What did you do to the expy today

1955moose · Sep 25, 2018

Taxis I drove here in SF years ago started putting front facing/ rear facing cameras back in I believe it was 2009. I drive part time these days for a Ford mobility company called Chariot, we have a fleet of over 250 Ford Transit vans in our SF lot. we have camera's that not only get front/rear pics but we have special driver monitors that watch driver behavior too. Our highway patrol score with camera and a lot of driver training went from a horrible high of 1300 down to 250, a year later. Amazing what technology and scaring people get it right or get fired will do. When you have a commercial license can't do traffic school like class c driver's , so you think twice before doing a bonehead move, at least I do!

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ManUpOrShutUp · Sep 25, 2018

I pulled my blend door actuator and removed it with the intention of replacing it. The part sent to me was the wrong part though. Since everything was already apart, I disassembled the original actuator, cleaned out the excess grease in there (as it's rumored to be a cause of failure in these), and put everything back together. At the moment it's functioning fine and not clicking, so I'll wait and see before ordering another part.

scoot0073 · Sep 26, 2018

Same thing happened to me wrong part and took mine apart it was a bad plastic gear worn teeth. And I said f*** it put the panel back on and never reordered another...

ManUpOrShutUp said:
I pulled my blend door actuator and removed it with the intention of replacing it. The part sent to me was the wrong part though. Since everything was already apart, I disassembled the original actuator, cleaned out the excess grease in there (as it's rumored to be a cause of failure in these), and put everything back together. At the moment it's functioning fine and not clicking, so I'll wait and see before ordering another part.

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Adieu · Sep 26, 2018

scoot0073 said:
Same thing happened to me wrong part and took mine apart it was a bad plastic gear worn teeth. And I said f*** it put the panel back on and never reordered another...

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They sell the gear alone in "rebuild kits"... i got one laying around somewhere, but never got to actually trying it

sjwelds · Sep 27, 2018

Adieu said:
They sell the gear alone in "rebuild kits"... i got one laying around somewhere, but never got to actually trying it

I did. Worked great. Bought it off eBay iirc.

Flexpedition · Sep 27, 2018

Tuned in my magnetic 2018 service loaner after 16 days of enjoyment. 4X4 XLT regular length. Put just over 1K on it and as much as I wanted to I could not get over the rotary dial shift knob. Otherwise a fantastic truck. Brakes, transmission, XLT headlights - all great. Body lines were all great. After a few days of driving its cavernous size really felt comfortable.

We twice tried to fleet order a Race Red (fleet exclusive) 2018 Limited non MAX 2WD. Both orders were accepted in CONCEPS but were later rejected. Fleet manager got nowhere with his contacts. Might try again for a 2019 but the wife now says she really likes the Edge. Complete with its rotary shifter, WTH? We had a 09 Sport in 2009-2011 and she enjoyed it. Dealer says he expects a couple STs before November, so we'll take a look soon.

LokiWolf · Sep 27, 2018

Flexpedition said:
Tuned in my magnetic 2018 service loaner after 16 days of enjoyment. 4X4 XLT regular length. Put just over 1K on it and as much as I wanted to I could not get over the rotary dial shift knob. Otherwise a fantastic truck. Brakes, transmission, XLT headlights - all great. Body lines were all great. After a few days of driving its cavernous size really felt comfortable.

We twice tried to fleet order a Race Red (fleet exclusive) 2018 Limited non MAX 2WD. Both orders were accepted in CONCEPS but were later rejected. Fleet manager got nowhere with his contacts. Might try again for a 2019 but the wife now says she really likes the Edge. Complete with its rotary shifter, WTH? We had a 09 Sport in 2009-2011 and she enjoyed it. Dealer says he expects a couple STs before November, so we'll take a look soon.

Just go pick up a 2018 Sport for cheap now. Only difference 2018 6 Speed(No Rotary), 2019 8 Speed(Rotary). Even though the 2019 ST has more HP, the motor is the exact same, the factory tune is just bumped up. An aftermarket tune solves that.

My daily is a 2016 Sport. Love it!

JExpedition07 · Sep 27, 2018

Flexpedition said:
Tuned in my magnetic 2018 service loaner after 16 days of enjoyment. 4X4 XLT regular length. Put just over 1K on it and as much as I wanted to I could not get over the rotary dial shift knob. Otherwise a fantastic truck. Brakes, transmission, XLT headlights - all great. Body lines were all great. After a few days of driving its cavernous size really felt comfortable.

We twice tried to fleet order a Race Red (fleet exclusive) 2018 Limited non MAX 2WD. Both orders were accepted in CONCEPS but were later rejected. Fleet manager got nowhere with his contacts. Might try again for a 2019 but the wife now says she really likes the Edge. Complete with its rotary shifter, WTH? We had a 09 Sport in 2009-2011 and she enjoyed it. Dealer says he expects a couple STs before November, so we'll take a look soon.

Why were the orders rejected? I’m assuming it had something to do with it being a fleet truck order.

Flexpedition · Sep 27, 2018

JExpedition07 said:
Why were the orders rejected? I’m assuming it had something to do with it being a fleet truck order.

Race Red (PQ) is a fleet only color. Per the book its only available for fleet XL model, probably intended for fire departments.

Acknowledging all Expeditions come down the same KY paint & assembly line, the dealership GSM said it was doable, so the fleet manager ordered. I have a body modifier FIN code and have ordered via fleet thru him in the past. Our best guess was strong retail sales & order backlog made the truck unattractive to somebody in production mgmt.

Race Red standard length shown below. A set of wheels, window tint, and ditching the running boards would dramatically change the trucks appearance IMO.

Ruby red, although nice, just doesn't do it for us.

ManUpOrShutUp · Sep 27, 2018

I just can't bring myself to like the looks of the '18 Expedition. It looks like the bastard child of a Suburban and Explorer. Obviously most people do like the look though, since Surburbans sell quite well. I'd probably get a '17 if I was buying today.

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