here's the scenario. i have a 2002 chevy 1500HD with the 6.0L v8. pulling a 4 place snowmobile trailer down the interstate at 75 mph, it gets about 10, if that. pulling an 18 foot boat, 11 to 12mpg. was out at the local ford dealer today and looked at a 2005 f150 fx4 screw with the 5.4L. sticker says 14 city, 18 highway. salesman told me that pulling the 4 snowmobiles, the truck would probably get around 14mpg. he also said that many people told him that they were getting up around 20 on the highway unloaded. is he full of crap, or will they actually do this. is it worth trading up or not? sticker price, with rebates and discounts, $30285. help a guy out. thanks.

 

He's a SALESMAN.

Expect the same as the Chevy.

The Screw is a nice truck, though. Rides great. Handles great.

Did you take the Ford for test drive?

What do YOU think?

 

I agree, he's definitely full of it. 14mpg? I get that amount without even without towing. You should look into getting a diesel.

 

i have an 02 FX4... haven't towed anything yet, but the only way you'll see 20 is with some serious mods or a 2wd... i'm seeing 14-15 in city & 18-19 on hwy... FWIW i live outside of St. Louis, MO

 

I have an '04 Screw Fx4 with the 5.4 and I the most I have gotten out of a tank is 355 miles and I put 27.4 gallons in it. Thats about right at 13 mpg. I live in a little town with a lot of stop and go so on the hight way I could see you getting about 16-17 mpg.

 

My 05 FX4 with 3V 5.4L only gets 13 MPG city. It does deliver 20 MPG on the highway empty. I haven't tried towing anything with it yet.

No mods, just a stock 5.4L. You can squeeze quite a bit of gas mileage out of these V8's if you drive them conservatively and use the right type of tire.

 

I have an '01 Screw with 5.4. I get right around 13.5 empty, 11.3 pulling a 3500lb. boat on the highway. 20's a pipe dream. I'm now considering a diesel myself.....

 

I have '04 SCrew with 5.4L engine, and 3.73 gear. I get 16.5 on interstate, but only 8 while towing my 2500 # boat. I traded a 2002 Lightning for the SCrew. The L got about the same mileage, but required premium gas. Looking back, the extra zoom factor was worth it. I do like having a back seat, though.

CW

 

Yeah he is full of it.
Mine gets about 12 mpg. Highway is not much better as we drive fast down
here in the South.

 

I consistently see about 16.5 mpg with the 5.4 - very similar to my previous experience with earlier 5.4's. About 80% freeway, 20% city and typically run mid 80's on the freeway and I do not have a light foot. I do not see any real change when towing a 3500# boat either.

 

I have a 2002 w/ 5.4L 4x4 and 3.55 rear. I pull a 5K empty 6K full camper. I get about 10mpg if I am easy with it. However If I get on it up the hills and keep the same speed I would get about 8 to 9. Empty MPG is about 16. (again if I am easy on the gas pedal)

 

You won't find a Ford guy bragging that he gets better mpg than a Chevy, loaded or unloaded.

That's about as honest as it gets.

If your only reason for trading is trying to get better mpg then don't do it.
If you work the numbers you'll find that after depreciation sets in on both trucks, even if the Ford got three mpg better (which it don't) then you'd have to drive 1.6 million miles to break even.

 

I get about 14.X mpg in my 01 4x4 Screw, 4.6 W/ 3:55 gears in the city. I can get ~17 on the interstates, but to be honest I'm not a lightfoot either.

 

14-15 on the 2005 KR Supercrew with 5.4. Little better on the highway.

 

I've got a 05 Crew Cab with the 5.4 and I'm consistently seeing 16.25 -17 MPG. Usually 50/50 highway and city.

We have a 4 place enclosed sled trailer as well so I'm curious to see how well it does. My 01 5.4 got around 10-12 with the trailer but I was lucky to see 14-15 without.