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2005 Ford Expedition User Reviews

2005 Ford Expedition Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 18 reviews

  • Performance:3.8 out of 5 stars3.8 out of 5 stars3.8 out of 5 stars3.8 out of 5 stars3.8 out of 5 stars 3.8 / 5
  • Appearance:4.2 out of 5 stars4.2 out of 5 stars4.2 out of 5 stars4.2 out of 5 stars4.2 out of 5 stars 4.2 / 5
  • Build Quality:4.1 out of 5 stars4.1 out of 5 stars4.1 out of 5 stars4.1 out of 5 stars4.1 out of 5 stars 4.1 / 5
  • Overall:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5

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PROS
"comfortable car" 5 reviews
"power" 5 reviews
"big space" 5 reviews
"big car" 4 reviews
"storage" 3 reviews
CONS
"fuel economy" 9 reviews

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Expy05 writes:
2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4WD Review
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Expy05
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Does Everything — This truck does everything I need it to do, hauling the kids around pulling whatever I need, plenty of room for hauling big stuff, comfortable, has all the options I love, moonroof, dvd heated leather seats and a great stereo.

Primary Use: Family transportation

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oldtimer37 writes:
2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Review
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If you travel a lot, tow or carry big loads inside. it can't be beat.

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If you can't accept the mileage, don't even look at one.

oldtimer37
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Super... It Does Everything I Bought It To Do. — Great SUV. VERY comfortable and could tow a house if you could figure out how to attach it. I guess for the size, the mileage is not that bad... 13 town and 18 highway. It was better before I was forced to buy 10% Ethanol That seems to be the biggest joke on the American motorist ever perpetrated. Cuts the mileage by 10% also. This has made corn product go higher in the process. When are we going to go to hydrogen? Burn water! I have read articles on this car and they seem to find things wrong with it that I don't. I think a lot of the problems people have are from their own doing. Routine maintenance is big in my book. Most people do not pay attention as long as their car starts when they get in it. I usually get 180k-250k miles on my cars before I get rid of them and they still run and look good. This is not a sport car so I didn't expect high performance from it. It has no problem keeping up with traffic and I am happy. I think it is well built and good looking for what it is.

Primary Use: Family transportation

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Brian writes:
2005 Ford Expedition XLT 4WD Review
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Room, safety, toughness

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Ford Expedition — First and foremost I like the size of the vehicle. I need a large vehicle for my job and this suits perfectly. Being able to haul the whole family and all the gear is a nice bonus as well. This SUV is built on a truck frame. So it rides like a truck, which is my preference. If you want a toy SUV that rides like a car, this is not the vehicle for you...you should probably check out one of those import SUV rollerskates that passes as an SUV.

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Omar writes:
2005 Ford Expedition XLT 4WD Review
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Everything

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Great Suv — Great all around SUV, acceleration is OK, it handles very well on and off road. Drove it successfully in the dessert and in snow storms, interior is spacious and comfortable. Gas mileage sucks but who cares!!! Exterior looks great, engine is relatively powerfull and basically it delivers. I recommend this car

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Dale writes:
2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4WD Review
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Lots of space, heated and cooled seats, middle seat in 2nd row slides fore/aft, power operated 3rd row seats fold flat, power adjustable brake pedal location, easy entry drivers seat, commanding view of the road, 4WD system works slick.

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Not so great gas mileage, handles like a big truck, steering is very isolated from the road, hard to park in these small spots here in Cali.

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Great Family And Gear Hauler — Wife didn't want a minivan and third row needed to be comfortable for a 6 foot adult. This is why we bought this. We decided that we didn't need to pay extra for a lincoln navigator when we got everything we needed in the expy.

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2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4WD Review
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very reliable vehicle..  looks and runs great.. very comfortable.. lots of room for family and cargo.. can tow a big load if needed.

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nothing

Pangallo5
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Its An Awesome Vehicle — all around great vehicle works well with all of our needs the 8 passenger seating comes in handy alot and the third row folds into floor unlike the gm vehicles that u have to remove seats. love it love it

Primary Use: Family transportation

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Cindy writes:
2005 Ford Expedition NBX 4WD Review
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it rides like a dream and will get out of its way in a hurry

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it is a little on the large side but thats a no brainer

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Very Reliable And Inexpensive To Maintain — it is very reliable, has independant rearend which makes it handle very great. it has moderate breaking abilities and accelarates hard thanks to the only 2 valve 5.4 lite. it gets around in the mud and snow with no issues due to the very refined 4xD. gets about 15 mpg around town.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Elijah writes:
2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4WD Review
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Great Handeling and Power

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Low gas milage

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My '05 Ford Expedition — Love the 4 wheel independent suspension. For a full size SUV it handles the best in it's class by far. It's got really good power, but the gas milage could be a bit better. I only see about 13.5 mpg. Love the leather interior because it's really easy to clean up.

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maxfli writes:
2005 Ford Expedition Limited 4WD Review
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The car was great from the time I purchased it new.  A very comfortable and reliable SUV

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Would have liked better mileage but averaged 15 around town, same as I got with my Explorer and it was smaller and not as comfortable on the long trips

maxfli
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A Full Sized Suv — I owned this car for 7 years and it worked out great for me. It did everything it was supposed to and did it with comfort and style. It took me from Connecticut to Sunset Beach, NC over 15 times and always made the 13 hour trip comfortable.

Primary Use: Family transportation

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Epperson writes:
2005 Ford Expedition XLT Review
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Its big and can tow about anything for its size pretty good mpg.  good ride

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tends to lean in curves because of how tall it is.   no four wheel drive

Epperson
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Good Solid Suv — big truck very good for a large family or someone who just needs a large cargo carrying area. at the time I needed another vehicle and could not pass up on its price. next vehicle will be four wheel drive.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Cost $9,299 Average Instant Market Value $12,977 Average Instant Market Value $8,966 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 18 19 19
Horsepower 300 285 210
Crash Test Rating 5 4 4
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) 20.7 16.3 48.6
Front Leg Room (inches) 41.2 41.3 42.4

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2007 Ford Expedition Reviews

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