One of my co-workers has one, he replaced a rusted out old Camry with it. He says it averages around 40-45mpg on his mostly highway commute (where my 190D does around 37mpg, he lives close by me) and has plenty of power.
I drove a Fiesta not long ago and enjoyed it though I haven't yet had a new model Focus. -Curt Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:03 -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: <4fb3f5af.2080...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 16/05/2012 12:25 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > 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 > > On average over the past 5.5 years and 63,000 miles, 16.43 but that is Imperial gallons so deduct about 20% for US gallons. On the highway in the summer as high as 22+ and in the winter around town as low as about 10 mpg - Imperial again. So not wonderful but not horrible for a beast of that size. 5.4 engine which is about 330 cubic inches and 4 wheel drive etc. It weighs lots and has big tires so not the easiest rolling thing on the road. Lots of frontal area for poor aerodynamics too I expect. The 02 looks fairly smooth but there are big gaps around the grill, headlights etc. I have wondered about improving the air dam under the bumper but have not done it yet. Has anyone looked at the new Ford Focus that they advertise as having louvers in the grill that open and close as required? 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
