What kind of mileage do you get with the F150? I've been kind of disappointed with my Ranger, in comparison an '03 F150 4wd is rated for 15mpg, my '03 Ranger is rated for 16mpg. In practice on the highway I can get it up to 20mpg if I really take it easy.
I mention all this to say that getting a smaller truck isn't a great answer either. Mitch's wagon beats all of them and with 4matic you don't have to worry about the boat ramp particularly but it requires premium fuel... -Curt Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:19:26 -0500 From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The American dream in an automobile Message-ID: <4fb3d38e.4080...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 14/05/2012 9:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I think it sounds like you own the right vehicle. So what if it doesn't > get 40MPG. The overhead (insurance, registration/taxes, interest, > depreciation, maintenance) of owning a second "economical" car will more > than eat up any fuel savings unless you drive a LOT of miles. > > Allan > > Very true which is why I have not done it. If I had more parking spots I might consider it. If I had another car for use in town, I would put fewer short mile trips on the truck and potentially make it last longer so it would even out the economics of it all. I would not buy a new small car - just something inexpensive and smaller than a truck. Randy _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
