Rental Car Ruckus 2: Electric Boogaloo

[Sijray21]

We had a beach trip this past week and with my sister-in-law and her husband flying in from Boston to join us we needed to rent a larger vehicle for the drive over. Cue the cruising boat.

Rented from enterprise for the week:

2017 or 2018 (?) Ford Expedition Limited Max (3.5L v6 turbo )

Initial impressions: it's big and feels big. Interior was pretty nice. Lots of nice interior features.

Cool features:
Electric Folding 3rd row
Remote power lift gate
Wireless phone charger
Lots of various buttons for folding 2nd row seats quickly
Tilting 2nd row (good for front facing car seats)

Nice Surprises:
Great turning radius. Felt very nimble considering its size, but still felt like driving a truck.
Also getting 22-24 actual mpg on the highway.

Dislikes:
The sync infotainment was a bit finicky at times.
The foot activated power lift gate was inconsistent and somewhat annoying (wouldn't open most of the time and closing when you didn't want it to).
Head light output left something to be desired. Overall not bad, but not great.

Overall I really liked the truck for the week. The size didn't bother me at all and felt about the same size as the Nissan Titan I used to own. It felt quick for its size as well; no issues with acceleration with a full payload. The cabin space was so nice for all rows. We only folded the small seat in the third row and was able to fit everything else (beach stuff, luggage, etc) in the cargo area and bikes on the hitch rack. The climate controls and versatile electronic features (USB ports & AC outlets) were really nice. I would never consider this for an actual purchase since I don't have a big family, have no need for consistent towing, and don't need the large covered cargo area, but even if I did I'd be hard-pressed to pay $66k+ for this thing new...