93Cobra2771 wrote:
pappcam wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
There is no such thing as a "reliable used econobox for $5k."
$5K gets you a 10-year-old car with 100K+ miles around here.
I've got a friend who is reliably getting 22MPG out of his Ecoboost after 15,000 miles. The best that diesel will do is 18MPG if you drive it like an old duffer.
He says the towing power is night and day compared to the 5.3L Chevy he replaced.
I call BS on the ecoboost mileage. It's a truck and there's no way he's getting that mileage unless he's driving well below the speed limit and holding up traffic.
I thought the ecoboost mileage hype was already done with.
Believe it or not, it is possible. I have gotten a best of 24.4 mpg on a route that I run very regularly (150 mile round trip). And that is without holding up traffic.
I do have a high flow cat back exhaust that gave me a roughly 2mpg gain.
Just got back from a 850 mile round trip to Myrtle Beach from East TN. That includes skirting Ashville and crossing the Smoky Mountains, and the 7% grade Black Mountain. 10.6mpg going over, and 10.4 coming back. That's with a 55-60mph range.
Have gotten a best of 11.4 on the same trip.
My around town mileage runs around 18mpg, give or take.
The mileage is possible on a nice clear highway but not for regular driving. I'm also very wary of your claim about your exhaust giving you an extra 2mpg so we'll agree to disagree on both points.
