This SUV has been so reliable over the years. With regular maintenance, my spouse and I have been able to drive it over long distances with no problems and within city limits without it eating up a lot of gas. The only thing going wrong with it is the paint. For some reason, the original paint hasn't held up well over these years, but for a car with 230,000+ miles, it sure is a beast of a machine.

My Expedition is the largest vehicle I have ever owned. I wasn't sure about driving something so large, but it turns out I love it. The interior space is open and roomy, without feeling like I am driving a 'truck'. It corners well, has a very smooth ride, and doesn't 'feel' as big as it is. It has almost 200k on it, and has yet to have many problems, other than regular maintenance. I can remove leave the third bench seat to haul a lot of people, but can remove it in about 10 minutes if I need to haul stuff. The one major drawback is that to do normal maintenance on the spark plugs, requires a mechanic and is a several hundred dollar job, which is ridiculous for something that should be done periodically, like change your spark plugs. The other thing I do Not like, which seems common to cars now, is that the gas cap Must be sealed properly when re-fueling, or the check engine light comes on, which can only be reset by someone with a machine. Amazingly, the gas mileage is much better than advertised, especially considering this has a V-8 engine.