Ecoboost 3.5 Towing MPG Sucks
Hi all, back after a couple years without a RV......I jumped back in with a Passport Ultra Lite 153ML, GVWR of 4500lbs. I just returned from picking up the trailer and pulled it with my 2017 F150 3...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
With that size TT you should look at the f-150 3.0 diesel. But what I don't understand is where are all the guys that claim to be making 12/13 mpg towing a 32' 10K# TT with their Eco Boost at? Dump the EB and get the baby diesel if you want fuel mileage. I made 24 mpg coming home for Knoxville running 85 mph average. Try that in a EB.
Don
I towed over 9.5k up 7% grade mountain roads through the Rockies maintaining 70 mph. Try that in an Ecodiesel. :B
I know, Iknow, not everyone wants to race. Well not everyone is so concerned about saving an extra $20 in fuel, and time is more valuable than money. I can make more more money, I can't make more time and the less amount of time I have to spend on the road stuck behind some 18 wheeler because I don't have the power to pass him, the happier I am. That my friend is worth every penny in extra fuel spent. I understand that you don't feel the same way.
Besides, I have a diesel car that gets 45 mpg combined, has roughly the same power to the wheels as an Ecodiesel, weighs only 3,500 lbs, and is a heck of a lot more fun to drive if I want to be frugal about fuel. I can do 85 mph in that and still get above 40 mpg.
