02themax

I'd be upset as well. If you're not stomping the gas then you've got a reason to be upset. Seems like some ecos have a programming issue, I wouldn't necessarily call it a dud though.

Personally I think they shouldve lowered the power and went for the fuel mileage with the eco (flame suit on). It'll be interesting how Ford will market the DI V8 5.0 (if they decide to DI it) as it will get great fuel mileage and power dare I say at par or better than the eco?

Lacrosseman812

I'm getting 14.9 but I have a cover and I like to punch it ALOT

pprior

You're getting better than I am - I'm avg under 14 and I drive easy as well. It will get around 17-18 on the highway, but it avg about 12 in town, horrid.

Bought it to pull a boat, and my daily commute isn't much, so I'll be loving the torque later this summer, but agree the mileage sucks.

don whitman

I understand that you and 1000's of others got duped on the little name games companies play now. As I get a little older [which is much older than you] Iv'e grown very very cynical and getting worse by the day,so my friend who drives a similar truck, you are starting to see a learning curve in false advertising etc. Sort of a right of passage if you will.
The good is, your in a nice comfortable vehicle while you feel like your getting screwed.

Lacrosseman812

I think the millage will go up after the break in period I'm only at like 2500 and I put atleast 30-40 miles on a day do I'll be finding out in a few months

atxval

High Flow Catalytic Converters. You can easily purchase lighter and more efficient exhaust system and purchase lighter wheels and tires. Wheel weight can have a negative impact on HP/torque. More wheel weight the harder it is to get the truck moving.

Truck.

I hate to say it, but this is exactly what the marketing folks over at Ford hoped for: another sale from this concept. Who cares if you're disappointed in it, you're stuck with it, we got our money NOW. Unfortunately, that's the thinking these days.

Sort of like when GM plastered the word "HYBRID" in big, bold, lettering, on the side of their Yukon's.

Unfortunately, most corporations these days try and spin marginally meaningful concepts into sales. They "trump up" how, for example, an extra 2mpg equals a savings of $10,000+ over x years, so you're getting a GREAT DEAL on the extra $5,000 you're paying now.

This is kinda related to the whole mortgage mess that brought us down; who do you blame more: the bankers/investors for knowingly giving out loans they knew had a high likelihood of default, OR the guy who walked in the door chasing the American dream he now had a shot at, even though he knew he probably couldn't afford a 2k per month mortgage on a 2.2k month income?

Sorry for the tirade.

don whitman

What you said.....they are looking at the bottom line...period !!

Viking1204

Where are you driving and getting this mileage? Because I have a heavier 4x4 and 3.73 gears my sticker says I can expect 15-21 mpg. Currently in City driving with premium I'm averaging about 14.8 mpg. That's pretty close to what my sticker claims. When you consider I don't drive like an old lady and have to pull out on a heavily traveled hwy and get up to hwy speed quick that's pretty good. I also consider the fact I work on a military base and sit in bumper to bumper traffic to get in and out of the gate every day during the week. In addition I have 33" tires. Now, if I get on the hwy and can set the cruise at 45 without other traffic to slow me down or stoplights and I reset the mileage counter it quickly jumps up to 24-26 mpg. On hwys where I run 64 mph I average between 20-22 mpg. Once I go to 70 or 80 of course that number goes back down into the teens. All in all it's getting the mileage they advertised despite the fact I work on a base with bumper to bumper gate traffic, have bigger tires than stock and don't exactly drive like an old lady. Mine has almost 10,000 miles on it and I run Premium fuel, that gives me about 1.5 mpg better overall.

BTW, all of you telling the OP it's a truck and he should get a car are just rude. He politely asked in his original post NOT to do that but I guess you're all too childish to know how to be polite.

Teddek

I would say that most people consider themselves 'easy drivers', but aren't really. It's hard to watch your foot some times. I would recommend really paying attention to how much throttle your'e giving it for about a week and see if that helps. Because again, I think easy driving is a relative term.

If that doesn't help then you're probably SOL.