Ok folks need some help from those with v6s. I am looking at a 1999 XL Extended cab short bed, auto 4.2l for my 16 year old daughter. The only question is fuel mileage. What is everyone seeing real world for mileage out of this combination?

 

I have regular cab with a short bed with a 5 speed and saw 21 mpg on the highway with about 450 lbs in the bed!

 

On my 1997 XLT, I used to see 15-17mpg avg. That was when my odometer worked and I calculated it by hand. I'm interested to see what the Torque Pro Android app will tell me. The OBD II Bluetooth connector will be here Friday.

If your looking for mileage, don't buy a truck.

 

i had a 2000 mercury cougar i4 5 speed. i saw 34.3 on the lie-o-meter. or my zx2 escort with 26 calculated.

 

I've done as high as 24 mpgs doing 55 on the highway to 19+ doing some...ahem...spirited I-10 driving from Houston to Tally, FL.

18-20 range, normally.

 

I get about 15 around town and I've seen as high as 23 on the highway. She could probably expect to average about 17.

 

I am not buying a truck for mileage. However I don't want to buy a V6 truck and end up with mileage no different than a V8. The best my 98 4.6 did was about 13 around town, and I won't even mention what my Expd does. If we can't get at least 15 aroud town, she will be getting a car instead.

 

15 should be very doable for you.

I get mid 15's to low 17's mixed driving on a truck that is loaded close to it's weight limit. Plus I have over 200k miles on it.

When I empty it and hit the highway it gets about 20ish.

Mine's a 2wd scab that is box stock.

 

Don't forget that there are a lot of factors in play that determine MPG. The only way you're really going to know what MPG any vehicle will produce is to drive it.

 

In Tally, I got around 15 mpg. Highway, I get about 19mpg. And this is with E10 fuel as well. Add 1.5-2.0mpg for regular unleaded (if you're lucky enough to find some)

 

when i had my 01 v6 ext cab with the 5 speed it was always around 16 in town and around 19 on the highway

 

Tracked my old truck's MPG for the last 3 years (almost to the day) before it was totaled. This was a mix of city and highway majority of the time. Saw as high as 20-21 @65-70, and as low as 12 driving hard around town. The graph accounts for all fill ups, both complete/full refills and partial refills.

The green and red dotted lines denote the EPA City/Hwy estimates of the truck when new. I stay pretty well in that region.

 

I get around 17 in mine. Mixed hwy and in town. 2000 reg cab, 4.2.

 

12 at your lowest.... mine was 5 highest i am seeing with my 4.6 is 15. my principal even stopped by and kicked my foot and said, "that thing is heavy." Stoopid 55mph law...

 

Very nice chart, Derek. I'm sure 90% of V6s fall between those lines.