21.6 Mpg !
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03-23-2004, 08:41 PM
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MPG - Let's do the math
You bought a full sized truck, that works like a full sized truck is supposed to, but with the finest ride in truck history. You spent $28K-38K, with payments of, say $400-$600 per month, or more.
1500 miles per month=18,000 per year.
@12 mpg = 125 gal per month (@$1.50/ gal - nice round #)=$187 a month for fuel
@15 mpg = 100 gal/mo = $150/mo
@18 mpg = 83 gal/mo = $125/mo
You're paying $500/mo for a truck, and a $30 difference in fuel costs is of concern for you?
Comparing mileage is interesting, but expecting fuel "economy" out of a full sized truck is beyond me!
Give me torque, horsepower, style, and class (in that order). Thats why I bought my truck!
[MPG is why my wife drives a Focus @ 25,000 miles per year, and why my daughter drives her Mustang... naaahh, she doesn't care about fuel economy either!]
1500 miles per month=18,000 per year.
@12 mpg = 125 gal per month (@$1.50/ gal - nice round #)=$187 a month for fuel
@15 mpg = 100 gal/mo = $150/mo
@18 mpg = 83 gal/mo = $125/mo
You're paying $500/mo for a truck, and a $30 difference in fuel costs is of concern for you?
Comparing mileage is interesting, but expecting fuel "economy" out of a full sized truck is beyond me!
Give me torque, horsepower, style, and class (in that order). Thats why I bought my truck!
[MPG is why my wife drives a Focus @ 25,000 miles per year, and why my daughter drives her Mustang... naaahh, she doesn't care about fuel economy either!]
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03-23-2004, 09:56 PM
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#34
03-24-2004, 09:11 AM
Re: MPG - Let's do the math
Originally posted by SlapPaddle
You bought a full sized truck, that works like a full sized truck is supposed to, but with the finest ride in truck history. You spent $28K-38K, with payments of, say $400-$600 per month, or more.
1500 miles per month=18,000 per year.
@12 mpg = 125 gal per month (@$1.50/ gal - nice round #)=$187 a month for fuel
@15 mpg = 100 gal/mo = $150/mo
@18 mpg = 83 gal/mo = $125/mo
You're paying $500/mo for a truck, and a $30 difference in fuel costs is of concern for you?
Comparing mileage is interesting, but expecting fuel "economy" out of a full sized truck is beyond me!
Give me torque, horsepower, style, and class (in that order). Thats why I bought my truck!
[MPG is why my wife drives a Focus @ 25,000 miles per year, and why my daughter drives her Mustang... naaahh, she doesn't care about fuel economy either!]
You bought a full sized truck, that works like a full sized truck is supposed to, but with the finest ride in truck history. You spent $28K-38K, with payments of, say $400-$600 per month, or more.
1500 miles per month=18,000 per year.
@12 mpg = 125 gal per month (@$1.50/ gal - nice round #)=$187 a month for fuel
@15 mpg = 100 gal/mo = $150/mo
@18 mpg = 83 gal/mo = $125/mo
You're paying $500/mo for a truck, and a $30 difference in fuel costs is of concern for you?
Comparing mileage is interesting, but expecting fuel "economy" out of a full sized truck is beyond me!
Give me torque, horsepower, style, and class (in that order). Thats why I bought my truck!
[MPG is why my wife drives a Focus @ 25,000 miles per year, and why my daughter drives her Mustang... naaahh, she doesn't care about fuel economy either!]
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.
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03-24-2004, 09:38 AM
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Agent,
Maybe you need to have that thing checked out. I've heard that some people have had their PCM reflashed and got better mileage out of it. I get about 17mpg hwy. and mine is a 5.4L. I never expected it to get what was advertised when I bought it because I never have yet on any vehicle.
Maybe you need to have that thing checked out. I've heard that some people have had their PCM reflashed and got better mileage out of it. I get about 17mpg hwy. and mine is a 5.4L. I never expected it to get what was advertised when I bought it because I never have yet on any vehicle.
#36
03-24-2004, 09:48 AM
Originally posted by TrukMupper
Agent,
Maybe you need to have that thing checked out. I've heard that some people have had their PCM reflashed and got better mileage out of it. I get about 17mpg hwy. and mine is a 5.4L. I never expected it to get what was advertised when I bought it because I never have yet on any vehicle.
Agent,
Maybe you need to have that thing checked out. I've heard that some people have had their PCM reflashed and got better mileage out of it. I get about 17mpg hwy. and mine is a 5.4L. I never expected it to get what was advertised when I bought it because I never have yet on any vehicle.
This is only my second new vehicle, but you're probably right about the mpg advertised on stickers.
Like I told John, I'm going to experiment at different cruising speeds to see how it affects mileage....although to be honest, theres no friggin way I can drive 55 - I dont care if it gets 50mpg!
It's disappointing, but I don't have a lot of alternatives with vehicles. It was either a Ranger, and F150, or a new Mustang...those are the only American vehicles I like and I can't bring myself to buy Japanese. And with a minimal difference in price between the Level II FX4 Ranger and this F150, given that the Ranger is basically a 20 year old design, there really wasnt much decision making to make - so I probably am complaining more than I should be.
#37
03-24-2004, 11:25 AM
Grabbed this from the news. Better hide the money tree...
"A gas station in Menlo Park, Calif., has gas posted Tuesday, March 23, 2004 prices as high as $3.119 per gallon. The retail price of gasoline hit an all-time high Tuesday, nearly $1.74 per gallon nationwide - reflecting strong demand, tight supplies and the high cost of oil, AAA reported. AAA, formerly the American Automobile Association, reported that motorists are now paying $1.738 per gallon for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline, one-tenth of a penny higher than the previous record set Aug. 30 of last year. Premium unleaded costs more than $2 a gallon in many parts of the country. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)"
"A gas station in Menlo Park, Calif., has gas posted Tuesday, March 23, 2004 prices as high as $3.119 per gallon. The retail price of gasoline hit an all-time high Tuesday, nearly $1.74 per gallon nationwide - reflecting strong demand, tight supplies and the high cost of oil, AAA reported. AAA, formerly the American Automobile Association, reported that motorists are now paying $1.738 per gallon for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline, one-tenth of a penny higher than the previous record set Aug. 30 of last year. Premium unleaded costs more than $2 a gallon in many parts of the country. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)"