear. I have hauled 6 grown men around for business in the expedition and the reclining third row is great. makes it decent back there for 6' tall guys in a third row.

 

[BravoAlpha]

I’m averaging 17 city, 22 hwy in a 22 limited max

aaaaanyway

i will pile on with the max. The cargo capacity is worth it

 

[Maxine the Max]

I recommend considering the Max even if you don’t think you’ll need the extra trunk space. The Max can fit a sheet of plywood or drywall in the back with both rows folded down, and the larger gas tank size is nice too.

We looked at a regular expedition and a max. The regular didn't have much more room then my Taurus x behind the third row. Definitely need the max, unless you wouldn't use the third row and could leave thay down. Not the case at our house.

 

[chuck s]

We get amazing gas mileage in the Expedition (average 20-22 when driving city or when driving 75 on the highway and if we are driving at lower RPMs around 60 mph we can get 27-32 all day.

I’m averaging 17 city, 22 hwy in a 22 limited max.

What alternate universe are y'all living in? Or are the Gen4 Expeditions magical? 3.13 (?) axles on my 2017 Gen3 and according to the computer my average fuel use (hard to write "economy") this morning (just checked) after 33,000 miles is 16.4mpg. I'll try to reset one trip odometer next week when I'll be pulling my camper from Vermont to Gettysburg and then "on to Richmond" a day or two later. Can't vouch for the computer's accuracy but every time I try to do this manually the receipts from the gas station disappear.

MUCH better fuel mileage than my previous 5.4V8 with 3.73 axles but both with the 6-speed gearbox which I assume have similar ratios. That Expedition got 9mpg towing. I'm hoping for 12 with this one. When towing I run the speed limit so as not to impede too much traffic.

Anyway, after 15 years with the Expedition it'll be hard to give up when (or if) I no longer have a camper. We tied a kayak my adult daughter just had to have inside it. Half stuck out the back but we got it home 20 miles. Not sure she's used it in two years...

-- Chuck

 

[dlcorbett]

What alternate universe are y'all living in? Or are the Gen4 Expeditions magical? 3.13 (?) axles on my 2017 Gen3 and according to the computer my average fuel use (hard to write "economy") this morning (just checked) after 33,000 miles is 16.4mpg. I'll try to reset one trip odometer next week when I'll be pulling my camper from Vermont to Gettysburg and then "on to Richmond" a day or two later. Can't vouch for the computer's accuracy but every time I try to do this manually the receipts from the gas station disappear.

MUCH better fuel mileage than my previous 5.4V8 with 3.73 axles but both with the 6-speed gearbox which I assume have similar ratios. That Expedition got 9mpg towing. I'm hoping for 12 with this one. When towing I run the speed limit so as not to impede too much traffic.

Anyway, after 15 years with the Expedition it'll be hard to give up when (or if) I no longer have a camper. We tied a kayak my adult daughter just had to have inside it. Half stuck out the back but we got it home 20 miles. Not sure she's used it in two years...

-- Chuck

If you drive right, the 4th gens are massively more efficient than the 3rd gen, except for towing.

 

[JAMADOR]

Just got back from 800 miles (Houston to Hot Springs , AR & back)
3 kids, bags & the 2 of us in the Exp Max. Truck did great & did the trip on 2 tanks of gas. Running 80MPH it's ticking right about 20mpg, drop into the 60s & saw peaks near 30 (the MPG meter seems a tad optimistic, it was saying 20.8 average & manual calc showed 19.4).

Trip would've been a lot harder in a SCrew.

 

[LazSlate]

My decision was easy. I always had a F150 then this year was going to get a Raptor and my son said why?
If you do not need outside rough carry like a pickup truck bed to me the Expy was a no brainer. We laid out scenarios where we would be on a trip and all our luggage would be in the open back, exposed to the weather and theft. The Expedition solves all these.

 

[Dragonzord]

I was about to order a '23 F350 Tremor to be the ultimate family hauling rig. I've a had a couple superduty trucks in the past and they're great. My last truck was a '18 F150 3.5 and it was awesome. I had to sell it do this overseas military tour we're on. But we're moving back soon and need a family hauler. I'm starting to second guess this decision and thinking maybe an Expedition Timberline will do a better job.

We're a family of 4 plus a 100 pound dog. Lots of baseball and soccer mom weekends, road trips, ski trips etc. I don't even currently have a trailer to tow. But one of my requirements is being able to tow my 4 door Jeep Rubicon on a car trailer if I want to take it to far away places like Moab UT from the East Coast. That would be maybe once a year or less.

Just typing this already sounds like the SUV is the way to go. I just wanted to see what ya'll think.

Finally, as much as I don't want to spend all the money on the high line trim, those captain chairs are pretty much essential for the dog to move around on long trips, plus ease of getting to the 3rd row for the kids if I need to haul more adults like taking the grandparents somewhere.

I believe I've seen your post on the Tremor Forum. I have both a 2021 F250 Tremor and a 2022 Expedition Max Stealth. We're a family of 7 with a large dog. We use the Expedition for everything! If I wasn't such a truck guy, I would have a 2nd Expedition, probably a Timberline. Most of the time I'll take the Expedition over my truck when its just me and the oldest as well.

A positive note for the truck is the physical 360 camera button, I hate having to use the touch screen on the expedition.

Positive for the expedition, its way more comfortable for everyone. Front and rear seats are better.

If you don't need the truck bed or towing, go for the Expedition. Trust me, go for the Max, that extra space is great!

 

[JohnSC]

The only reason I'm on my 2d Expedition (2007 and 2017) is to tow my 6000 pound camper trailer. Not sure what your trailer weighs.

Took me a while to find an Expedition withOUT the "Captains" seats. My three dogs ride back there and there's no way to keep them in the seats. My son-in-law likes them for his two infant children.

Expedition can tow about 9300 pounds (empty). Cargo and passengers are limited to about 1400 pounds leaving you with 7900 pounds of trailer if the truck is fully loaded. Maximum towing capacity is just that. I follow the One Ton Rule which states the truck must have 2000 pounds more towing capacity than the trailer weighs.

Expedition has much of the towing capacity of a F150 but I'm not lugging a pickup truck every day of the week.

-- Chuck

You do know that the tongue weight of the trailer counts as cargo weight, right? So a 7900 pound trailer with 10% tongue weight (790 pounds) takes that 790 off your 1400 pounds of cargo capacity and leaves you 610 pounds of cargo capacity. Two people and 3 dogs can easily exceed that with nothing else in the vehicle.

Fully loaded Expeditions have very little towing capacity as the tongue weight puts you over limits.

 

[chuck s]

Towing my 6000 pound travel trailer last week I averaged 10.0 - 10.2 mpg pretty much regardless of terrain. Mountains in Vermont/New Hampshire or Piedmont here in Virginia. This is the 6 speed Gen3 2017 truck in Tow/Haul. Might get better mileage with the extra gear ratios in the 10 speed.

-- Chuck