LJ4174
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Hi All...
Been part of this forum for a while, joined when I was thinking of an Expedition EL to tow a camper. I went with an Excursion instead. The Excursion is staying put, also have an 05 Explorer and a 94 Wrangler that aren't going anywhere. The Wrangler and the Explorer were purchased new. I bought the Excursion a little over 5 years ago, I'm the 2nd owner and it only had 55K on it when I bought it, so needless to say, I keep my vehicles. Now we are looking to add an Expedition EL - the Excursion to get groceries for the wife is a bit much, so that will turn into my toy. The kids complain about the Explorer being too small and I use this as daily driver, however I work from home, but travel for work at times. The Wrangler can't even seat my family of 5, but again, not going anywhere... My wife says, what are you going to do, collect cars??? Why yes... Yes I am!!!
I've spent the better part of today reading this forum. Tons of information and I thank you all for that and looking forward to owning an Expedition. However after some searching, etc. as well as other research, I can't find my answer...
Part of the reason the Excursion is tough on my wife, is that she was in a car accident 15 years ago and the injuries from that accident are starting to surface. She has neck, back and rib issues and if she is in another accident, she could be paralyzed (not that we all couldn't), but her C2 was fractured previously and she is more at risk, so safety is a big concern. When I look, it looks like the 2010 and 2011 got 5 star front crash test ratings, I don't think the 12's and 13's were tested (maybe just the 12's), but the 14 only got 3 stars driver's side and 4 stars passenger side. The 15-17 got 5 stars all around. Does anyone know or understand why? I mean, they are essentially all the same body wise and engine with the exception of the 15-17. Did they change something? Was the test itself changed? Any thoughts around this?
I have driven both the 5.4 and the EB and I have read plenty of threads here about them and I ask that this not get turned into one of those threads. I almost bought a 2015 Limited this week, but backed out, but still may make a deal on it, however the 2015 with EB scares me a bit. The 15 had every available electronic option (or as my wife says "Bells and Whistles") and I look at it and think of how much the repairs would cost if something breaks, granted it's an awesome vehicle, but it also $15K-$20K more than anything around 2010 - 2014 - at least in my area. That being said, my family is worth way more than saving $20K and possibly paying for costly repairs, this is why I'd consider the new version, but I also like the styling more as well. That being said, if I can find an older EL with the options we want for a decent price and history, etc. I'd be more inclined to buy that, granted the safety ratings are the same as the 15-17's...
Thank you for any information you can provide...
LJ
Been part of this forum for a while, joined when I was thinking of an Expedition EL to tow a camper. I went with an Excursion instead. The Excursion is staying put, also have an 05 Explorer and a 94 Wrangler that aren't going anywhere. The Wrangler and the Explorer were purchased new. I bought the Excursion a little over 5 years ago, I'm the 2nd owner and it only had 55K on it when I bought it, so needless to say, I keep my vehicles. Now we are looking to add an Expedition EL - the Excursion to get groceries for the wife is a bit much, so that will turn into my toy. The kids complain about the Explorer being too small and I use this as daily driver, however I work from home, but travel for work at times. The Wrangler can't even seat my family of 5, but again, not going anywhere... My wife says, what are you going to do, collect cars??? Why yes... Yes I am!!!
I've spent the better part of today reading this forum. Tons of information and I thank you all for that and looking forward to owning an Expedition. However after some searching, etc. as well as other research, I can't find my answer...
Part of the reason the Excursion is tough on my wife, is that she was in a car accident 15 years ago and the injuries from that accident are starting to surface. She has neck, back and rib issues and if she is in another accident, she could be paralyzed (not that we all couldn't), but her C2 was fractured previously and she is more at risk, so safety is a big concern. When I look, it looks like the 2010 and 2011 got 5 star front crash test ratings, I don't think the 12's and 13's were tested (maybe just the 12's), but the 14 only got 3 stars driver's side and 4 stars passenger side. The 15-17 got 5 stars all around. Does anyone know or understand why? I mean, they are essentially all the same body wise and engine with the exception of the 15-17. Did they change something? Was the test itself changed? Any thoughts around this?
I have driven both the 5.4 and the EB and I have read plenty of threads here about them and I ask that this not get turned into one of those threads. I almost bought a 2015 Limited this week, but backed out, but still may make a deal on it, however the 2015 with EB scares me a bit. The 15 had every available electronic option (or as my wife says "Bells and Whistles") and I look at it and think of how much the repairs would cost if something breaks, granted it's an awesome vehicle, but it also $15K-$20K more than anything around 2010 - 2014 - at least in my area. That being said, my family is worth way more than saving $20K and possibly paying for costly repairs, this is why I'd consider the new version, but I also like the styling more as well. That being said, if I can find an older EL with the options we want for a decent price and history, etc. I'd be more inclined to buy that, granted the safety ratings are the same as the 15-17's...
Thank you for any information you can provide...
LJ