My Ecoboost most recent mpg's
I've read a lot of posts asking about mpg's both towing and not towing.... This was my first long trip with the truck not towing and was a mix of flat and hills on the hwy with some city driving t...
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brulaz wrote:prfssr wrote:
I am assuming that your solely relying on the trucks computer to calculate your mileage? Try to do the hand calulation and you may find out that your about 1.2 - 1.8 mpg lower. Not trying to bust your great mileage but these trucks never tell the truth. Just pretend that you are on top of a hill and going down on a 7% grade for 2 miles - you will most likely get about 99 mpg per the computer. Just saying that the computer is not accurate.
I've compared the two methods in my EcoB F150 for the last 3 years (~130 fill-ups), and over that long run, the difference in mileage is only 0.08%,
The computer is actually more accurate than hand calculations over the short term because when doing it by hand you never can fill up the tank to exactly the same spot.
Yep, my computer has been within .2 mpg on each of my fillups so far, and I track each one by hand. This computer is very accurate.
FWIW, mine is averaging 18.6 mpg after 4 tanks of commuting and normal use for me (which is nearly all around town). I'm very happy with the day-to-day mileage so far. It is actually within 3 mpg of what my Subaru Outback got for the same types of duties.
