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flyfishingguru · 2005-09-04T15:58:53-06:00

Well guys, my nearly two years of ownership has now officiallly drawn to a close, the EX was sold as of Friday. With me driving 35,000 miles a year and gas at $3.50 a gallon it was a no brainer for me. I filled the tank on Tuesday night for a whopping $148.00! I generally filled up about 6 times a month so if you do the math............ I am now going to save over 300.00 per month having bought a more economical Toyota Crew Cab Tacoma.I always loved my wifes 03 4Runner and was impressed even though it's a rice burner. With the V6 and plenty of room for it's size, I think I made a wise decision. With a bed cap, I can still kind of have an SUV with plenty of room and utility. And while I loved the Ex and tinkering with it, 300 bucks a month buys me alot of fishing equipment, etc, which is my true passion.(If the wife can be sold on it, maybe a new Grady White fishing boat) Anyway, thanks to all of you who answered my questions and gave some sound advice, it was very much appreciated. I do have some accessories that I will let go dirt cheap if anyone is interested Tan lighted running boards RanchHand front grille guard RanchHand rear bumper (The Cowboy model) Original factory CD and cassette deck Maybe one day another Ex will again grace the driveway, but in the meantime a big Thank You to all. :yes: :beer:

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Another Ex bites the Dust

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Douglas Dircks

• New Richland, MN, USA

• Registered on 11/13/2003

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Posted:9/12/2005 08:23

Saving $3,600 a year in fuel is huge savings!

In 04 my work truck the F250 traveled 55,000 miles at a cost of $9,000 in diesel fuel. Since then fuel has gone up $1.00 a gallon but I moved twice as close to my work area so the fuel savings this year should be significant. In 04 the Excursion racked up about 25,000 miles.

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birdman127

• baltimore, MD, USA

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Posted:9/12/2005 15:37

I feel your pain!!!! I test drove a 04 6 liter Saturday night. Niceee Going over it with the Mrs. but I still love my X and all its toys...

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Scott Stover

• Fayetteville, NC, USA

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Posted:9/12/2005 18:57

I hear ya Scott, I too sat down and looked at a couple used PSD's and WOW to say the least....Im just about even on what I owe and what the trade in is/would be, sooooo were not sure what were going to do...In the last couple of months though Ive been drivin the heck outta the Saturn so the Ex has sat with the exception of the wife going to the gym witch is about 5 miles round trip.

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Cut7

• Bonsall, CA, USA

• Registered on 5/7/2005

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Posted:10/3/2005 13:57

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For the Ex owners reporting 16-17mpg's, you must not either have 4x4 or the 4.30 differential correct? That's what I have and I have never seen more than 14 mpg's.

16-17 MPG averages are going to be from Diesel-powered Excursions.

-Eric

I get almost 20 mpg at a steady 70 mph cruising on the highway (4x4, diesel of course). Has anyone considered running biodiesel? My father-in-law has a diesel truck also, & he is seriously considering making the stuff himself. It seems that the total cost of the fuel would be about 80 cents/gallon.

Regards,
Tom

edited 10/3/2005 13:59