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I think Deadman got his Navigator used. Maybe his issues are why the PO got rid of it too. I wouldn't settle for a droning vehicle on the highway as it's supposed to be a luxury ride.
I shopped for both Expedition Platinum or Lincoln Navigator. It came down to getting a deal on a new Black Label Navigator for the same cost of the loaded Expy so my decision became an easy one to make. I found the Lincoln dealers were much more open to negotiating than the Ford dealers in a 200 mile radius around me.
My Navi roars on startup only and has a somewhat rough ride that I'll hopefully fix soon with new 20" aftermarket wheels and Michelin tires that are currently trapped in a CA harbor. Yes, the headrests on the 30 way seats are too far forward IMO, but I'm not a large person (150lbs), so maybe I wasn't in the target demographic. Sound is very subjective, but the Revel is pretty good IMO. Beats the Acura ELS system in my MDX by far. My home theater system uses Vandersteen speakers, a couple kWs of power, and stand-alone DSP processors.
The Navi headlights could be a bit better. The fog/driving lights are for looks only, but the engine is sweet. Especially with a JB4 added.
I drove a brand new Black Label from a dealership lot and it ROARS just as loud as this one. It's the muffler design on the HO, they used twin pipes and such to make it breath and make power.
I'm 5'11" 185 lbs and the headrests are retarded for my body size as well.
The ride gets better in Conserve mode, but then the transmission shifts so horrible that you almost can't get going. I drive it in conserve once I get up to speed, it smooths out a lot. It just rides like complete garbage in all the other modes. They must have thought performance rough ride was the new luxury thing.
The headlights are not impressive at all. My wife asked me how to make them better many times. Its cool that they turn with the steering wheel, but they simply aren't bright.
Turn that Revel treble up and turn the tunes up, and the rear speakers are notorious for screeching. The tweeters are known to bottom out and they can't fix them. Dealers willing to replace them but said the ones they replaced all did it again. They even replaced the amp trying to address it, and no gain.
Its an Ok vehicle, but for the price I expect ALOT more than I got. I bought mine with like 15,000 miles on it and got almost $40K off of it, so thats the only reason I bought it.