or drive slower...mmm try only going down hill...lol. Seriously, I know what ya mean...but man I love driving my truck!!!
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If you want low mpg, you shouldn't drive a truck. Buy a Renault Twingo... 
(I had one once, did 43 mpg)
Stop complaining about the gas price, here in the netherlands I pay $5.58 per gallon and I get about 10 mpg, and I'm not complaining, It's fun to drive a Ford truck...
Paul
1972 F100 360 Edelbrock 4bbl daily driver.
(I had one once, did 43 mpg)Stop complaining about the gas price, here in the netherlands I pay $5.58 per gallon and I get about 10 mpg, and I'm not complaining, It's fun to drive a Ford truck...
Paul
1972 F100 360 Edelbrock 4bbl daily driver.
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I had the same problem when I bought my 2000. I averaged 10 to 11 mpg, now I'm up around 13.5 to 13.8, this is around town driving. Five recommendations: 1.) Experiment with fuel brands. My truck does better with Chevron, really dislikes Exxon. 2.) K&N air filter. This helped me by about .5 mpg. 3.)Good synthetic motor oil. I run Mobil 1 5W30. 4.) Run your tire pressure up, this is a biggie. Lots of discussion on this one. This will depend on tire type, load, weather conditions, etc. Do a search in the Super Duty Heavy Duty forum. 5.) Big dog in right seat that bites driver when he pushes right foot down to fast, or too far. . Remember these truck are Heavy ! Mine weights 6,620 pounds. They also have aerodynamic qualties of a brick!
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Originally posted by GAV10
I had the same problem when I bought my 2000. I averaged 10 to 11 mpg, now I'm up around 13.5 to 13.8, this is around town driving. Five recommendations: 1.) Experiment with fuel brands. My truck does better with Chevron, really dislikes Exxon. 2.) K&N air filter. This helped me by about .5 mpg. 3.)Good synthetic motor oil. I run Mobil 1 5W30. 4.) Run your tire pressure up, this is a biggie. Lots of discussion on this one. This will depend on tire type, load, weather conditions, etc. Do a search in the Super Duty Heavy Duty forum. 5.) Big dog in right seat that bites driver when he pushes right foot down to fast, or too far. . Remember these truck are Heavy ! Mine weights 6,620 pounds. They also have aerodynamic qualties of a brick!
I had the same problem when I bought my 2000. I averaged 10 to 11 mpg, now I'm up around 13.5 to 13.8, this is around town driving. Five recommendations: 1.) Experiment with fuel brands. My truck does better with Chevron, really dislikes Exxon. 2.) K&N air filter. This helped me by about .5 mpg. 3.)Good synthetic motor oil. I run Mobil 1 5W30. 4.) Run your tire pressure up, this is a biggie. Lots of discussion on this one. This will depend on tire type, load, weather conditions, etc. Do a search in the Super Duty Heavy Duty forum. 5.) Big dog in right seat that bites driver when he pushes right foot down to fast, or too far. . Remember these truck are Heavy ! Mine weights 6,620 pounds. They also have aerodynamic qualties of a brick!
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Stop complaining about the gas price, here in the netherlands I pay $5.58 per gallon and I get about 10 mpg, and I'm not complaining, It's fun to drive a Ford truck...
Paul
1972 F100 360 Edelbrock 4bbl daily driver. [/B][/QUOTE]
how can you afford to pay 5.58 at gallon?
Paul
1972 F100 360 Edelbrock 4bbl daily driver. [/B][/QUOTE]
how can you afford to pay 5.58 at gallon?
help with mpg