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Fourkidletts
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Aug 02, 2014

Another Expy question

I learned a great deal about my big families payload issues last year from this forum, and we never bought a TV. (3 teens, 3 adults) We have decided that an Expy fits our needs the best as an everyday vehicle, and we may need to resign ourselves to the fact that it will tow a trailer with only the driver, and the family following in another vehicle. We typically camp within a few hours of our home so it's not a big deal.

There is an outstanding deal on a '14 Expy EL. Brand new only 39k. 4x4 with a heavy duty towing package. Says it includes this: Heavy-Duty Trailer-Tow Package (Heavy-Duty Auxiliary Transmission Oil Cooler, Heavy-Duty Radiator, Integrated Trailer Brake Controller).

1)Is that including everything what we need to tow?
2)It's such a great deal, but is it worth it to wait for the ecoboost engine in the '15? I see those as being at least 10k over this price. But is it worth it?

We do not own a TT yet. Will likely be on the smaller side, kids don't mind sleeping in tents. Mostly want the bathroom, running water, bed for me. :)

Would you snatch this up and use it as a TV?

Thanks!

updating info from Edmunds:
Horsepower
365 hp @ 5000 rpm ('15)
310 hp @ 5100 rpm ('14)

Torque
420 ft-lbs. @ 2500 rpm ('15)
365 ft-lbs. @ 3600 rpm ('14)
  • tim and amy wrote:
    So if you take that bullet add the 1000# of gear, so 6485 total trailer weight, you still have and extra 2015# of capacity on your GCWR, that is more than enough safety net to take your family in your expy. and not make them follow in a car.


    What about payload? That's too important to ignore.

    Bruce
  • The 2014 EL with HD tow package has a max loaded trailer spec of 8700#
    NOTE: the vehicles GCWR is 15K pounds,

    http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/general/pdf/towingguides/14_Expedition_Sep11.pdf

    FYI, you can get into a 28 foot quad bunk ultralite Bullet (287 qbs) that weighs 5485# dry. You can figure, by the time you put in all the stuff you need, add 1000# to that number.

    On our Kodiak, with Four Teenagers, two adults and a dog, the trailer all stocked for a 2 week camping trip, with everything you can think of. Chairs, coolers etc, added exactly 1000# to our trailer.

    So if you take that bullet add the 1000# of gear, so 6485 total trailer weight, you still have and extra 2015# of capacity on your GCWR, that is more than enough safety net to take your family in your expy. and not make them follow in a car.