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I currently drive a high end luxury V8 vehicle that takes super and gets me 26.5 mpg, which is pretty good. I do a lot of highway driving and I'm very easy on the gas pedal. The problem is I've kind of started to realize that I really could use a truck, but I don't want to commute in something that's going to get me anything less than the fuel economy I'm currently getting.
This would be a vehicle I intend on keeping for at least ten years and 300,000 plus miles.
I did a little research on the Ford Eco boost f150 and I'm not impressed with the gas mileage, so I looked into the 5.0 V8...nice but it looks like the best I can do is low 20's with it. Not going to work.
A friend of mine owns the new Silverado and he sometimes gets in the low 20's. I drove it once and just on a 20 mile mixed commute I was able to pull 24 out of it, but who knows? My friend has told me that now that it has turned colder around here that he is only getting himself in the mid teens. So this doesn't look promising.
I looked into the GMC diesel mid size pickup (forget the name of it), nice looking truck, but I just don't trust a four cylinder diesel for long term reliability. It looks like it can get 26 mpg. They also make a direct injected V6 that looks like it can get 25-25mog...I'd be willing to bet I could probably stretch that number to 26, but again...how reliable is the GM direct injected V6?
And then there is the Dodge diesel boost (or whatever they call it). This one had me really really intrigued because they stuff it in their full size pickup and the interiors on those things are beautiful. It is capable of decent power and 26mog fuel economy, but after some research I've found that it has some major issues mechanically. The cam sprockets strip from the camshaft. The top of the engine has to come apart and as of right now there is no factory "cure" for this. And there were lots of other issues as well...leaks, hard cold starts, slow acceleration, poor fit and finish. So that's out.
Maybe there is nothing? Anyone own the V6 GMC/Chevy midsize? Anyone own a new Tacoma? Anyone own the direct injected full size GM pickups and do a lot of highway driving? Anyone get 25mpg plus mileage out of any full size V8 truck with a mostly highway commute?
This would be a vehicle I intend on keeping for at least ten years and 300,000 plus miles.
I did a little research on the Ford Eco boost f150 and I'm not impressed with the gas mileage, so I looked into the 5.0 V8...nice but it looks like the best I can do is low 20's with it. Not going to work.
A friend of mine owns the new Silverado and he sometimes gets in the low 20's. I drove it once and just on a 20 mile mixed commute I was able to pull 24 out of it, but who knows? My friend has told me that now that it has turned colder around here that he is only getting himself in the mid teens. So this doesn't look promising.
I looked into the GMC diesel mid size pickup (forget the name of it), nice looking truck, but I just don't trust a four cylinder diesel for long term reliability. It looks like it can get 26 mpg. They also make a direct injected V6 that looks like it can get 25-25mog...I'd be willing to bet I could probably stretch that number to 26, but again...how reliable is the GM direct injected V6?
And then there is the Dodge diesel boost (or whatever they call it). This one had me really really intrigued because they stuff it in their full size pickup and the interiors on those things are beautiful. It is capable of decent power and 26mog fuel economy, but after some research I've found that it has some major issues mechanically. The cam sprockets strip from the camshaft. The top of the engine has to come apart and as of right now there is no factory "cure" for this. And there were lots of other issues as well...leaks, hard cold starts, slow acceleration, poor fit and finish. So that's out.
Maybe there is nothing? Anyone own the V6 GMC/Chevy midsize? Anyone own a new Tacoma? Anyone own the direct injected full size GM pickups and do a lot of highway driving? Anyone get 25mpg plus mileage out of any full size V8 truck with a mostly highway commute?