6.4 commuter ?
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6.4 commuter ?
My wife is due a new Ford, she has been looking at the Edge, which may be alright. But the mileage I've seen is not much better than ,say , a 6.4, supercab, shortbed, XL, with a 6spd manual trans and 3.55's ? When you look at the rebate the dealer talked about they are in the same price range. What say yall ?
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Well in order for the 6.4 not to give you any troubles her commute should be hwy and at least say 20 miles each way.
Stop and go traffic, city driving is not going to be the best choice for it.
This motor will do best on long trips/towing those sorts of things.
MPG's are hard to pin down but I would expect around 12 city 15/16 hwy if you can keep the speed to around 60-65 mph.
So the Edge maybe better.
Stop and go traffic, city driving is not going to be the best choice for it.
This motor will do best on long trips/towing those sorts of things.
MPG's are hard to pin down but I would expect around 12 city 15/16 hwy if you can keep the speed to around 60-65 mph.
So the Edge maybe better.
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Well in order for the 6.4 not to give you any troubles her commute should be hwy and at least say 20 miles each way.
Stop and go traffic, city driving is not going to be the best choice for it.
This motor will do best on long trips/towing those sorts of things.
MPG's are hard to pin down but I would expect around 12 city 15/16 hwy if you can keep the speed to around 60-65 mph.
So the Edge maybe better.
Stop and go traffic, city driving is not going to be the best choice for it.
This motor will do best on long trips/towing those sorts of things.
MPG's are hard to pin down but I would expect around 12 city 15/16 hwy if you can keep the speed to around 60-65 mph.
So the Edge maybe better.
As for the Super Duty vs the Edge. The SD will have higher maintenance costs, but I feel the SD will be worth A LOT more than the Edge in resale value down the road. SDs have great resale value.
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Oh no question abut it then... get the Super Duty.
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get the SD
but will your wife be fine with an XL? you should get her at least an XLT.....
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XL or XLT , My wife grew up in Washington state, her father drills water wells. They always had diesels of every type. She's the one who got me in diesels! She prefers a manual transmission. Kinda cool for a young pretty woman to love work trucks!
