Well not way off I just re-did the math at 26gal. tank...

Maybe my tank is shutting off way early or something, I think next time, I am going to let go way empty, and cram as much as possible in it, just to see.


I am serious though, I am holding my original sticker in my hands, and it cleary says Fuel Capacity 23gal........ Weird

This is really mess'n with my head now.....

 

The size of your tank doesn't matter. Calculate your mileage by filling up and resetting your trip odometer. After your trip, fill up again and see how many gallons it took. Divide miles/gallons and you get mileage. Average it over 3 tanks and you'll have a good idea of what your mileage really is. Filling it up and running the tank down until it's "empty" is not accurate.

 

Yes, I understand that is the accurate way. I was not so concerned with it, so I was only try'n to get a ball park, and actually, was more interested in total cruising range per tank than actual mile-age.


But you bet your bottom dollar now, I am going to do some real tracking on this. I'm actually sort of pissy now, thinking I should of gotten a 26 gal tank, and actually got a 23gal tank somehow instead.


No dang wonder the dealer had it priced so low.. lol

 

13.22 mpg for the first tank.

That's doing an 80/day highway commute that is 70% 70-80 mph and 30% 55-65 mph. Almost no city.

This should be the lightest most fuel-efficient 4x4 F150 you can get - how can they advertise an 18mpg figure??!!!


John,

The warning light goes on and the fuel gauge shows empty at around 22 gallons - which probably explains the confusion.

BTW, I find it a great nuissance that the odometer is blanked out for a "low fuel" message!

 

John

Ask for something for free from your dealer. If they messed up they have to make it right. Get a bedrug or something

Agent

Why do you say it should be the lightest and most fuel efficient F150 ever? It's actually the heaviest F150 ever which is clearly indicated on every spec sheet you look at. It's also a bigger engine = poor gas mileage. If you sold a Ranger and bought a full size expecting to get better mileage, you made a mistake. Also, if you press the button on the computer, it clears the low fuel message and displays the odometer.

 

Is it just me? I'm not buying into any of Agent86's stuff. Could it be...

 

13.22 mpg for the first tank.

That doesn't sound right. I'm getting that with a Screw 4x4 and almost no highway runs. The truck sees nothing but short trips (10 miles one way is a long one) and it's nothing but hills here. On flat ground it should be over 18 mpg with little effort.

Admittedly, I'm not pulling out a calculator with each fuel stop and just going by the computer, but I do reset the trip odometer each time and compare that with the fuel it takes. The results are close enough.

It will get better once it's broken in. Originally I was getting around 10.8 mpg.

 

TruBlu, I said the lightest you can buy...meaning of the 2004 models. With minimal options, RC, and shortbed with the 3.55 rear it "should" be the most fuel efficient 2004 4x4 F150 you can get. Sorry for the confusion. And thanks for the tip on the odometer/fuel message.

 

You got me!

I'm actually an executive for Toyota and purchased a brand new F150 just so I could complain about the poor fuel efficiency. I have no interest at all in giving an objective review and now that I'm found out I will make naiive posts about the actual 30 mpg I get while under full acceleration so that I can fit in with the "Ford Can Do No Wrong" Club.

 

I hope you're right....especially with gas prices knocking on $2.00/gallon here!

I didn't expect stellar fuel efficiency when I bought this truck, but I atleast expected 15 driving as conservatively as I do.

I'm going to experiment with different speeds on the highway per tankfull and see how it affects my mileage.


This summer I can atleast drive my Mustang. It gets about 18mpg. I know it sounds knit-picky, but you guys have to realize that at 500 miles/week every little bit counts...

 

Agent86,

I think most of us do understand. I'm always trying to see how I can squeeze a little better mpg out of my truck. I think you're on the right track by experimenting at diferent speeds. I've found that if I keep it at 70 or below I do as much as 2 mpg better than at above 70...the problem is I usually want to go as fast as I think I can getr away with . I'm also tracking my mileage by fillup, because it seems that some brands of gas are doing a little better than others...not a big difference, but a little. As KJB said, I suspect (and hope) that you're mileage will improve as the truck gets broken in.
At the end of the day, though, if I ask myself whether I would be upset if I got 2 mpg less, the answer is no. BUT, I also don't have the daily commute that you do.

Good luck,
John

 

over the years i have had 3 supercrews. i never had better than a 13mpg average. that is driving conservative, normal, etc.

 

Delete - sorry folks, I pasted not only to wrong thread, but also the wrong forum.

 

Agent said he drove 500 miles/ week = 2,000 miles/ month

Agent claimed gas prices in the neighborhood of $2/ gallon

SO.....


@12 mpg = 166 gal per month (@$2.00/ gal)=$332 a month for fuel
@15 mpg = 133 gal/mo = $266/mo

So the difference per month between 12 and 15 mpg is actually more like $66, not $30, and either way it comes out to more than 50% as much as his truck payments... being that he was told he'd be getting better gas mileage now than he was in his Ranger, yea I'd be upset too...

 

I can't believe this guy pasted this in this thread too. I guess I'll do the same to my reply.



You guys will have to show me where the money tree is sometime.

Anyway, I drive about 600 miles per week, and gas here is $1.75/gallon. Since you trying to get so scientific, lets use real numbers:

@13.33mpg (actual) = 45.11 gal/week (@1.75/gal) = $78.92/week
@18mpg (advertised) = 33.33 gal/week (@1.75/gal) = $58.33/week

$20.59/week x 52 weeks = $1,070.68/year delta between advertised and actual.

Yeah, I would say that's worth noting.


If you guys can afford to throw money away or don't care about whether or not your truck meets the advertised fuel efficiency, that's cool - don't knock me for being a little smarter with my money though.