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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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While I will still contribute to the site it will be much less frequent after selling the Impala due to the family increasing in size. Wanted to thank everyone for their knowledge and the great atmosphere that is around this site. Been a pleasure.

And for you picture freaks:

Impala (some of the basic mods below)
-Magnaflow Exhaust
-K&N Drop in (Sold)
- K&N CAI (Sold)
- Custom Mounted Escort X8500 blue (Sold)
- Eagle F1s
- Removed rear chevy emblem, painted front one black
- Removed GM emblems


And the new ride:
2010 Ford Expedition EL
4x4 Limited
Some of the neat options:
20" Wheels; heated 1st and 2nd row; cooled 1st row; SYNC with 911 call assist, turn by turn, bluetooth for phone, etc (just like onstar except free forever); USB input for stereo inside armrest, mutiple AUX inputs, backup camera and sensors, smoked headlights (yes standard), 9200 lb towing capacity, my 6'3"; 260lb frame can literally sit comfortably in any seat in any row (same can't be said for the suburban), rear seats fold into the floor (power), tons of performance aftermarket (pretty much an F150 under the skin as far as engine/trans/frame).






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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Good luck man! Nice looking Exp. LTD. My wife drives one also.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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thats a huge bitch lol....nice looking SUV man....what kinda gas mileage does that thing get?
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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That's a NICE truck, ya got there
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Holy bling Eddie! Congrats on the purchase - really like the front end.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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Thanks guys. As far as mileage, 13.5 all city so far. Guys with tunes are around 15-16 city. Really not much worse than the imp for something that weights 3+tons.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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My father-in-law has one almost like yours. I couldn't beleive it when I saw 17.5mpg avg on the display, and i know he drives mostly city. Nice ride.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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My father in-law has one aswell, 2007 eddie bauer...$65,000 in canada......but you have the max.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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Models go in this form:

XLT - Base
Eddie Bauer - Add luxury, chrome grill, 2 tone paint
Limited - Monochrome appearance, blacked out lights, every options
King Ranch - Baseball glove leather seats, 2 tone paint, same options as limited

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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Thats a nice truck for a Ford. Huge.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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sorry for your loss, but not a bad suv just don't like the newer 5.4ls kinda dogs IMO, even the newer superchargerd f150s only run mid 14s, so you will need all the mods you can get lol. My dad used to have a deisel excursion now that was a beast. when it was lifted on 35's noone got in your way lol
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Congrats on the purchase. Lookin' good. I like the Limited Expeditions, they look good when you get those 20's.

And I don't think he's worried about 1/4 mile times with this haha.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 20SS07
Congrats on the purchase. Lookin' good. I like the Limited Expeditions, they look good when you get those 20's.

And I don't think he's worried about 1/4 mile times with this haha.
well if you read, he talks about performance aftermarket, so i assumed he wanted to add power.
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Man, thats a BIG sumbitch. Pretty cool I must admit, but I still would've gone for the 'Burb

And whats with your neighborhood not having any fences between homes!?
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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Why would you need fences in the neighborhood? I prefer the nice wide open look. Everyone with dogs just has invisible fences.

As far as power this isn't the toy, just a good people hauler. But that fact that super chargers, exhaust, headers, tunes, etc is already available is a plus.

Also I don't really consider the Impala a big loss. It started to have so many electrical gremlins. .. annoying.
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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grats. nice looking SUV
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