lol
The expedition always runs. Transfer case had to have six "operations" on it before it worked right.
My favorite was last summer when I locked the truck up on my way to a day of kayaking. I had my remote keyless entry with me, safely stowed in that little interior swim shorts pocket that is designed to prevent you from losing what you put in it, you know, it has that little flap thing.
Well so I lose the keyless entry thing somewhere during several miles of the feather river. I'm pretty sure I lost it at the point furthest away which is the only place I got out; its not in the pocket, its not in the kayak, must be there. No way I have enough pop left in me to paddle back there, look for it, and paddle back. Its also 105 degrees out and i'm out of water.
No problem, I have that cool little keyless entry pad on the driver door. Key in my code, voop goes the motor and the door lock only opens half way. And thats it. I later discover that pushing another button (I think its the '5' on the pad) opens all the doors. Turns out this is some widespread problem with ford truck power door locks where the coupling between the motor and the rod that opens the door loosens up. The rear tailgate has similarly developed the same malady. Its on my things to do list...
So I had to bum a cell phone from a fisherman (mines locked in the car), call my wife. Of course, I also have the car seat in the truck, so she has to leave the baby with a neighbor while she drives over with a spare set of keys.
So sometimes the running part isnt the big thing. The getting into the vehicle can be a problem too.
I could go on about how I ran a yellow light on the way home right after they installed one of those red light cameras that the towns around here are growing to love; fortunately they only send warnings for the first 30 days. Or the pedestrian who tried to run out and around me against the walk light while I was in the middle of taking a right on red and not looking in his direction.
That was a day to pull the covers over your head and not come out again...