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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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.
Every time I've ever hand calculated my MPG vs the computer, I've never seen it dissagree by more than .5 MPG, and I have an old Ford.
Saying the OBC always lies is outdated and wrong. But it's a good idea to run the numbers yourself ocasionally to check it. IIRC, the Dodge's were known to be way off a several years ago, but I'm sure that's changed.
