I am thinking about getting this model.... Good choice? How horrible is the gas millage? Any major complaints? It has 20,000 miles.
Thanks For your help in my major decision.

 

No problems with mine. I have an '05 Super Crew XLT with the 5.4, 4x4, and 3.73 LS rear end. I average around 18 +/- on my daily commute, which is mostly highway/rural 2-lane roads.

 

I have an 06 XLT and I love it I have no problems with it what so ever the power is their when you need it and the ride is great

 

I have an '04 XLT 5.4L 3.55 open diff super cab. Had to do some maintenence to restore gas milage to a reasonable level. Currently getting 15.75 mpg city. No idea about highway.

The ride is great, plenty of power, and have not had to have it in for warranty service yet.

 

I have an 06 XLT, great truck, but I have done alot of mods to it since I bought it. Right out there door I was getting around 17 mpg in mixed driving and around 20-21 in straight highway driving. Mods have dropped that and Hawaii driving has dropped it even more to around 12 mpg's. :o

 

maybe the spark plugs will break, maybe they wont.

 

Thanks for the tip

As to the question I have a 06, 4x4, 4.6 XLT and love it! Good list of options that people use most. It has been in for service for a leaky brake light and thats about it. 37k trouble free miles. I still look at it parked and fall inlove with it just as I did the day I drove it off the lot

 

eff you, trick. there's nothing wrong with mentioning it if the truck in question is a 5.4...

 

My 05 xlt reg cab has been great no problems out of it yet has 32k on it.

 

My 05 XLT 2wd supercrew 5.4 limited slip has done everything I've asked of it, and it keeps getting better with every mod.

 

I have the 05 XLT 5.4 Screw, almost 59,000 miles. Great truck.

 

Cant complain 05 screw 4x4 5.4 with 19,800 miles running great.

 

53k on my 05, and still running like the day i got it... wait.. better!!! hehe

coils went bad about 1 or 2 yrs in....leaking back light.. and power window switch on drivers side... other than that... .great truck!

 

You will hear from some folks about the spark plug breaking off issue. There is a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) from Ford, that IF the dealer follows it, there will be no plug breakage issue. The problem is a LOT of stealership shops do NOT follow the procedure, and break spark plugs off in the Cylinder heads, and then try to make the customer pay for a MUCH more extensive repair to their trucks. I have only heard of this being a problem on the 2004 model year trucks, and the problem was one of a lack of anti sieze compound on the threads of the plugs, and the long snout design of the plug (which slightly changed in '05 from what I heard).

A good, competent shop should be able to take care of the plugs issue without breaking them, and once the original plugs are swapped out, you are good to go. An inept or unscrupulous shop can and will break off the plugs in the heads, possibly in order to drum up more work and more revenue for the shop.

The shops make you sign a waiver when you take your vehicle in for repair. You might have some kind of damage responsibility claim agreeement drawn up prior to taking your truck in that says that IF the mechanic breaks plugs or whatever while working on your vehicle, they will fix the damage at no charge to you, while providing an equivalent rental vehicle.

 

Your post contained no valid information. How about explaining the spark plug issue and recomending to the potential buyer that he check the service records. Your post should have been alot more like this

and alot less like this