Any families gone from Supercrew pick up to Expedition?

[zimm]

I was about to order a '23 F350 Tremor to be the ultimate family hauling rig. I've a had a couple superduty trucks in the past and they're great. My last truck was a '18 F150 3.5 and it was awesome. I had to sell it do this overseas military tour we're on. But we're moving back soon and need a family hauler. I'm starting to second guess this decision and thinking maybe an Expedition Timberline will do a better job.

We're a family of 4 plus a 100 pound dog. Lots of baseball and soccer mom weekends, road trips, ski trips etc. I don't even currently have a trailer to tow. But one of my requirements is being able to tow my 4 door Jeep Rubicon on a car trailer if I want to take it to far away places like Moab UT from the East Coast. That would be maybe once a year or less.

Just typing this already sounds like the SUV is the way to go. I just wanted to see what ya'll think.

Finally, as much as I don't want to spend all the money on the high line trim, those captain chairs are pretty much essential for the dog to move around on long trips, plus ease of getting to the 3rd row for the kids if I need to haul more adults like taking the grandparents somewhere.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

I was about to order a '23 F350 Tremor to be the ultimate family hauling rig. I've a had a couple superduty trucks in the past and they're great. My last truck was a '18 F150 3.5 and it was awesome. I had to sell it do this overseas military tour we're on. But we're moving back soon and need a family hauler. I'm starting to second guess this decision and thinking maybe an Expedition Timberline will do a better job.

We're a family of 4 plus a 100 pound dog. Lots of baseball and soccer mom weekends, road trips, ski trips etc. I don't even currently have a trailer to tow. But one of my requirements is being able to tow my 4 door Jeep Rubicon on a car trailer if I want to take it to far away places like Moab UT from the East Coast. That would be maybe once a year or less.

Just typing this already sounds like the SUV is the way to go. I just wanted to see what ya'll think.

Finally, as much as I don't want to spend all the money on the high line trim, those captain chairs are pretty much essential for the dog to move around on long trips, plus ease of getting to the 3rd row for the kids if I need to haul more adults like taking the grandparents somewhere.

First off, welcome to the forum. I'll start with this. We had a Expedition at the same time we had oir Raptor. The way you explained it, am Expedition seems the way to go. The roomyness of a Expedition is amazing especially if you get the max. The towing capacity is more than adequate for towing a Wrangler. Unless your towing more than 10k pounds there really is no reason to get a Super Duty. The Expedition will not disappoint.

Now for what trim. If I were to order an Expedition I would get the XLT. That is because we are frugal. If your a little looser with money, a Stealth Performance will make your old F150 slow (4.8 seconds to 60 MPH) or the Timberline might give your Wrangler a run for its money (unless you modded your Wrangler).

Choices Choices choices.

 

[TxBrian]

I had 2018’s and now 2022 F150 (Raptor/Tremor) and Expeditions (Platinums) My kids prefer the Expedition for road trips due to the rear captains chairs.

 

[Beachums]

If you're going to tow often, the Max will be a more stable platform. Even though technically it's rated less than the short wheelbase model.

 

[zimm]

I don't want a max. Won't be towing much. As far as trims. If I do a high trim XLT, towing, LSD diff, I'm at $73k. If I do a low trim Timberline, I'm also at $73k. The difference is the XLT gets the captains chair, which I want, but the Timberline has the HO motor with 60 more HP, which is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Skud]

I've made the switch from truck to SUV twice - once from an Explorer SportTrac Adrenaline to a Ford Edge Limited and just last week I traded in a RAM 1500 Limited for an Expedition Max Stealth Performance.

In both cases, my *usable* storage space increased. The only way you'll get more utility from a truck is if you need the vertical space of an unenclosed bed to hall something tall, dirty, long, etc..

In both cases, I haven't regretted the decision. Each time I made the swap I was at a point in my life where I needed more inside, conditioned space than a pickup bed.

I went with the Max because if you need to keep the third row up (I have three kids) there isn't a lot of cargo space left. For example, I couldn't sit sideways in the non-Max cargo area without squishing my shoulders between the hatch and third row.

 

[Going_Going_Gone]

I'll talk about interior comfort as the Expedition will be up to towing your Jeep with no problems; it just won't win any fuel efficiency awards doing it. Prior to ordering our Expedition, we had a 2003 Super Duty crew cab and a 2010 F-150 Supercrew. The A/C in the Super Duty was great, probably the best of any vehicle we've ever owned--no one in the rear seat ever complained; however the A/C in the F-150 was horrible. Our F-150 was an XLT without the flow-through console so the rear seat took forever (ten to fifteen minutes of driving) to cool down. The front seat wasn't much better as you could feel the air just start to get cold at the discharge vents and he compressor would cycle off. I always felt sorry for anyone, especially the dog riding back there on short trips.

I'll be honest that I was worried that the Expedition would have that same problem only with a much bigger rear area to cool. The A/C in the Expedition we test drove seemed to work OK so we ordered one; and, for as long as we've had it, the A/C has performed flawlessly...even when temperatures are in excess of 110°. There have been times when we had both blowers blower set on medium speeds and had to slow down the rear blower as the grandkids back in row three complained they were too cold.

 

[GixxerJasen]

I tossed around the idea of supercrew vs full size SUV for a long time. We borrowed my Father In Law's Tahoe for a trip from Dallas to Florida for Christmas and took our dog in her crate. That sealed the deal for us as we could keep the dog out of the weather and haul all our stuff and four adults in comfort.

I ended up with an Expedition non-Max with captain's chairs like you are looking at. Didn't think I needed the size of the Max and the adult passenger comfort was a top priority. Figured I'll just drop the third row for more cargo space like how we pulled out the third row in my FIL's Tahoe. The thing is though, captain's chairs and dropping the third row for more cargo isn't the most ideal solution. In the Tahoe, the second row bench seat made for a completely separate space from the passengers and the cargo (Dog, suitcases, gifts, etc.) The captain's chairs are just chairs sitting in front of the cargo area and things tend to slide under braking and end up all over the place. This is especially true for picking up a big grocery order.

If I had it to do all over again, I'm not sure which way I'd go, Max or bench seat. Probably the Max, but I'm still not sure I'm happy with what we ended up with but will make it work. You are on the other side of that decision so these are things to think about.

 

[JAMADOR]

Not directly, but went from a 2016 XLT SCrew 2.7EB 2wd to a 2018 Exped Max Limited
A few cars in between & the Exped is the wife's. I don't have many miles in the Ex yet, but definitely liking it better than the SCrew. The huge power bump from the 2.7 to the 3.5 is quite nice too.

 

[TheDoug]

As others have said, the towing of the expedition will be adequate for towing the jeep. I love the captains chairs for the easy in and out of rear seat passengers and in your case room for the dog to easily get in and out. The standard expedition with tow package will get you 9200lbs towing capacity. (its more than I will ever use but nice to know i can)

 

[jrhunt]

I was about to order a '23 F350 Tremor to be the ultimate family hauling rig. I've a had a couple superduty trucks in the past and they're great. My last truck was a '18 F150 3.5 and it was awesome. I had to sell it do this overseas military tour we're on. But we're moving back soon and need a family hauler. I'm starting to second guess this decision and thinking maybe an Expedition Timberline will do a better job.

We're a family of 4 plus a 100 pound dog. Lots of baseball and soccer mom weekends, road trips, ski trips etc. I don't even currently have a trailer to tow. But one of my requirements is being able to tow my 4 door Jeep Rubicon on a car trailer if I want to take it to far away places like Moab UT from the East Coast. That would be maybe once a year or less.

Just typing this already sounds like the SUV is the way to go. I just wanted to see what ya'll think.

Finally, as much as I don't want to spend all the money on the high line trim, those captain chairs are pretty much essential for the dog to move around on long trips, plus ease of getting to the 3rd row for the kids if I need to haul more adults like taking the grandparents somewhere.

I just arrived to my overseas duty location. I’ve started working with military auto source (MAS) to order my Expy Max. I won’t see it until next summer when I return to the states. MAS came in a few grand under MSRP.

 

[dlcorbett]

I just arrived to my overseas duty location. I’ve started working with military auto source (MAS) to order my Expy Max. I won’t see it until next summer when I return to the states. MAS came in a few grand under MSRP.

Nice

 

[rvmode]

I don't want a max. Won't be towing much. As far as trims. If I do a high trim XLT, towing, LSD diff, I'm at $73k. If I do a low trim Timberline, I'm also at $73k. The difference is the XLT gets the captains chair, which I want, but the Timberline has the HO motor with 60 more HP, which is nothing to sneeze at.

My neighbor took delivery of his F350 Platinum Tremor about 6 weeks before I took delivery of our Timberline... Couldn't resist backing into his driveway to snap the pic! Do you plan to garage the vehicle? His F350 will not fit in my garage.

 

[dave91gt]

We are a family of 4 with one that just started HS and one in college. The son in college has dated his now fiancé for 5 years and she goes with us on every vacation. I had a gorgeous 2018 Lariat F250 that served as the family ride. The 5 of us always had comfort in the F250. But last year, we were on a family beach trip and I mentioned to my wife I missed an Expedition. She agreed. We had downsized her vehicle back in 2018 to a Lifted Wrangler and I bought the F250. Well we casually started looking at Expeditions and when we sat in our current 2019 Stealth at the dealership, it was a no brainer. We traded her Wrangler on the Expy, and it has been her daily and our trip vehicle since. The kids love the captains chairs and we fold down the larger third row seat for luggage space. I did buy a hitch haul for this years beach trip and it gave us plenty of room. This is our third Expy and it’s just the perfect all around vehicle. My wife didn’t like the low slung nature (remember- lifted Wrangler) so I added the ready lift 3/2 and she picked out her Fuel Wheels and 34” Falkens. Now it’s on another level. She loves driving it daily and I love the versatility. Both vehicles will do the job but the Expy is my choice for the family.

 

[zak99b5]

I had captains chairs in the second row of my Suburban (GMT900). Bench in the Expedition. It’s easier to get in and out of the third row in the Ford with the way the ends of the bench slide and flip forward than it was in the ‘Burban. This may also have to do with the rear door being longer on the Ford.

 

[MattG]

I have Supercew and Expedition.

I'd say go with the Expedition as Supercrew will be tight to haul it all plus 2 kids and a dog in the backseat, moreso about two kids and the dog.

I will say we had a '20 Expedition with 3 row center and while it was good yet challenging to have all 3 kids in the middle, that meant I could fold down the back row and have huge space.

Our '22 is captain chairs which is much better for our kids to walk in and around the cabin (soon to have kid #4 on the way so chairs were a must). The BIG drawback going captains chairs was storage. Yes, we have a Max but even with the rear seats up, the cargo space is limited. Will fit a stroller and that's pretty much it. Will be challenging if we need to haul lots of suitcases etc for a road trip or even big grocery run.

 

[StephenOsborne1]

We have an older, '15 Expy and first gen SCREW Raptor. The crew cab has tons of room inside for a truck. FOR A TRUCK. The Expy has a ton more room inside for kiddos, dogs, etc. Needed a leveling kit and bigger tires but love the Eco motor. Decent mileage and good power when needed. It'll tow your jeep. You might enjoy driving it on some easier trails around Moab, like Gemini Bridges if it's still open.
I wish we would have had the Expy when we were stationed in Germany years ago.. would have been great to take on the Autobahn.

 

[Steve Sprinkle]

I was about to order a '23 F350 Tremor to be the ultimate family hauling rig. I've a had a couple superduty trucks in the past and they're great. My last truck was a '18 F150 3.5 and it was awesome. I had to sell it do this overseas military tour we're on. But we're moving back soon and need a family hauler. I'm starting to second guess this decision and thinking maybe an Expedition Timberline will do a better job.

We're a family of 4 plus a 100 pound dog. Lots of baseball and soccer mom weekends, road trips, ski trips etc. I don't even currently have a trailer to tow. But one of my requirements is being able to tow my 4 door Jeep Rubicon on a car trailer if I want to take it to far away places like Moab UT from the East Coast. That would be maybe once a year or less.

Just typing this already sounds like the SUV is the way to go. I just wanted to see what ya'll think.

Finally, as much as I don't want to spend all the money on the high line trim, those captain chairs are pretty much essential for the dog to move around on long trips, plus ease of getting to the 3rd row for the kids if I need to haul more adults like taking the grandparents somewhere.

I took my family everywhere in my 2004 and 2015 Expeditions. Now that they're grown, I have an 2020 F-150 Supercrew and I can't imagine trying to take my family on vacations using it. Honestly, to me the Expeditions were the perfect travel vehicle. In fact, even though now it's just my wife and me, we both REALLY miss the Expedition and we may buy one just for our travels...but $81K for the Timberline I want...yikes...maybe we'll stick with the F-150.

 

[Maxine the Max]

Mom of 3 here! Expedition, Max! We have an f150 and a 350 (different tasks at the farm) yes the pickups can seat everyone, but then there is no where to put "stuff". The max has loads of cargo space snd everyone is comfortable. We took our Max on a 1,000 mile trip this summer with no screens. Everyone was comfortable, had their own space. No complaints the whole trip. Our oldest also has Asperger's and needs his own space, he gets agitated if too long packed in the pickup. Max, he has his own space. We got the two row captains chairs for that reason. He has a whole seat to himself. I came from 8 years with a Taurus X to the max (we purchased the Max April). So much more room! We all love it! Expedition Max for the win! We did get the HD tow incase we want to pull with it too. That was the deal sealer for my farmer. It will pull like an f150 if we need it too.

 

[SublimeHiPpOs]

Overall I think the Expedition will be a great fit for your needs. We love ours (2018 Plati w/ HD Tow). I also have a fairly highly modified Rubicon. I haven't tried towing it yet, but have done a little research. Although the Expedition should he able to tow the weight no problem, it looks like the biggest issue will be its limited payload. If you put an appropriate amount of tongue weight on the Expy, depending on your trim you'll only have a few hundred pounds remaining. So it's probably doable if it's just you. But I'll generally have my wife and 3 kids, plus all our gear, so I'm worried we'd easily exceed total payload while towing the Jeep. I'd look up the numbers for the model/trim you're looking up as well as figure out the total weight of your Jeep/trailer to make sure it'll all work safely for your needs, if this is a deal-breaker for you.