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  1. bb37

    Paint scratches

    Depends on how deep the scratches are. Meguiar's ScratchX or a clay bar may help, but if the scratch is through the clear coat or, even worse, through the color coat, no amount of rubbing will fix them. Lightly run the tip of your fingernail across the scratch. If your nail gets "caught" in the...
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    2025 Expedition details

    Actually, the "Hurricane" engine is an inline 6 with twin turbos. It's available in Wagoneers and Grand Wagoneers and Ram 1500 pickups (which is very unpopular with the traditional Ram buyers who still want their HEMI V8s). The Hurricane is available in 420 or 510 HP configurations.
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    2024 Max XL Fleet Front bench seat

    My 2002 Expedition was an SSV. Cloth bucket seats, vinyl 2nd row seats, no 3rd row seats. Rubber floor covering. Column shifter. No console. 5.4 2-valve. 3.73 LSD. I'm a ham radio operator, so I got a Jotto Desk Lazy L console and mounted it between the seats. Lots of room for radios.
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    Dealership recommended service

    The database of stations may not be accurate. The list of brands probably is. For example, if one Arco station in your area is listed, all Arco stations in the area probably have Top Tier gasoline.
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    2024 Max XL Fleet Front bench seat

    As near as I can tell, the center console delete is only available on the SSV package (102A). That package also includes a steering column mounted shifter for the transmission.
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    2024 expedition vibration

    I'm considering purchasing a 2024 Limited non-Max with SPP (304A). I have three at area dealers on my radar, but I haven't driven any of them yet. One was built over a year ago and another was built in February. They both have General Grabbers on them. The third was built a month ago and has...
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    2025 Expedition details

    I don't hate it, either. It's not ugly or grotesque. The way the grill and front trim sweep up at the ends make it look like it's grinning at me. Not a fan of that look. I like the new tailgate, but I'm skeptical of the black treatment. If it's piano black plastic, it will be covered with...
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    Dealership recommended service

    Actually, the term is "Top Tier". It's a trademarked term for fuel standards and is sponsored by the major automobile manufacturers world-wide (Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Honda, Daimler Truck, Mercedes-Benz, Navistar, Stellantis, Subaru of America, Toyota, VW). From the list on Top Tier's website...
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    Dealership recommended service

    Which is fine for the parts of your car that gasoline touches. In a direct injection engine, like the 3.5 Ecoboost, there is no gasoline in the intake runners as the gasoline is injected directly into the cylinders. When the intake valve opens at the top of the exhaust stroke, unburned fuel can...
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    Time for Brakes

    Akebono is a Japanese company that's been making brake parts for almost 100 years. They do make pads for Expeditions, but I don't know about rotors. Your local NAPA store can get Akebono pads.
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    Dealership recommended service

    On the 2nd gen 3.5 Ecoboost that's in 4th gen Expeditions, Ford added port fuel injection in addition to the direct fuel injection that 1st gen 3.5 Ecoboosts have. The addition of port fuel injection was allegedly to help with the carbon build-up on the intake valves that direct injection is...
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    Yep, new/rebuilt tranny at 40K miles

    Which would prompt me to tell the dealership "your personnel problems are not my concern". Many car dealers are part of large dealership conglomerates or dealer networks. Suggest to your dealer that they dangle a bucket of money or a few paid days off in front of the "heavy mechanic" at one of...
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    On 2024 Limiteds, which is what I'm considering, most of the dealers around my area order the 15.5" display. Within 100 miles of me, I'm considering 14 Limiteds with the 302A package, but only 2 do not have the 15.5" display.
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    When I bought the Durango, I skipped the dealers 10 minutes and 20 minutes from me and bought from a dealer an hour away. If I couldn't have made a deal with that dealer, I was prepared to go to another dealer another hour away. I'm watching a handful of Expeditions on dealer lots. Some are an...
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    Only about half of them were titled as new cars. I generally have pretty good luck with used cars, though I hate spending the time to look for them.
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    Folks, this thread has drifted away from the questions I asked when I started the thread. I've used the same Ford dealer since 2003. While I've had some issues with this dealer, they've always made things right and they are only 10 minutes from my house. I may not buy from this dealer, because...
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    Thank you. I've been watching YouTube videos of the 15.5" display in action and I've noticed this in a few recent videos. Looks like a useful update to the software.
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    Ford is not alone. The Durango I bought had sat on the lot for 3 months and nobody noticed a problem with the paint in the left rear door jamb area. Granted, not the first place someone looks when they approach a new vehicle, but I caught it right after the test drive. The dealer promised to...
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    I had a 2020 Edge that had automatic temperature control. I found that there was too much "dead band" between heating and cooling. IOW, if the system was in heating mode and the temperature in the cabin increased, it would have to get pretty warm (my perception) before it switched to cooling...
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    I'm about to do something stupid

    I've owned about 26 different cars in 47 years of car ownership. Eleven of them have been Fords. Two of them have been Expeditions: a 2002 XLT 4WD 5.4 that I bought used and drove about 90k miles and a 2015 XLT 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost that I bought new and drove 100k miles. I traded the 2015 on a 2023...
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    Looking for specific model

    A 2024 Limited with the Limited Stealth Performance Package (304A) will have Expedition spelled out in letter on the leading edge of the hood. There may be other trim lines and packages that have those letters.
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    What is your average MPG?

    2015 Expedition XLT 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost V6 no mods, no trailering I've recorded every gallon of gas put into the vehicle since new using the Fuelly (aCar) app. As of last fill-up, 64,111 miles, 3707.23 gallons, 17.3 mpg. MPG on individual fill-ups has ranged between 14.8 and 22.1.
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