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US $32,000.00
Year:2005 Mileage:97500
Location:

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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2005 Excursion Eddie Bauer 6.0 Diesel White with low mileage and $12,000 in upgrades. 

This Excursion was ordered by the owner of a dealership in North Dakota as one of the last Ford Excursions off the line before they stopped making them (they dont make them any newer than this vehicle). He used it sparingly for several years and I purchased it from him in 2010 and have taken it on several trips towing our camper.  Other than those trips I have not really towed much with it.   It didnt even go into service until 2007 and was under warranty when I purchased it.  I am the first owner from the dealership.  Since 2010 then I have taken extremely good care of the vehicle and upgraded the parts of the vehicle that were lacking. This is truly how the vehicle should have come from the factory as Stock.

It has been setup to be the ultimate Excursion Tow Vehicle and family trip vehicle. This is a one of a kind vehicle that is perfect for the family that wants to tow a camper or boat in a rock solid towing platform plus all the comforts of a luxury vehicle.  2005 Excursion Diesels in great condition and under 100k miles (which is really just getting the engine broken in) are going for around 25-30k.  Consider that in addition to belonging to this group I have also added the following upgrades which have cost over 12k and at the same time I have left the engine stock never having modified it in any way - so no worries that it was abused.  They do not make these vehicles anymore and there is really nothing like it - I assume if you are viewing this you already know this fact.

Some key facts:
2005 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer
Towing Package
4x4
Heated Mirrors
Entertainment Package
Oxford White with Medium Parchment Leather Interior

Upgrades:
Set of 5 (full size spare) 285/75 R16 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor Pro Grade (these are stiff sidewalls and the absolute best for towing)
V/B suspension upgrade which gives it about a 2 inch lift. Rear leaf springs use a F350 leaf on the bottom of the stack which gives the back about a half inch more but is perfect for towing heavy loads.
High output alternator
Rancho RS 9000xl adjustable shocks
Helwig Sway Bar
Bullet Proof Diesel upgrade FICM
RedHead Steering gear (to remove the play in the Ford Truck Steering). 
New soundsystem with Kenwood double din stereo and navigation. new speakers and sub. $1000 of soundproofing and a backup camera.  This was over 5k and was installed less than a year ago
Engine compartment Hood Pad
Upgraded door Seal Mod (door seals are rock solid)
Prodigy Brake Controller

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