On fueleconomy.gov the '08 ranger 4x4 4.0L auto is rated 14/17 (5spd is 15/19). A 150 4x4 5.4L auto is 13/17 (4.6L is same). Wish they had the SD ratings there but they dont.
I've been doing a lot of reading and researching since my '99 150 is getting some miles to her name, wanting to get either a new 150 or 250. I dont really need the SD, but just like the larger cab especially with all the guys during hunting season(Scab). The SD is also the only way I can get all the options I want, 6 speed manual, manual lock outs, solid axles, its worth it just for those options alone, I hate all the auto crap wich I would be forced to get with a newer 150. I think it would also be a better candidate for the drive till it dies, like 20 years, rather than a 150. Will be moving into a new house next month, and just under a 40 mile trip (one way) to work, pretty much all highway, so I am considering mpg, and right even considering a chevy because of it.
So now is the question, how worse is the SD really on highway milleage? Many have said on the highway not hauling anything and taking it easy it can get over 15-17 (well at least with a 5.4L). So probably 1-2 less than a 150. or are the folks that claim 15 or more on the highway unloaded just full of crap? IDK, still undecided and I think I'll miss out on ordering a new 08 since I'm buying a house. Just bothers me when folks always say dont worry about mpg, is a Super Duty after all. But unless your actually just using it for work/hauling, its really not that much different than a 150 it seems, heck in the winter my lil 4.2L gets down in the 12's. Its not like it gets less than half the milleage or something crazy. A 2mpg difference is about $10 a week for me, but if thats the difference between getting what a I want, and something that might be more reliable over the long run and give me more years or service, then its worth it to me.
With my 2V I have a hard time getting below 10mpg empty around town and back roads, wot takeoffs to 70mph, idling at the bank drive thru not babying it at all. During the winter I usually see about 9.5mpg under the same conditions above but thats with a LOT more idling time. The V10 sucks the gas at idle. I don't do much highway but on the flats 15mpg with a 2V shouldn't be a problem. My dads 03' CC Auto V10 hit 15mpg the other year on 81 in upstste NY with a 3k+lb boat, 1200lbs in the bed and five large people up front. I'll be making the same trip saturday we'll see what my truck can muster.
i have seen 9's when off roading and using alot of 4x4, on the high way the best i have ever seen was 13.5, DFK is right when these things ideal they DRINK gas, sounds stupid but when i bought my truck it ideal for 15min and burned a 1/4 tank(no lie) I average around 10 to 11 overall though
Any ford motor you buy weather it be the 4.6, 5.4 or V10 just figure 10 to a gallon, that's what i have seen owning a 97 F150 4.6L and have a few friends with the 5.4L Super Duty's
i have seen 9's when off roading and using alot of 4x4, on the high way the best i have ever seen was 13.5, DFK is right when these things ideal they DRINK gas, sounds stupid but when i bought my truck it ideal for 15min and burned a 1/4 tank(no lie) I average around 10 to 11 overall though
Any ford motor you buy weather it be the 4.6, 5.4 or V10 just figure 10 to a gallon, that's what i have seen owning a 97 F150 4.6L and have a few friends with the 5.4L Super Duty's
With my F150, I'm only seeing 12-13 city and 16-19 (rarely 20) on the highway empty. Towing is about 10 city and up to 15 highway.
Those are big reasons why my next truck will be a V10 SD or diesel. It really depends on which truck I think is the better deal. Even though I'd like to see better MPGs, I know that it won't be all that great with what we have now. That's why I buy used and try to pay it off ASAP. Don't care about fuel prices or maintance, or cost of ownership, etc. Just trying to avoid the diesel vs gas thing here.
With my 2V I have a hard time getting below 10mpg empty around town and back roads, wot takeoffs to 70mph, idling at the bank drive thru not babying it at all. During the winter I usually see about 9.5mpg under the same conditions above but thats with a LOT more idling time. The V10 sucks the gas at idle. I don't do much highway but on the flats 15mpg with a 2V shouldn't be a problem. My dads 03' CC Auto V10 hit 15mpg the other year on 81 in upstste NY with a 3k+lb boat, 1200lbs in the bed and five large people up front. I'll be making the same trip saturday we'll see what my truck can muster.
Funny you should mention, I grew up in upstate NY, my folks are near the adams exit of 81.
As far as idling goes... I actually shut the truck off when I can. Was watching a special on the news months ago about how to get better gas milleage and shutting the motor off and coasting, as well as shutting it off at red lights, etc, got them over 5mpg (went from 12-17 as I recall). Kind like what a hybrid does, shutting down the motor when not needed. I have to be at work by 6Am so there isnt a lot of traffic when I'm driving and I often coast for almost a half mile with the engine off comming up to my exit off the highway for example. Havent done a full tank comparison doing this, as I dont do it in the evening when there is a ton of traffic usually. Driving like a sunday driver in rush hour here is hazardous lol.
You dont have too many deer jumping out infront of you in columbus ohio lol, and obviously not sitting at long red lights. No, I wouldnt do this out on country roads though. And although I havent done this 100% of the time, maybe more like 50%, I havent seen a significant increase in milleage like they reported on the news special.
When coasting, if the engine is over 1400 RPMs, the computer shuts down the fuel injectors. Starting and stopping the engine like that will increase wear on the motor, when you start up a motor after its been sitting, all the oil drains down from the top end, causing increased wear when you start it, as well as more wear on your starter motor
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1987 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 2.9
Needs a lot of work, including some rot on the body, but shes getting there.
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