I'm thinking of getting a new Ford Edge, The standard engine is now the 2.0l Ecoboost which seems to get pretty good reviews. My normal week is driving to the train station about 3 miles each way. I usually jump on the parkway for about 2 miles and the coolant just hits normal temp in the winter just before I park, but I'm sure the oil has not.
On weekends I drive errands and longer trips at highway speed so everything gets to normal operating temperature.
How will the Ecoboost or for that matter, any GDI engine fare with this type of short trip driving, or will it get more gunked up than a port injected? My current vehicle is a '06 Mazda Tribute with the 3.0l Duratec V6.
Should I consider the 3.5 V6? It gets pretty [censored] mileage, not as much low end torque and if you ever need to change the water pump, it's practically pull the engine from the car $$$. On a brief test drive, I really liked the 2.0l better. Anyone have a new 2.0l Edge? Thoughts?
Maybe oil changes every 3000 miles with a good conventional or syn-blend?
Thanks
On weekends I drive errands and longer trips at highway speed so everything gets to normal operating temperature.
How will the Ecoboost or for that matter, any GDI engine fare with this type of short trip driving, or will it get more gunked up than a port injected? My current vehicle is a '06 Mazda Tribute with the 3.0l Duratec V6.
Should I consider the 3.5 V6? It gets pretty [censored] mileage, not as much low end torque and if you ever need to change the water pump, it's practically pull the engine from the car $$$. On a brief test drive, I really liked the 2.0l better. Anyone have a new 2.0l Edge? Thoughts?
Maybe oil changes every 3000 miles with a good conventional or syn-blend?
Thanks