I have always wanted to own a Ford Excursion. Considering they only made them from 2000-2006, any of them I see for sale have between 100K-400K miles. Which engine would you recommend for the longest life: 5.4 V8 gas, 6.8 V10 gas, 7.3 V8 diesel, or 6.0 V8 diesel? The most common I see for sale is the V10. I know the 6.0 was a terrible engine when it came out, but I didn't know if they worked out most of the bugs by 2006 at the end of the Excursion's life. I have heard man great things about the 7.3 as far as longevity, but I didn't know about the 6.8. Thanks
I wouldn't buy any of them using any of those money pizzas they age they're high in vehicles with tons of electronics that break down when they get older
I have personally put over 300,000mi on 2 V10 excursions. One was an 2003 and the other was a 2005. Both were great and had no major issues besides rust on the 2003. As long as you keep up with regular oil changes and checking of the oil (the pcv system eats a lot of oil vapor, so it can seem that the oil level drops too much but it is just the nature of the V10) Don't expect to get good mpg, I averaged 10 in the 2005 and 8 in the 2003 (probably due to the tires).
One complaint is the brake size, I am in a hilly area and will change +1000ft daily and the brakes would warp relatively easily in the winter. But if you drove with that in mind and started braking earlier it was fine (it does weight 7500lbs).
I currently have a 2000 F350 with the 7.3 with 290k mi. It has been great.
Stay away from the 5.4. Not the best motor in the world and it is too small of a 7500lb truck in my opinion.
Stay away from the 6.0 unless you plan on bulletproofing it.
Keep in mind, they are getting up in age. Which is why I sold both of mine now. Rust and electronics will be your main problems.
7.3 if you can find one in good shape. They’re half-million mile motors. Slow as molasses though.
