1200 miles in 24 hours

[Jettix2]

Left Michigan at 4pm Thursday to try to get ahead of the impending ice storm, headed to panhandle of Florida. Made it to Nashville around 2 am, kids were restless (8, 11, and 15) so we got a hotel room. 2 Youngest woke up at 5am and were hungry for breakfast LOL. Back on the road shortly after 8 (good thing as strong storms arrived shortly after LOL), we arrived at our destination (St George Island, FL) just before 5pm. 1200 miles in just a hair over 24 hours. Last year we left at 6 am and drove it straight through, 18.5 hours of drive time).

Just under 3 tanks of fuel, Expedition ran flawlessly (knock on wood, haha).

My back is a little sore after the drive but love the car (we just bought it 2 weeks ago). 18.5mpg fully loaded, including Thule XL roof box, 5 people, and I’m not wasting any time.

will update with a couple thoughts…

 

[Jettix2]

Ergonomics tenfold better than the ‘22 Suburban we had. Wiper controls, etc very intuitive on rainy, dark highway sections.

Auto high beams are a little slow to engage

When using Google CarPlay, we lose outside temp readout, but the Navigation this way is 100x better than the factory system.

Car ran flawless other than a couple instances where I had minor transmission hesitation between shifts under medium throttle.

My butt and back tell me that there’s either not enough “butt” cushion at the back or not enough ultra-low lumbar. I’ll have to investigate. Have added foam to previous car seats so not my first rodeo.

Love the car

 

[SyndicateZ]

Nice! whats in Florida?

 

[Jettix2]

Nice! whats in Florida?

Early spring break for those of us who are tired of snow (my wife LOL)

 

[Fastcar]

Nice! whats in Florida?

No friggin' snow and below freezing temps. lol

 

[dlcorbett]

My butt and back tell me that there’s either not enough “butt” cushion at the back or not enough ultra-low lumbar. I’ll have to investigate. Have added foam to previous car seats so not my first rodeo.

It's probably the massage seat mechanism. I believe you have to reset it every now and again to get the parts to rest in the right spots. The limited trim seats are almost perfect with balanced cushioning and support. Only problem I had was shoulder support, which our current nav fixes.

 

[SyndicateZ]

Alligators are in FL tho

 

[bbenz3]

Alligators are in FL tho

Eh they don't do much. There's a 5 ft one in the pond behind my house. Once they get to 8+ ft then you start to worry and have them removed.

 

[SyndicateZ]

Eh they don't do much. There's a 5 ft one in the pond behind my house. Once they get to 8+ ft then you start to worry and have them removed.

omg - I could never

 

[keny01998]

I just drove to Arkansas from Atlanta and back. Spent around $300 on gas for the whole trip. Each full tank got around 450 miles driving at 75 mph average. There were moments my engine temp went over 232 and transmission temp over 214. The Expedition is a tank for road trip.

 

[Raposa]

My house in Florida is 1160 miles from my NJ house. We just got back Sunday morning. Trip down was in 16 hours (best time ever) and the return was around 18 thanks to a couple of accidents. Four adults and stuff. Nothing on top. we averaged 19.2 mpg. I have the max version so I can go 500 miles between stops and the Blue cruise is awesome. Great truck for gett'n down the road.

 

[JAMADOR]

We did Houston > Denver & back over Christmas. Non-stop both ways, about 17 hours.
5 people [2 adults, 3 kids] and all the baggage associated. Not a complaint here. Managed mid-20s MPG keeping it around 5-10 over.

 

[mpc11]

Eh they don't do much. There's a 5 ft one in the pond behind my house. Once they get to 8+ ft then you start to worry and have them removed.

Just don't become this guy!

Daytona Beach man attacked by alligator after hearing noise, opening front door

The alligator responsible for biting the man was euthanized by a trapper, according to Daytona Beach police.

www.wesh.com

 

[dlcorbett]

I've done this kind of trip many times in our old 09 nav/18 expy as well as 20 cx5 and current cx9. Haven't done the trip yet in our 20 nav. Del/md to tx(satx), 1700 miles in 26 hrs. The cx9 is close, but the expy was by far the most comfy car we done the trip in. Can't wait to take the nav down there when I get back from my deployment.

 

[xmountaineer]

Got a trip coming up in May from WV to Austin, TX. One of the reasons we bought the Max was for long road trips. 2 adults, 3 kids. The first time I’ve flown I was an adult, road trips were as common as bubble gum growing up. We flew to TX last year, my kids will get the driving experience this year. Though, they did great on the road trip to Disney 3 years ago and I did it in a rented Nissan Armada (I wasn’t taking my studded winter tires off my vehicle just for a trip), we’ll have even more room now.

 

[Rossue]

Tired driving is as bad as DUI.

 

[Jettix2]

Tired driving is as bad as DUI.

Agreed. We stop when we’re tired. 18-19 hours is our limit with 2 drivers, but only if we start at 6am and drive until Midnight or 1-am. Any middle-of the night stuff is too tiring for us.

 

[TobyU]

My record for driving is 2140 miles in 51 hrs. Was pulling an empty tow dolly 2/3 of way and a 47 Ford F1 truck the rest.
Only off road time was eating (most important) loading (pulling driveshaft), fuel, reinstalling driveshaft and unloading at delivery location...no sleep at all. Single driver by myself.

 

[TobyU]

Tired driving is as bad as DUI.

Can be worse.

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

My 2018 Limited coolant exceeded 232 degrees while driving at 80mph up a grade. Replaced thermostat and solved this problem.