I noticed that my fuel mileage, once used to be 22 mpg is now like 16.2 mpg.

I dunno what my engine is thinking... unless it is the single digit weather.

However, no pinging though, and it has awesome road ripping power!

I had my trailer and bed filled with random junk and it hauled it with more power than I actually needed.

 

New toys on the 4.2?

I'm lucky to get 15 out of mine. I think the gas in Fort Worth just sucks. I need to fill up in Granbury next time I go out there. Good ole country gas is probably better than this 10% ethanol crap I get here.

 

It's the winter blend gas, the cold weather, and the fact that it's not running super lean any more.

 

Yeah no kidding... I notice that it hasn't pinged once since I put the country gas in. But I do know that it is the winter blend gas and the combination of cold weather that's doing it. My parents Compass that usually gets like 32 mpg is now getting 26 mpg. Heck, when it got down to -5F the other night, it dipped the mpg down to 25.8! That's pretty bad for a 4 cylinder. The temp gauge on the thing was never above 1/4.

At least on my truck it stays really warm... however during the initial start up from sitting over night, it takes forever to get warm... but once it's warm, it stays warm unlike the Compass. Not only that, but I always need to have the temp dial always to the hottest position... and even then it is only pushing luke-warm air. My F150 pushes scorching hot air, which is great for the winter months!

That Compass must have a 160F thermostat or something. I've talked to other owners and they all said the same thing... that car doesn't stay warm for anything. But I suppose that's good for the summer heat though.

However, getting back to the F150... I think Ford built it well for withstanding cold climates well.

 

I, for one, am happily able to say I get 41 mpg!



One study proved that the average American walks 900 miles in a year, and another study shows that the average male American drinks 22 gallons of beer a year!

900 miles
-------- = 41 mpg!
22 gallons

 

That seems a little low.... 4 pints in a gallon... That's only 88 beers. I know I drank more than that last year.

 

Lets see, on regular gas I get 13MPG if I'm lucky.

 

i get around 15 if im lucky in all city drivin in my v6

 

18 avg in my V6, I travel highway/city equally, so they need to make a new category for me

 

Arca_ex, you don't count - this is the V6 forum and you have a 5.4.