High miles F 150 EcoBoost V6

goducks10 wrote:

Howie3 wrote:
I have about 30k miles, about 1/3 of this towing a 5k TT over the past two summers. No issues to date, gets decent mileage non-towing (25 mpg Hwy) and starts at -30C (-20F) like it's summertime. Had a long day of towing thru ID over White Bird Pass & Lewiston Hill at 95°F. The truck maintained 65 mph in 4th gear on both climbs and didn't break a sweat. Admittedly, I don't have a large TT but with more truck than I need it is nice to set the cruise and sit back and enjoy the trip. No regrets, I would buy another one.

How the heck do you get 25mpg with an EB, 4wd and MaxTow which has the 3.73 gears when a 2wd EB with 3.15 gears is rated at 21mpg?
Maybe that's why the EB is nicknamed the EgoBoost.

Well mileage has as much to do with driving style, as gearing and 4X2 or 4X4. It also has to do with speed. I see no reason to believe that some one can get 25 mpg driving 55 to 60 mph on the highway with a curb weight of just under 5,000# to about 5,700#. I can get 20 mph with my 7,800# Ram at 65mph.

I have stated before I think Ford hit a Home Run with the EB F150, good power with light weight.
Not too sure about the 2.7 liter EB, in a full size PU, while not a direct injected engine, my DW PT Cruiser 2.4 liter turbo, does get up and move, I see that engine as a engine for a Grocery getter/weekend light hauler.

It should not be referred to as THE F150, but as the F150's seeing how the F150 has no less than 20 GVWRs, 6,400 to 8,200, and 23 GCVWRs, from 10,400 up to 17,100!!

I would think that these numbers could be paired down a bit. Sure would be easier on both the buyer and salesperson.

I would love to see some high mileage EB reports, over 150,000 to 200,000K I do realize that it is likely a bit early to bee seeing those, but likely in the next couple of years.