Ford Ecoboost gas mileage and reliability???
Well I read the post below and I am convinced that the Ecoboost is a towing beast. Certainly superb performance, but there are two areas that I have heard bad things about this truck. First is i...
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Buck50HD wrote:music69 wrote:Buck50HD wrote:
Now I'll be lucky if I can get that on a flat stretch of highway.
Why the change to a 6.2?
More capacity. Certainly not more performance because that has been a downgrade. I was at the rear axle and GVW rating and barely had anything loaded in the trailer. Doable but had to be careful. Also wanted to start towing a boat behind the 5th and putting some stuff in the truck bed(generator, spare battery, boat motor). Miss the eco... it was a towing machine, especially paired with the HD payload package.
We many warned you after the gas Eco-boost, you would not be happy with the performance of normally aspirated gas engine. Yes a diesel would have reduced the payload of the F250, but the mileage and power you were use to would still be there.
