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Originally Posted by rodsterinfl
I do not believe you have to worry about Ford F150 longevity. The big picture track record is good. My 2009 was excellent. I shared the known issue of carbon build-up and the workaround on 2011-2016 Ecoboosts; however, that issue is on all direct injection engines. The only companies that have even addressed it are Ford and Toyota. I do not know if Toyota has applied it to the Tundra engine yet. There are other issues brand-wise speaking longevity. Engines are not simple anymore and the technology used to give mpg can become a problem for us later. The ecoboost uses turbos but at a low boost and similar to diesels- not a known issue. The MPG is not a lie but how you drive it is critical to mpg. The pedal is touchy. I increased my mpg 2mpg in city just by getting up to speed quickly and cruising as opposed to slowly accelerating- keeping the boost time down. Each brand has good and bad. GM has a known issue, acknowledged by GM, that their "higher mileage (30K) engines potentially use more oil due to blowby in the cylinder deactivation. Honda acknowledged this as well with their use of the same technology. Then with all that, there is the capacity of the truck. That is where Ford shines.
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I have to agree with
rodsterinfl; the EB in my 2012 F150 Platinum Supercrew shortbed, 4x4, has performed very well now with 105K miles towing our (2) 25' AS's over the past 6 years. We summer in MT and have been wintering in CA and now TX again since owning this TV, so we do put a lot of miles back and forth at least twice a year. We see 110+ weather sometimes and -25 degree weather also. I do change the oil at 5-6K mile increments, as suggested by the service guys, instead of relying on the electronic gauge, which could extend my services to as much as 10K miles between changes. The advice from the service managers I have talked with in San Diego, Montana, and in Texas has ben consistent; "change the oil regularly every 4-6K miles, and this engine should be good for 200K+ miles".
For a 1/2T pickup, it is a good daily driver and rides great; I prefer to drive it over my Acura TL!
Yea, we all would like better mileage when towing; at 60-70mph I get 10-12 MPG average when towing and I get 16-19MPG when not towing, but I am a leadfoot and am always at the speed limits depending on traffic conditions. Wife can get 22 MPG not towing but she stays at <65mph. Overall this has been an excellent TV.
I talk with other folks when we are camping about how they like their Tundra's, Dodge's, and GM's with the latest big engines, 8 speed trany's, etc. Each has his opinions but MPG seems to be the most consistent complaint now days both when towing and when not towing. (some of the diesel folks will disagree here of course, but I don't want a diesel!) We all know someone who has had a bad experience with a particular brand or dealer. Overall, my feeling is the big 3 are paying a lot more attention to "us" trailer folks; the need for payload, ride, maneuverability, breaking, torque/hp, and MPG are all getting better. Now, if they could
all just lower the D!#**'d price!
For now, I am watching the 10speed EB closely, and likely will go that route in the spring based on my EB experiences...just need to get a job to pay for this one!
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