F150 Ecoboost Reliability

FishOnOne wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

For my good ole buddy Troy, The EPA did investigate the F-150 BUT found it to be within the the acceptable range and it was dropped.

For Fordlover, you said "I've never particularly enjoyed a long trip riding in the back seat of a crew cab of any of the brands" well maybe you drive a Ram 1500 or even the 2500 and see how well they ride. Dear ole Dad owns a big ole 14 Caddy and thinks my truck rides as good as his car! Me not so much but then he owns a 1991 Ram 350 CTD so that might be the reason. :W

In closing I'll say it one more time the Ecoboost has proven itself to be a very good engine just a bit more thirsty than Ford said it would be.

Don

In your first sentence, you said Ford F-150 was investigated by the EPA, but was dropped because it was within the acceptable range (ie, the EPA estimates published). Then you said it is more thirsty than Ford said it would be. So which is it, can't have it both ways?

As far as my complaint about long rides in pickups, it's not suspension related, but rather the upright seatback that is uncomfortable to me on long car rides. I haven't seen any crew cabs that allow you to recline in the back seat without losing legroom, with the exception of the megacab.

Yeah I'm having a hard time with that one too... coming from an FCA employee you just to accept your going to get this kind of behavior.