Ford Excursion - Whats it worth?
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Hi!
I have been hankering over a dirty American cummins or powerstroke diesel for the past 10 years. Living in London however, means if I do want to own one of these bad boy engines, its basically now or never. ULEZ is coming into outer London from October 2021, so I have about 8 months to own one, and then I will have to sell up.
I went to view this bad boy today:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Excursion-7-3-Powe...
Its the Ford Excursion, with the behemoth 7.3 litre powerstroke. She sounded great, and whilst I really liked it, I want to know what it is realistically worth?
20K is IMO way too much. Its an 02 plate, with circa 85 on the clock. The interior has seen better days, but the exterior is in very good shape. I know that some smart aleck will say "Its worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it" but I need to know whether its even in the correct ball park figure which I don't think it is.
I also would like to know if, after owning it for circa 8 months, it will be quite hard to shift on? Do trucks like this take time to sell? Do they sell quite quickly since they're so rare? Am I likely to lose much on sale?
I understand that it will drink like a fish, but its a once in a lifetime offer to scratch an itch I've had for years. I do want it, but I need to think this through properly first.
The seller said he had received quite a lot of interest from abroad, (Germany, Denmark etc) but due to lockdown the buyers won't be coming to see it just yet. The seller himself is NOT short of a few bob. He has tons of trucks, cars, motorhome, motorbikes and has ordered a new Dodge Ram from America to use for his 5th wheel motorhome.
Any suggestions, any ideas and feedback will be much appreciated!
Thank you!
Keemaklan
I have been hankering over a dirty American cummins or powerstroke diesel for the past 10 years. Living in London however, means if I do want to own one of these bad boy engines, its basically now or never. ULEZ is coming into outer London from October 2021, so I have about 8 months to own one, and then I will have to sell up.
I went to view this bad boy today:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Excursion-7-3-Powe...
Its the Ford Excursion, with the behemoth 7.3 litre powerstroke. She sounded great, and whilst I really liked it, I want to know what it is realistically worth?
20K is IMO way too much. Its an 02 plate, with circa 85 on the clock. The interior has seen better days, but the exterior is in very good shape. I know that some smart aleck will say "Its worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it" but I need to know whether its even in the correct ball park figure which I don't think it is.
I also would like to know if, after owning it for circa 8 months, it will be quite hard to shift on? Do trucks like this take time to sell? Do they sell quite quickly since they're so rare? Am I likely to lose much on sale?
I understand that it will drink like a fish, but its a once in a lifetime offer to scratch an itch I've had for years. I do want it, but I need to think this through properly first.
The seller said he had received quite a lot of interest from abroad, (Germany, Denmark etc) but due to lockdown the buyers won't be coming to see it just yet. The seller himself is NOT short of a few bob. He has tons of trucks, cars, motorhome, motorbikes and has ordered a new Dodge Ram from America to use for his 5th wheel motorhome.
Any suggestions, any ideas and feedback will be much appreciated!
Thank you!
Keemaklan
Hi! Thanks for your replies so far.
I have no real worry about driving it around London. Yes obviously parking will be a nightmare in 9 out of 10 places, and most roads are small enough without having to drive a huge Yank Tank through them, but its only for a short time so I'll learn to live with it. It'll probably only really be a weekend car, and long distance cruiser. It'll make a great shag pad at the back. I won't need to pay for hotels anymore haha.
I just really want to enjoy that engine for 7-8 months.
There are two petrol engined Excursions currently on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-OF-FRESH-IMPORT-FOR...
This one is up for 14k, on an 05 plate, with less mileage, but it's not got the engine I want.
The next one is much the same.
Up for https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRESH-IMPORT-53-PLATE-F...
Again, wrong fuel.
But how do I go about telling the seller that he's priced it 10k too much! Offering £1,000-2,000 less is one thing, but offering £8/9k less is just an absolute P•ss take.
I have no real worry about driving it around London. Yes obviously parking will be a nightmare in 9 out of 10 places, and most roads are small enough without having to drive a huge Yank Tank through them, but its only for a short time so I'll learn to live with it. It'll probably only really be a weekend car, and long distance cruiser. It'll make a great shag pad at the back. I won't need to pay for hotels anymore haha.
I just really want to enjoy that engine for 7-8 months.
There are two petrol engined Excursions currently on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-OF-FRESH-IMPORT-FOR...
This one is up for 14k, on an 05 plate, with less mileage, but it's not got the engine I want.
The next one is much the same.
Up for https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRESH-IMPORT-53-PLATE-F...
Again, wrong fuel.
But how do I go about telling the seller that he's priced it 10k too much! Offering £1,000-2,000 less is one thing, but offering £8/9k less is just an absolute P•ss take.
Very valid question...
I only have a B cat licence, but I'm thinking of winging it on the basis of this thread hahah....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
and possibly do my C1 licence later.
I'm glad you mentioned that however. Another reason why I really shouldn't be looking at this vehicle.
I believe the kerb weight is 3,487 kg for the 7.3 Powerstroke engines, so I might just be ok? I don't really have a clue!
K.
I only have a B cat licence, but I'm thinking of winging it on the basis of this thread hahah....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
and possibly do my C1 licence later.
I'm glad you mentioned that however. Another reason why I really shouldn't be looking at this vehicle.
I believe the kerb weight is 3,487 kg for the 7.3 Powerstroke engines, so I might just be ok? I don't really have a clue!
K.
alabbasi said:
I don't know how you can get 10MPG (Imperial) when I get more than 10MPG (US) pulling a trailer behind me in a bigger and heavier vehicle.
You can also get a tune on these engines that has a 6 position switch which would add 150hp to the engine on the highest setting and improve fuel economy.
The 10mpg was more of a guess than anything else. You can also get a tune on these engines that has a 6 position switch which would add 150hp to the engine on the highest setting and improve fuel economy.
Edited by alabbasi on Monday 1st February 00:04
Heavy foot, large engine and London town constant stop start traffic.
What do you get in an urban environment?
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