Changed my daily driver, What is your daily?

[lwdavis]

Hello All!

I just purchased this past weekend a 2020 Expedition Limited with the Stealth Package. Love the color and all the blacked out chrome (most of it anyways). My spouse has been giving me crud over the past few years that we never took my car anywhere, so I thought it was time to upgrade my daily. Im coming from a 2017 Dodge Charger with the 392 hemi, was pretty fast and sounded amazing. Other than that, I havent missed the charger while we drove ~150 miles home from picking up the Expy and the time Ive driven it around town. We will definitely be taking my car more around town and on the common road trips that we take for vacations. My 5yo and 2yo love the car and the deployable side steps. I checked out many other large SUVs and the ford was the best bang for the buck for me for the options I wanted. Didnt want to wait on any deals for the new GM products and not waiting on the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I am getting used to the higher ride height and all the tech goodies that my charger didnt have. I also feel the the 3.5tt EB is no slouch. Very happy and I get better gas mileage and dont require premium anymore.


So, my question is if an Expedition is your daily and do you enjoy it as that?



Also the specs on my purchase:
2020 Expedition Limited 4x4 w/ Stealth package, Ruby Red Paint, and 2nd row captain = ~75,900MSRP
I purchased it as a courtesy vehicle with 1200 miles on it (int and ext looks brand new). I received 7k in rebated and 8800 in dealer discounts. I felt like it was a pretty good deal.
I also received 37k for my charger (19k miles on it) and I only paid 38.5k for it three years ago (i purchased it new as well). This definitely sweetened the deal!

 

[JasonH]

Mine is for now. We gave our Altima to my daughter when she left for school and haven't replaced it yet. The Expedition was supposed to be primarily a tow vehicle, but it's been racking up miles as a daily for several months since we let the Altima and our other car go. I really want an EV, because I'm cheap and for me low operations cost is a high priority. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't share my sentiment. And she turned the kids against me. They teased me incessantly for driving an Odyssey when the other families at softball had trucks and SUVs. Enjoy your new ride!

 

[sanman28]

Yes daily. Do i enjoy? I suppose. Its more of a need for me. I need space and seats. Would I love a 911 or bronco or a vintage g-wagon as a 3rd?...Yes, but that isnt in the cards right now.

 

[2018ExpyPlatinum]

Yes, daily, though I don't do much driving since I retired. The only issue with daily is parking. It's kinda big, but I got cameras! I enjoy it very much. As sanman28 said, I'd like a toy, especially a CTS V, but probably not now.

I like your Charger. Thought about buying one as a toy, but prices really went up on them (and everything else). Before COVID, you could buy a really nice scat pack for around 35k, now you're looking at 39-44k.

Anyway........congrats.

 

[lwdavis]

Yes, daily, though I don't do much driving since I retired. The only issue with daily is parking. It's kinda big, but I got cameras! I enjoy it very much. As sanman28 said, I'd like a toy, especially a CTS V, but probably not now.

I like your Charger. Thought about buying one as a toy, but prices really went up on them (and everything else). Before COVID, you could buy a really nice scat pack for around 35k, now you're looking at 39-44k.

Anyway........congrats.

Thanks! Mine was a scat pack with just about every option. Super fun to drive but would scare the crap outta me sometimes. Couldnt imagine ever needing a hellcat. Anyways with used car prices moving up, it was a great time for me to sell used and buy new with all the discounts.

 

[2019 Plat Exp]

I work from home but I used to have a ram 2500 so had a lincoln mkz 3.0TT AWD that I used to use. My wife enjoyed driving that more than her Ford Edge sport so we decided she can have the lincoln and we traded the ram and edge in on the platinum. I dont mind daily driving the exp around since it gets pretty good gas mileage compared to the ram that got 12mpgs lol.

 

[Uturn]

The wife uses the Expedition as her daily driver when she want's to go anywhere. I am stuck with my beater 99 BMW 540 unless I need to go to Austin, then it is a 06 F350 CC DRW diesel.

 

[grumpyoleman]

My Expy is my daily driver and I love it. The wife also has an MKZ 3.0 AWD and it is truly a HOT ROD LINCOLN. Anyway, the Expy makes for a great commuter, especially in heavy snow (6" yesterday and coming down right now.)

 

[Tmg115]

My expedition is my 2nd/ family vehicle. My everyday vehicle is a 2014 Tahoe PPV that I was able to buy new. It's a pretty good vehicle to zip around in. I want to try to keep the expedition nice and low on miles as long as I can

 

[Dice Roll]

Expy is daily. It’s better than anything I’ve had. I’ve had ve Chile’s that were better for a purpose, but not as good all around as the expy.

you got a smokin deal on both. Congrats.

 

[Soliyou]

I had a 2015 Corolla as my daily until I was t-boned by a drunk driver last year.

Now my daily driver is (don’t laugh) a 2008 Lincoln town car. I love it, very comfortable on the bad roads we have around. My plan is to wait until the automatic transmission dies then swap a 6-speed and probably put a vortec supercharger.

The Expy is our road trip machine, we put 25,000 miles in 18 months

 

[Big H]

It’s my daily, with 2 car seats a couple TVs, fridge and camping / beach gear. Kids and parents love it, and I work from home anyways so driving is my guilty pleasure lol who cares about gas mileage or maintenance; I wrench myself and the thing does give good mpg for its size. (Limited Max)


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[Rancidlunchmeat]

Mine is, and no, I don't enjoy it. It's too large, has huge blindspots, and between the tranny downshifts and the turbo lag it's almost dangerous in North Texas suburb traffic and in navigating the multiple freeway on/off ramps with other cars crossing over six lanes of traffic in both directions trying to get to where they want to go.

Now, once you get on some back country roads that you have all to your lonesome and can just roll around in 4WD, it's fairly decent. It's certainly nice when you can point it in one direction on the freeway and just let it cruise for 3 or 4 hours.

So, I'd say - good for taking expeditions, not good for daily'ing if you have an abundance of traffic to deal with.

 

[Tmg115]

Now, once you get on some back country roads that you have all to your lonesome and can just roll around in 4WD, it's fairly decent. QUOTE]

You don't put your expedition in 4wd just because your on a country road do you? Unless you have wheel slip, 4wd should not be engaged.

 

[grumpyoleman]

Mine is, and no, I don't enjoy it. It's too large, has huge blindspots, and between the tranny downshifts and the turbo lag it's almost dangerous in North Texas suburb traffic and in navigating the multiple freeway on/off ramps with other cars crossing over six lanes of traffic in both directions trying to get to where they want to go.

I agree that the Highway and country roads are the Expeditions forte. For us, it is really the perfect road trip vehicle. But as for the tranny downshifts and turbo lag, I do not have the same issues. My experience is quite the opposite. The tranny has been all but perfect and I have never had any issue with turbo lag. I have driven single turbos and turbo diesels over the years. I know what turbo lag is like and the twin scroll in the EB virtually removes the lag.

Might be you should get yours checked out to see if all is performing correctly.

As for it being too large, well it is what it is and "too large" can be relative. It is big I'll grant you but that is what most of us wanted or we would have purchased an Explorer (or some other mid size SUV).

 

[Bmanxx13]

The Expedition MAX is currently the daily driver, family hauler, and road trip vehicle. We’re keeping the Expedition until it falls apart. I work from home and my wife is a stay at home mom so we don’t need a second vehicle at the moment. Although now that the kids are getting older and wanting to play sports it seems we’ll need a second vehicle soon. We’ll end up getting a fun/sporty car as our second and will likely be our daily driver and only use the Expedition when needed.

I do love how much room the Expedition has and how easy it to a to get in and out of. I’m not extremely tall (6’1”) but getting in and out of my cousins mustang I feel like my back is going to snap.

 

[lwdavis]

It’s my daily, with 2 car seats a couple TVs, fridge and camping / beach gear. Kids and parents love it, and I work from home anyways so driving is my guilty pleasure lol who cares about gas mileage or maintenance; I wrench myself and the thing does give good mpg for its size. (Limited Max)


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Interested in if you have the RSE tvs or went aftermarket. The new Expedition also has two car seats in it and will be our new go to road trip vehicle. Just curious what aftermarket tvs look/work well with mounting onto the headrests. Ive seen a lot of stuff on ebay etc from China, just not ready to pull the trigger. Done multiple forum searches here with some dated links. Just curious what you have and if you like it.

 

[Rancidlunchmeat]

You don't put your expedition in 4wd just because your on a country road do you? Unless you have wheel slip, 4wd should not be engaged.

My FX4 has 4A, it switches automatically into it when shifted into sport mode, and yes, it's usually always there because the tranny shifts and steering responsiveness are even worse if not in sport and flipping it back to 2H each time is just one more button push I don't need to make to save a bit of MPG.

 

[Rancidlunchmeat]

But as for the tranny downshifts and turbo lag, I do not have the same issues. My experience is quite the opposite. The tranny has been all but perfect and I have never had any issue with turbo lag. I have driven single turbos and turbo diesels over the years. I know what turbo lag is like and the twin scroll in the EB virtually removes the lag.

Might be you should get yours checked out to see if all is performing correctly.

It's the combination of the 10 speed tranny sitting in 7th gear at 35mph, slowly speeding up to 45 mph and then needing instant acceleration and it not being available as the tranny downshifts and the turbos attempt to kick in. The time it takes both of those things to happen is incredibly lengthy. Sport mode holding at the lower gears helps - a lot, but it is still not a pleasant driving experience to have to mash to pedal the floor every time I want what I would consider to be an average amount of acceleration.

 

[grumpyoleman]

It's the combination of the 10 speed tranny sitting in 7th gear at 35mph, slowly speeding up to 45 mph and then needing instant acceleration and it not being available as the tranny downshifts and the turbos attempt to kick in. The time it takes both of those things to happen is incredibly lengthy. Sport mode holding at the lower gears helps - a lot, but it is still not a pleasant driving experience to have to mash to pedal the floor every time I want what I would consider to be an average amount of acceleration.

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Sounds like it might be more a result of differences in driving styles than anything else. I am very comfortable with the gear selection of the 10 speed. But then again, there also is likely a wide difference in what I see as a traffic jam versus what you see daily.