Frustrated with our Hemi/ looking for another vehicle
05-26-2013, 01:25 PM
#16
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Just talk I had heard re the Fords. I still think they are nice trucks and would really like a Cummins in a newer F-350.
The gas quality thing may be real. My friend had a ton of trouble with his 06 F-150 regarding mileage and engine light issues. His mechanic told him to pay a little extra for 76 or Chevron gas and quit putting costco gas in it. The $300-400 dollars he will spend on it a year is a lot less than a few trips to the mechanic. He says it has solved his problems with his truck, not sure about the mileage though!
The gas quality thing may be real. My friend had a ton of trouble with his 06 F-150 regarding mileage and engine light issues. His mechanic told him to pay a little extra for 76 or Chevron gas and quit putting costco gas in it. The $300-400 dollars he will spend on it a year is a lot less than a few trips to the mechanic. He says it has solved his problems with his truck, not sure about the mileage though!
05-26-2013, 03:34 PM
#17
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I'd like to know how they get the 20+ MPG ratings in a v8. Tweaks to the aero package that fools the formulas is how, not real-world testing. In the new v6 with the 8 speed and 2wd I can believe it.
I find it pretty sad my $700 23-yr-old Amigo can get the same gas mileage as a new similar vehicle.
I find it pretty sad my $700 23-yr-old Amigo can get the same gas mileage as a new similar vehicle.
They are out there, you just gotta look.
Hat, I would drive the 2013 version of yours and see just how you like it, I know the 8 speed helped out quite a bit.
05-27-2013, 10:04 AM
#18
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If you google Ford ecoboost shutdown you will change your mind. Lots of problems with that one. (it's a ford) Seems to me that the engineers or production or testing over there is dysfunctional. How else could they always have so many built in defects? The 6.0 comes to mind.
We can agree to disagree... This is a Dodge forum so... Hondas have a history of headgasket issues,rust,transmission problems,thin sheetmetal, I could go on and on. The average consumer is kept blind to this (marketing) but people in the auto repair biz see these everyday. Again this is a Dodge forum... Ever hit a curb with a honda? what happens? Car is TOTALLED. I've hit curbs with american cars and BROKEN the curb! And the car? Not even the alignment was off. No real metal in those foreign cars. Never has been.
Back to the original post,have you tried different brands of gas? I got better mileage from Chevron than others in my gas jobs. Sometimes made a huge difference. Its true you get what you pay for. I would stick with the 87 octane if you are looking for mileage. Sunoco has always had top quality fuel too. Just my .02 cents
I said I worked with the Navy, not I was in the Navy... lol
Nope, I can attest to at least 2 different versions, 2010 F150 2WD with the 6 speed auto and 4.6 a friend regularly got 22 MPG plus, now he has a 2013 Silverado with the 5.3 and 6 speed auto, 4WD and gets 20-21 MPG. A guy at our work just got the F150 ext. cab with Ecoboost, 4WD, and runs 19-20.
They are out there, you just gotta look.
Hat, I would drive the 2013 version of yours and see just how you like it, I know the 8 speed helped out quite a bit.
They are out there, you just gotta look.
Hat, I would drive the 2013 version of yours and see just how you like it, I know the 8 speed helped out quite a bit.
Thanks for the replies. Sorry that I took so long to reply, seems like every time I sat down to say something I had to get back up.
05-27-2013, 10:26 AM
#19
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We can agree to disagree... This is a Dodge forum so... Hondas have a history of headgasket issues,rust,transmission problems,thin sheetmetal, I could go on and on. The average consumer is kept blind to this (marketing) but people in the auto repair biz see these everyday. Again this is a Dodge forum... Ever hit a curb with a honda? what happens? Car is TOTALLED. I've hit curbs with american cars and BROKEN the curb! And the car? Not even the alignment was off. No real metal in those foreign cars. Never has been.
And like the CTD, if I really get on it the 2.2L Honda hemi is hard on tires.
05-27-2013, 06:08 PM
#20
Top's Younger Twin
Mark....I could be wrong on this but I believe the diesel thats coming in the 1500 is out in the jeep now. Might be worth checking...at least for a feel for what it can do.
05-27-2013, 11:26 PM
#24
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Our 03 hemi (regular quad cab) got good mileage until the dealer fixed some emissions crap... then it went down the toilet in a hurry.
When they put the new EGR valve in and it still ran like crap I took it to another dealer, where they erased the codes and fixed it.
05-28-2013, 05:32 AM
#25
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Yeah, that's what frustrates me... I don't think anything was really wrong... we got a CEL, they fixed it under warranty, then the fuel mileage tanked immediately.
Poop.
Poop.
05-28-2013, 08:34 AM
#26
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