they are probably d/c-ing the excursion to make a larger one. I've never bought a FORD product because of their NAZI and anti-semetic and anti-minority ties (read about Henry Ford sometime) --and of course the current family nor the company never shied away from that persona....

now how about the fate of the Hummer?! (the truck)

Don't scare an old man like that!!!! ;)

Wow... pathetic.

There are no minimum mpg laws there? That is a shocking waste of energy.

No argument.

In fact, I believe manufacturers are pretty much allowed to lie about the mpg, because laws which regulate them allow them to submit an 'average' MPG, which they often calculate by averaging in some of their more fuel-efficiant models. (I heard about this practice many years ago, though, and they might have tightened up that rule by now.)

it's great to see the expedition being discontinued.
sadley, the hummer and some other large expensive suv's have recently seen another jump in sales as pres bush has pushed a tax relief for heavier "trucks".
it came from an old bill that gave a tax relief to farmers and other industrial workers for the purchase of their necessary industrial and farming machines. i don't have the stats handy, but it was an issue of weight. in those days, no car weighed close to as much as a hummer these days. only huge industrial tractors or equipment weighed that much. so, if your rig weighed over a certain amount, you got some help from the government.
now business owners are buying the biggest suv's and getting a generous portion of it paid for by our tax dollars.
this is yet another irresponsible action that the bush administration is supporting.
will someone please come liberate us from this evil regime**********?

another intersting note: i don't know if it's just a state-wide thing, but in oregon there is a penalty for registering a fuel efficient car. registration prices are twice as high for an electric hybrid car as any other car or truck or suv.

i wonder why so many people criticize the u.s. government for the policies they endorse????

Put me in the camp of "land yacht" owners. I drive a '92 Buick Roadmaster. In eleven years and 125,000 miles I have replaced the alternator and the passenger side electric seat switch. Want something bigger and you have to get an Excursion. But, my bike fits in the trunk (with front tire removed) and my second bike behind the front seats. And it is very comfortable. All the while I get 20 mpg average tank after tank of gas. 24+ mpg on the highway at 75 mph (but who would drive that fast - is illegal). When this sucker dies in another five or six years, I hope GM is again offering something similar. At least if offers some protection should someone in an Excursion run into me.

Maybe we need bigger SUV's to protect us from other SUV's? ;)


(God help cyclists though)

I dunno, at the rate SUV's are growing, some day we may only need to duck as they zoom by overhead. :D

hahhahah.... this thread cracks me up...

loved this link Ford Excursion, That Is! ..... i can't stop laughing.. .... HAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!

this hugh SUV sure does suckup gas... :eek:

Soooo, I suppose they'll all go out and buy Hummers now. They have two models to choose from and most dealers can't keep them in stock they are moving so fast.

Ford has also recently killed the Thunderbird. Maybe they'll go back to the Falcon. :D

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring.../8octfor11.JPG


Not bad....