4.2l v6 - 24mpg?!?
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4.2l v6 - 24mpg?!?
I've got a guy I found online that has a 2000 F150 Automatic with the 4.2L V6 with 140k miles. He claims it gets 24MPG. I've had other similar year V6 F150's and never got over 20MPG. I want to call him on his bluff, but wondered if anyone had some advice. Thanks for your time!
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Especially with wind at your back. A lot of people get 1 good mileage number out of one tank and then from then on that is the mileage they tout. It is definitely possible with all the right things coming together but I doubt you could get it every day in various conditions.
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No cruise control! (24mpg gets less and less believable!) If I do happen to buy the truck (2000 F150 Work Truck 4.2L Auto) how much and how difficult would it be to add cruise control. Thanks for everyone's help!
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Dont know about OEM cruise,but there are some aftermarket kits that are relatively cheap,and easy to install. Concerning the 24 MPG,I have serious doubts as you do. I love my 97 with the 4.2 automatic,but its never gotten over 19 mpg,and if one runs the Air Conditioning,youre lucky to get 16 average.
Think about it this way..this is a 4.2 in a Full size truck,Automatic on top of that. My old S-10 had a 4.3 in it,and IT never got more than 20...Not saying it isnt possible,but I drive like an old fart,and to get 24 mpg in mine,Id have to have a good tail wind,and going downhill all the time....
Think about it this way..this is a 4.2 in a Full size truck,Automatic on top of that. My old S-10 had a 4.3 in it,and IT never got more than 20...Not saying it isnt possible,but I drive like an old fart,and to get 24 mpg in mine,Id have to have a good tail wind,and going downhill all the time....
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my 02 f150 got 20+ mpg on a regular basis
on one occasion I got 23.1mpg, driving from Iowa quad cities to Vandalia, Il, I was doing 65-70 all the way
on the return of that trip I was pulling a 17 foot aluminum boat and got 21.1 mpg.
I made that trip many times (only once with the boat) and I always got at least 20mpg.
during my normal to and from work driving I was getting 17-19 mpg, I would say I was averaging 18
I sure miss that truck, I traded it in on a 05 dodge ram, I've never got over 13 in the dodge (4.7l v8)
on one occasion I got 23.1mpg, driving from Iowa quad cities to Vandalia, Il, I was doing 65-70 all the way
on the return of that trip I was pulling a 17 foot aluminum boat and got 21.1 mpg.
I made that trip many times (only once with the boat) and I always got at least 20mpg.
during my normal to and from work driving I was getting 17-19 mpg, I would say I was averaging 18
I sure miss that truck, I traded it in on a 05 dodge ram, I've never got over 13 in the dodge (4.7l v8)
