When I turned 16 and first got my license.
The other teenagers at the time were afraid of larger veicles, saying that they're too powerful, they're too high up, they're hard to control…
So being the gutsy guy that I was…
And by that time, tough as a bed of nails, with teeth.
I figured I would do something different.
Of course I never accounted for such a vehicle also being an inefficient, expensive gas guzzler…
I got myself a Ford Excursion XLT.
To me, that was really fun to drive.
Up high, 10 Cylinders, 310 HP…
10,000 pounds of maximum recommended towing.
Back then, that was very powerful.
I liked the truck like handling.
It felt like when I climbed up in it…
I strapped on a mean piece of equipment.
Lol
I really felt bad that I had to sell it because of the fuel consumption…
Back when gas hit $4 per gallon under Bush.
That vehicle did help launch me as a truck driver.
:P