Hi guys.
Noob Expy owner from Montreal, Canada here.
I first registered on the other forum, but then I noticed that many ppl moved on over here. So here I am
Just got my Expy EB a few days ago after a lot of searching and hesitating between getting an Expedition or a Diesel Excursion. Finally settled on the Expy and couldn't be happier. Love it!
It's a black & tan 2004 Eddie Bauer, 57k miles, very well maintained, fully loaded (nav, dvd, air ride, moonroof, heated/cooled leather, 2nd row bucket seats, pwr folding 3rd row, a lot of bells and whistles). The owner said it cost around $67k Canadian brand new.
I got a bit of sh*t from friends for buying a "gas guzzler", but my answer to them is that between my civic hybrid daily commuter and the Expy I prolly get better overall mileage that their families with 2 regular sedans. Plus, nothing beats the feeling of driving this truck! I have to constantly fight the urge to take it to work instead of the Civic. I will probably end up using it to commute at least once a week, just for the heck of it. And i'll obviously use it to commute in winter. The Civic's low ground clearance is no match for the amount of snow we get up here sometimes.
I plan to try and improve gas mileage as much as possible. I'll start with the cheap & easy mods first (like upping tire pressure, the GOTTS mod, a K&N air filter) and then go with the more expensive stuff like a programmer and maybe a freeflow exhaust. I'll combine that with hypermiling driving techniques to hopefully get to around 15-16mpg city and 21-22 hwy.
Cheers!
Robert.
Noob Expy owner from Montreal, Canada here.
I first registered on the other forum, but then I noticed that many ppl moved on over here. So here I am
Just got my Expy EB a few days ago after a lot of searching and hesitating between getting an Expedition or a Diesel Excursion. Finally settled on the Expy and couldn't be happier. Love it!
It's a black & tan 2004 Eddie Bauer, 57k miles, very well maintained, fully loaded (nav, dvd, air ride, moonroof, heated/cooled leather, 2nd row bucket seats, pwr folding 3rd row, a lot of bells and whistles). The owner said it cost around $67k Canadian brand new.
I got a bit of sh*t from friends for buying a "gas guzzler", but my answer to them is that between my civic hybrid daily commuter and the Expy I prolly get better overall mileage that their families with 2 regular sedans. Plus, nothing beats the feeling of driving this truck! I have to constantly fight the urge to take it to work instead of the Civic. I will probably end up using it to commute at least once a week, just for the heck of it. And i'll obviously use it to commute in winter. The Civic's low ground clearance is no match for the amount of snow we get up here sometimes.
I plan to try and improve gas mileage as much as possible. I'll start with the cheap & easy mods first (like upping tire pressure, the GOTTS mod, a K&N air filter) and then go with the more expensive stuff like a programmer and maybe a freeflow exhaust. I'll combine that with hypermiling driving techniques to hopefully get to around 15-16mpg city and 21-22 hwy.
Cheers!
Robert.
