Coast, Coast, Coast as much as possible. See the light go red 1/2 mile ahead and you're doing 55, coast to that light. I try to ease up to a red light hoping it will go green before I have to stop. It takes less gas to get your rig back up to speed from 5 or 10 MPH than 0.

18.5 MPG lifetime (21K miles) on a '13 EB, SCAB, 6.5' bed, box step,
Line-X, 3.73, tow max pkg. (with the dumbo mirrors) and loaded with 100 lbs. of work tools

 

Nice man, that's what I do too. I've always done it that way. Just seemed to make sense to me. I imagine it saves the brakes too, right?

And it induces less car sickness. Nothing worse than driving with someone who slams on the brakes. Terrible stuff.

 

Exactly. My wife will keep her foot on the gas, usually accelerating, until she's right on the bumper of the next car or right at the next stop, then slam on the brakes. I tell her, "you know I can't think of a way to drive a car that uses more fuel or wears out parts faster than how you do it." Not surprisingly, I get 10-20% better mileage than her.

 

Yeah no kidding, an F150 going 45mph has a lot of potential energy that you are turning to heat when you use the brakes to stop. Even if you can slow to 20mph for the light to change will help. If nobody is behind me I try to coast up to stop signs and turns so I barely even need the brakes. In traffic....well you've got to sorta "keep up with the flow" so my mileage suffers a bit.

 

Ccc150 and fastskiguy, you guys give me hope.

 

I see this with truck drivers. Some guys use their jake brakes as much as possible and avoid the brakes while some are the complete opposite and ride the brakes. Makes no sense as you loose extra energy as well as use your brakes up.

 

I'm getting just a shade under 20 mpg (14.5l per 100km) with my 2013 F150 Scab 3.5l ecoboost doing average speed of 60mph. Where I am is mostly rolling hills and long grades, some flat (Vancouver Island). Cruise control where possible and at the posted speed limits which varies from 62 to 68 mph (90 to 110 km/h). I use regular gas (octane 87) and judging from some comments higher octane doesn't make much difference. If I go on longer trips I might be able to improve mpg. Would love to hear from the forum readers their experiences!

 

just to clarify for our US friends, 14.5 l/100 is 19.5 mpg imperial and 16 mpg US

 

Spoken like a true Handy Man from Madoc

Is that bear still in the cage at the Mohawk Trading Post up at Tweed?

 

Ha! Someone else that's been through the area!
Looks like it's been a while since you've been through, though.
That bear and the cage have been gone for some time now. 30 years or more!
Restaurant is there still, as well as the old log cabin.