Road Trips
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Man I need another road trip. This year is killing me between everything being shut down and chasing gremlins on the trucks and now we're looking at layoffs.... Definitely need a decent vacation!
Fuel prices are definitely worth investigating prior to taking off. Typically PA has some of the highest prices per gallon however northern Maine topped the list on our trip @$3.41 per gallon. Lowest was $2.17, huge spread and the coins add up quick when you're buying 30 something gallons per stop.
Last road trip was nor cal to Ak.
7000 miles
7 weeks
Average of 9 towing 6k.
Some of the best time made was in b.c. Due to no traffic and awesome road conditions. Capable of exceeding the trailer tires speee rating... Not sayin We did so there Dudley Doowright big grin.
Took 5n to get outta the prk as fast as possible, then the coastlines of Ore. And Washington.
B.c. ,youkon, into tok Ak. Back into radio free AMERICA!
FOUND IT, link to my road trip...
https://www.oilburners.net/threads/road-trip-up-ore-coast-border-crossing-into-b-c-alaska.84666/
7000 miles
7 weeks
Average of 9 towing 6k.
Some of the best time made was in b.c. Due to no traffic and awesome road conditions. Capable of exceeding the trailer tires speee rating... Not sayin We did so there Dudley Doowright big grin.
Took 5n to get outta the prk as fast as possible, then the coastlines of Ore. And Washington.
B.c. ,youkon, into tok Ak. Back into radio free AMERICA!
FOUND IT, link to my road trip...
https://www.oilburners.net/threads/road-trip-up-ore-coast-border-crossing-into-b-c-alaska.84666/
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mexicanjoe
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my road trips consisted of driving 52 miles one way to the Sheriffs office. Pick up my unit for the shift and drive back home , 12 hours later....... for months............ Then I got my present job and have time to work on my IDI. Ive got to get a spare tire mounted...... Texas heat rotted the spare in the bed and im without a spare.
The new Explorers aren’t bad.... but I’ve not cared for the Explorer since is went away from being Ranger based (body on frame, solid rear axle, squareish shaped, same as the newer Expeditions). The EcoBoost gassers that Ford has developed are something. We have both versions they use in a truck. My Red F-150 is a 3.5 EcoBoost and Dad’s 16 F-150 is the 2.7 EcoBoost, both in 4x4 SuperCrew’s. They both consistently see in the 20’s for MPG. Very quiet and powerful. My 3.5 is pushing the same Tq/HP as the Excursion. The stock 6.0 is 325 HP / 560 TQ and and the 3.5 is 365 HP / 420 TQ.... even the 3.7 N/A is 302 HP / 278 TQ..... it has plenty of power too and gets around 20.
If something happened to mine, I would look at getting another one. Heck, I even stopped and looked at this one:
http://www.1200wmainsales.com/inventory/ford/excursion/d42078/
When we were shopping for the new truck, when we bought the red one. I normally stop an look and any that comes up for sale. There are actually 2 in the town I live in on a lot. That black one, and a buddy has a burgundy V-10 on his lot. My oldest likes them well enough he actually was looking at one that has the 7.3..... they are a great family vehicle. They will tow just about anything you hitch to them. My 4x4 6.0 one has an 11,000 lb towing capacity. Great to get around in the winter in, I just don’t recommend taking them far off-road. Most of them, just the truck are 8,000 lbs, so in stock form they “wheel” like a boulder..... a big, heavy boulder.
One other bit a reassurance you and “whisper” while you are at it.... they are not as big to drive as they seem. Depending on what she drives now.... it may not be much bigger. For example, my regular cab, 8 foot bed pickup and the SuperCrew 5.5 foot bed truck are LONGER than the Excursion by about a foot..... the Excursion is 226.7” and the F-150’s are 231.9. My oldest had an 89 regular cab IDI 4x4.... my 150 was WAY longer... a RC Brick is only 210.2”...... so if she can drive an full-size pickup, she won’t have any trouble in an Excursion.....
If we weren't taking 90 the whole way I would stop and look at it! Her current daily is a 2013 Focus ST. Being British she likes small cars. But she did drive the heck out of my 88 Silverado SCLB with a built 383 while I was on deployment and loved it. She hasn't driven Betsy yet with it being mainly a project since I have had it and her confusion to starting in 2nd, but I guarantee once she does I will be on the lookout for another. And that being the case can probably sway her towards the Excursion.
We were arguing over which burger joint is best. I am partial to In n out. Though while on the road, you really need to be on the lookout for the local spots. Like ****'s Drive In here in Seattle, don't want to miss it.
Probably should be a part of this thread though. Food and Drink is equally as important as destination and views. Like what spot is best to eat at in South Bend?..... wish that is where it had gone......
road trips rock
the only thing better than road trips is offroad trips!!
the only thing better than road trips is offroad trips!!
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Laine D
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I’ll argue all day for in n out...
Good point.
Take along a laptop, or find an app for the phone that will give you average fuel prices along the way.
May be worth it to take along a couple large gas cans, to fill up before a long stretch that has unusually high prices...
genscripter
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I'm really missing a road trip this year. My friend and I usually go on a massive roadtrip every July. This is the first summer in 16 years that we couldn't do it due to the corona rules. https://www.nickpisca.com/wvo
We've been to the Arctic twice and even did a 13,000 mile roadtrip to Newfoundland and back.
This year we were thinking of going up into northern Quebec on the James Bay Road (the longest no-service road in North America) to finish what we started in 2015, but things are just too messy at the border.
We've been to the Arctic twice and even did a 13,000 mile roadtrip to Newfoundland and back.
This year we were thinking of going up into northern Quebec on the James Bay Road (the longest no-service road in North America) to finish what we started in 2015, but things are just too messy at the border.
