Thanks for everyone's input on my quest for our Expedition upgrade. ExpyBob, I'm sorry to hear about the misfortunes that you had with your 2004, it must have been a Friday afternoon job. However, I did use your list of troubles as a bit of a checklist.

We ended up with a 2004 Eddie Bauer that came with a clean bill of health and 3 years on the extended warranty. She's got about 65K on her, with a good chunk of that highway mileage. Body is nice and dent free, and she's had all her regular maintenance.

Dealer replaced the backup sensor & the driver's heated seat element. Tires are fairly new, Dueller something? This rig drives like a dream, especially compared to the 2000.

For options, it appears to have pretty much everything, including SatNav. I wouldn't have specced SatNav as an option, but it is an interesting toy and will be useful for my wife. Rear end axle code is "16", which means an open 3:73. This truck has AdvanceTrac, which means you can't use a LS.

One thing I haven't discovered yet: where does the bloody blockheater cord live? On my 2000, and on the 2003 EB's, it was in the lower grill / valance...
It is getting down to subzero here this weekend!

 

Congrats on the new ride!! Any pics?

 

congrats.

 

This is what i found for 2004 block heater information

So look behind the grill?

And congrats!
-Patrick

 

Thanks for the blockheater cord help, as it turned out the wire extension (part 'A' in the diagram) was missing. Dealer tried to charge us $34 for it, but that didn't quite work...