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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Looking for a family vehicle and I'm trying to decide between a 01 up Tahoe or a 2000 up Excursion...

I'm looking to pay somewhere in the 10k range, I don't want to finance.

Looking for some opinions, I will get the Diesel if I go with the Excursion.

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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Don't they only make the Excursion in diesel?

This should be a no brainer. They basically had to start giving away the Excursion's cause no one was buying them. Too big, too much money, Drinks gas like no other.

Get a tahoe, much nicer.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ThaBirdMan
Don't they only make the Excursion in diesel?

This should be a no brainer. They basically had to start giving away the Excursion's cause no one was buying them. Too big, too much money, Drinks gas like no other.

Get a tahoe, much nicer.
They do make them in gas, one of the main reason's I'm not sure about the Tahoe is because everyone has one. Whatever I buy is not going to be used on a daily basis, it will be used for going out to dinner, etc,etc...

It's just a pain in the *** getting the boys in and out of the car.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Those two are really not in the same class. The Excursion is bigger than a Suburban and much bigger than a Tahoe. Are you sure you don't want an Expedition? They are closer to the Tahoe in size. IMO, the Chevy is nicer inside. I have three friends with 2003 and up Expeditions. All of them are rattle traps. They get you there but they have lots of minor issues. Production of the Excursion stopped in 2006.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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both of my friends have each the tahoe is a better choice imo... little bit nice, better seats, little better mpg, my buddy gets like 17mpg compared to the 12 for the exursion!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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I'm a sucker for a Tahoe, but I would definitely go with a diesel Excursion. I've had my eye on one of those for years, just never got around to buying one.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Tahoe for sure ....always pick a Chevy over a Ford!!!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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I like the Tahoe also, I think they look bad *** with some 20" wheels.

I know the Excursion is a lot bigger than the Tahoe, I think the Expeditions are ugly as ****. The only reason I was thinking about the Excursion was because the wife said we have 3 close friends with Tahoe's so she did not want the same as them. LOL

If the Excursion is a rattle trap then screw that, I will go with the tahoe
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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i would get a brand new tahoe if they can finance it for 6 yrs no interest, otherwise the excursion is the way to go, especially diesel and 4x4. but try to get the nice ones (i think limited or eddie bauer) because they have leather etc. i test drove a base excursion with a plastic floor and bench seats like a bus and it was no fun.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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tahoe...i know this is a lil more than you wanted to spend but its in excellent condition. no one has ever sat in the back seats. leather is superb and the tv has never been used. still has the plastic screen cover. pm me if your interested. ill drop it a lil more for ya

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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Tahoe is better.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Chad
If the Excursion is a rattle trap then screw that, I will go with the tahoe
Excursion is definetely going to be much more trucklike and probably rattles more, but I'd contribute most of that to the 3/4 ton frame it was built on. Not really apples to apples in that sense.

I've had a couple of diesel Excursions for a little while in the past couple of years and they weren't too bad. Both had 100K+ miles on them. I was really surprised by the fact how the ride changed on the other one after adding a 4" lift and 35" tires. It was much nicer that way. New shocks, steering stabilizer etc. contributed to that, too.

Originally Posted by OhOneWS6
I have three friends with 2003 and up Expeditions. All of them are rattle traps. They get you there but they have lots of minor issues.
I'm assuming you are referring to Excursions, not Expeditions...? We've had a 2004 Expedition now for two years and it has been completely rattle and problem free. Has 90K+ miles already. Not too big complaints at the various Ford forums, either.

Excursions are quite different, though.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Diesel Excursion....

have a tahoe, and driven a diesel excursion...the excursion doesnt have many rattles you would be very surprised. if my wife would let me have it i woulda bought the excursion but its too big for her....
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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tahoe bro fosho
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Just buy my yukon so I can get a new body style one. Even the diesel excursion only gets 12 mpg
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