F150 Ecoboost Reliability
A friend is looking at a 2013 F150 Ecoboost and I'm wondering how these are doing reliability wise. What was the first year for the Ecoboost?
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
21 mpg is nothing to brag about. Like I said the reason the F150 will be fallowing Ram and adding a diesel is the up coming new MPG regulations on pickups. FCA just happened to have a good reliable small diesel in house.
My 4X4 pick up was running 28 mpg @77 mph on the highway all day long. Now with the GDE tune I'm running 30 @ 77 mph, no BS believe it or not.
GDE is working on the baby Dmax doing tune testing right now. As a OEM provider of ECM programs they know exactly where to make changes, to maximize fuel economy and wake up the engine without compromising its life.
Don
If your only priority when purchasing a vehicle is maximum fuel economy, buying a truck is a mistake. However, since many people use pickups as fashion statements and commuter cars, I think the diesel is a great choice and Fiat was wise to offer it. But the little diesel flat won't cut it for some people's needs.
It's also worth noting that fuel expense is just one part of the equation of vehicle operating expenses.
