I am looking at purchasing 07 150 Screw lariat with the 5.4 with the 5.5 bed, 20 inch wheels and tires and the 373 gears out back. what kind of mileage are you guys ACTUAlly seeing. i drive approx 25 miles each way to work and 20 of those miles are highway and was wondering if mileage is going to kill me and i should wait

Thanks

 

I would think you should see around 15 mpg

 

That would be two MPG better than I am getting on my 06 Lariat SCREW with 20" wheels and 3.73 gears.

Caveats:
My 06 is four wheel drive (you didn't mention if you were looking at a 4x4)
I have only racked up 1800 miles on the clock, so I imagine it will improve a little over time.


Worrying about mileage on these trucks is kind of like asking the price on a Rolls Royce - If you have to ask....

 

Sorry - nervous mouse finger (accidental double post).

 

I am getting around 12MPG in my truck, but I am heavy on the gas pedal and frequently see 80MPH on the highway... actually selling the truck though, even though I have only had it 3 months. The mileage is just killing me.

-Brian

 

That always blows my mind. Someone willing to lose $5k in depreciation on a brand new vehicle to save in fuel economy. Do the math first. 12mpg vs. 20mpg @ 2.75/gallon takes about 55000 miles to recover that $5000 depreciation. Use your own numbers for your truck's replacement.

 

Try 12mpg vs 32mpg

My truck stickered for about $39,000 and I paid $26,500 before TT&L (no trade or money down) financed about $29,000. I've made 2 payments and am trying to get $28,000 to $29,000 for the truck. (truck has 4,100 miles) If I can't then I won't sell it. I'm not loosing as much money are you are assuming I would. Hopefully I'm only out a few payments.

-Brian

 

if i were driving your commute (assuming no extremely steep grades) , i'd be getting between 17 and 18 mpg with 17" wheels and 4WD... i'm averaging right about 16 in stop/go city traffic and just under 19 on the highway...i've had a few trips at 19.5+ on the highway

 

Drive these truck's fairly easy and they do pretty good on mileage. I've been getting a consistant 14 city and up to 18 hwy. Not bad for a heavy truck.

 

I have a 07 Screw XLT 4X4 3.73 gears and 5.4 motor,20" wheels and 5 1/2 ft bed. I live in southern WV and do more driving thru the hills than I do on the interstate. I have about 2000 miles on it now but so far my worst milage has been 15.6 MPG and my best was 17.2.

 

I have just turned 10k on my '07 F150 KR 4x4. The truck sees alot of highway and little amounts of city (estimate 80/20 for hwy/city driving). So far I have noticed the following fuel economy:
WITHOUT head-on wind city 13-15 mpg (typ 15), hwy 16-19 mpg (typ 18)
when there is a strong headwind, forget fuel economy...I've seen the fuel economy readout dip to 12 mpg on the hwy

If your concern is fuel economy, a pickup truck is not for you.

 

My '05 Screw gets 13mpg around town and to work. (16 mi. round trip) On long trips it gets 15-16 mpg. I have Cooper stt's 36"x12.5. I have several motorcycles I drive most of the time so gas isn't really an issue to me.

 

With my previous F-150 (4x4 Supercrew 3.73) I could manage 19 mpg on the highway and about 12-13 in town. My new one is averaging 14+ with about a 50/50 mix on a green engine (300 miles). I don't remember how the '04 drove, but this one seems to need about 1/4" of throttle to run on a 45mph road. It's loafing along at about 1200 rpm and seems to roll forever if I let off the gas. It's quite a contrast to my Miata that needs 3000 rpm to think about making anything resembling power

I had a '71 F-100 many moons ago and I think it averaged 13 mpg with quite a bit of highway driving. With 2 x 20 gallon tanks and cheap gas, it was perfect

I work at home and drive the Miata a lot, so I don't sweat the daily swings in the price of gas.

 

People ask me, how much gas does your truck use?
I tell them, every bit

 

Around town I get 11-13 MPG and highway 15-17 MPG. I actually saw 17 MPG for the first time on our trip to Florida this week.