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And if anyone cares, my '15 is almost identically configured to my old '13(Crew cab, short box, 4WD, XLT), and some quick door sticker math shows the new one is 691 lbs lighter. That explains the snappier handling!
Not to turn this into an MPG thread, but you guys are either beating the pants off my truck or are believing the Lie-o-Meter. Or both. I'm getting more like 17 - 18 MPG when calculated off the actual amount of gas the truck takes, and I have recorded every drop since new. Plus, you can't drive any more conservatively than I do. In fact, the throttle on mine has never been fully open.
I've found mine to get equal to or better MPG's at 65 than when cruising in town at say 40ish. The power band is wicked and it seems to settle into a nice rhythm at highway speeds.
Jump on that bad boy occasionally and keep the turbo related plumbing clean and free of any moisture. You'll thank me for this free advice.
At 75 MPH and and with my 3.31 axles, I'm taching an amazing 1900 revs.
Ok, I'll take the advice and, gladly, get on the loud pedal. In fact, I did a bit of that when merging into traffic the other day and heard a bit of complaint out of the rear tires. Wasn't full-throttle by any stretch but it was on the limit of traction - for both tires.
Absolutely Steve! Definitely happy to have the larger tank, it still bugs me that this isn't the standard tank. Not sure why anyone would opt for the smaller one.
Absolutely Steve! Definitely happy to have the larger tank, it still bugs me that this isn't the standard tank. Not sure why anyone would opt for the smaller one.
We've beat this till the cows come home. Why not just build them all with the larger tank and charge the fee. It would have to be a tad easier than offering two tanks. There are some choices that aren't worth having.
I guarantee that 90% of people that buy a vehicle probably don't know how big the tank is.
Probably true. I guarantee 90% of people who buy a 23-gallon F150 will get frustrated filling up every 250 miles when they pull a trailer. I know I would, but I would live with it if the deal was right. Looks like I didn't have to.
Absolutely Steve! Definitely happy to have the larger tank, it still bugs me that this isn't the standard tank. Not sure why anyone would opt for the smaller one.
I think they do it for payload advertising and for brand image.
The Excursion got a bad rap for many reasons, but one of them was the cost to "fill the tank" since it had the large fuel tank. Ford doesn't want their trucks to have an image of high cost at the pump and most people just see that number and don't compute the extra range they got with the larger tank.
I think they do it for payload advertising and for brand image.
The Excursion got a bad rap for many reasons, but one of them was the cost to "fill the tank" since it had the large fuel tank. Ford doesn't want their trucks to have an image of high cost at the pump and most people just see that number and don't compute the extra range they got with the larger tank.
I WISH everything else I owned had a 44 Gallon tank like my Excursion. Your going to pay for it anyway, why not have less stops?
This thing handles weight pretty well. Loaded up the quad to take to the storage unit today and it only sagged a couple of inches. Also had 200 lbs of window air conditioners in the back of the cab.
Yep, I got lucky with the tank. The manufacture date was my guess as well, but the sales lady wasn't sure. It was one of those bottom-line price dealerships, so the salesmen weren't really involved with pricing. This was one of two trucks priced this far from MSRP, and they beat TrueCar by $5,000. I would have taken it with the small tank for that price. Good thing I didn't have to!
Yeah, the sales peeps don't know much about the pricing. That is for the sales manager or managers to deal with. When a sales person says they will go talk to the sales manager they really do. The sales manager knows how much they have in each vehicle, the holdbacks, rebates and how long a vehicle has been in inventory. The sales manager will send the sales person back with a counter to try to get as much out of the deal as they can. It's their job. Unfortunately, this makes the sales person look like the bad guy.
As others have said and I will reiterate. It is a good thing to open up the ecoboost on occasion to help prevent carbon buildup.
