 We bought our 2003 Excursion Limited 6.0 diesel new in September 2003.  It does double duty as the company truck and the family hauler.  We tow our 34' 10,000 lb trailer on long family vacations. Estimate that we have towed the travel trailer at least 30,000 miles since 2003.   Everybody is comfortable on long road trips and we have plenty of room left over.  We did one ski trip to Colorado with only the truck and 6 people (and all equipment) on board.  Went 75 mph and got over 18 mpg for the trip.  Truck is very stable in slippery conditions.  It is a bit clumsy around town, but heck--it is a truck.   Too bad we may never see such a vehicle sold for the American family again.