CVguy
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I've decided to start a thread documenting the ownership of my Expedition, I don't want to bore you guys with the entire backstory so I'll keep it as concise as I can.
The story begins in April 2024, I'd wanted an Expedition for about four or five years at this point. I'd look for them on and off every once in a while to see what prices are like and if I'd find any deals, but never saw anything tempting enough to go look at. That is, until one popped up for sale locally. It had higher miles (257K to be exact), but it was an immaculate one-owner car.
![20240412_185012.jpg 20240412_185012.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80185-abfa1fbdde8f93f87b46843aa37c89ba.jpg)
April 12th 2024, the day I bought it @ 257.4K miles.
Its condition is incredibly deceptive about the miles, you'd think it had half the miles. It was owned by a wealthy older couple up near Granville, OH (Columbus area) and they took extremely good care of it. All the maintenance was done on time, regular fluid changes, etc.
![20240412_185207.jpg 20240412_185207.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80186-7dcea5256ae5da274dd0407f0d4ffc2b.jpg)
![20240412_185211.jpg 20240412_185211.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80187-a3b949f54cebb99482c11b608b796655.jpg)
I instantly fell in love with this car. It ran and drove beautifully. For the most part, it didn't need any repairs, but naturally it needed some things replaced. Fortunately, it's nothing serious, typical things for a used 13 year old car.
It was only in need of super petty stuff, the cigarette lighter was missing, the spring for the center console lid hinge was broken, and it needed new puddle lights. Since I'm pretty particular about my cars, replacement pieces were sourced from a local junkyard, and LED puddle lights were purchased online.
Here's some of my parts haul from the junkyard: a console lid hinge,
cig lighter (never-been-used), and a 2v mod motor ignition coil for my brother's F150.
![20240603_175355.jpg 20240603_175355.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80188-f432cb67454a209d4ebd1af0fedae4aa.jpg)
New puddle lights! The driver's side spade connectors were super corroded,
simply fixed by cutting them off and crimping new connectors on for the lights.
The story begins in April 2024, I'd wanted an Expedition for about four or five years at this point. I'd look for them on and off every once in a while to see what prices are like and if I'd find any deals, but never saw anything tempting enough to go look at. That is, until one popped up for sale locally. It had higher miles (257K to be exact), but it was an immaculate one-owner car.
![20240412_185012.jpg 20240412_185012.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80185-abfa1fbdde8f93f87b46843aa37c89ba.jpg)
April 12th 2024, the day I bought it @ 257.4K miles.
Its condition is incredibly deceptive about the miles, you'd think it had half the miles. It was owned by a wealthy older couple up near Granville, OH (Columbus area) and they took extremely good care of it. All the maintenance was done on time, regular fluid changes, etc.
![20240412_185207.jpg 20240412_185207.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80186-7dcea5256ae5da274dd0407f0d4ffc2b.jpg)
![20240412_185211.jpg 20240412_185211.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80187-a3b949f54cebb99482c11b608b796655.jpg)
I instantly fell in love with this car. It ran and drove beautifully. For the most part, it didn't need any repairs, but naturally it needed some things replaced. Fortunately, it's nothing serious, typical things for a used 13 year old car.
It was only in need of super petty stuff, the cigarette lighter was missing, the spring for the center console lid hinge was broken, and it needed new puddle lights. Since I'm pretty particular about my cars, replacement pieces were sourced from a local junkyard, and LED puddle lights were purchased online.
![20240420_144924.jpg 20240420_144924.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80189-b46096dd69f707331bbc38a45c8a9074.jpg)
cig lighter (never-been-used), and a 2v mod motor ignition coil for my brother's F150.
![20240603_175355.jpg 20240603_175355.jpg](https://www.expeditionforum.com/data/attachments/80/80188-f432cb67454a209d4ebd1af0fedae4aa.jpg)
New puddle lights! The driver's side spade connectors were super corroded,
simply fixed by cutting them off and crimping new connectors on for the lights.
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