I keep my vehicles much past warrenty, well into the 150K plus range most often.

Maybe it's the best thing since sliced bread, but that will take time and distance to determine, much past warrenty.
If they are still trouble free after 5 yeas and into the 150K + range I'd certainly consider one once I get my use out of my current tow vehicle.

Unless your talking a diesel I am not so sure I would want a 150k gasser as a reliable tow vehicle.

Anybody have any idea of the fuel economy between the 5.4 with 6speed auto, the eco boost and 6.2. Thanks

I have a 2010 FX-4 Screw with the 5.4L/3.73 and I get @ 13.5 city/17-18 highway depending how hard I am running.

Got over 1000mi now and I am getting overall 17. Watching the DIC on the highway I get about 19-20 and in town 15-16. Havent heard but the 6.2 I would guess would be 3-4mpg lower than the eco boost.

This matches closely to what my buddy is seeing with his truck with @6K miles on it.

I hear not so hard

I wanted an '11 "Platinum" edition F-150:

1 was 300 miles north with the Ecoboost
6 were 80 miles north at the same dealership, all with 6.2's
1 was 300 miles south with the 5.0 (IIRC)

So I went to the dealership with the 6 of them.

I bought the 6.2 without test driving it, it had an issue with it that took a few days to resolve (in tank fuel pump was bad) so they gave me an Ecoboost as a loner vehicle.

Very nice ride and power with the Ecoboost. The power was nice enough that I was questioning myself if I should have driven the 6.2 before buying it because I was prefectly happy with the Ecoboost.

My truck was fixed, went and swapped the loaner for it and never looked back; the 6.2 rocks. "Different" type of power but rocks just the same.

As far as MPG's. I went from a 2006 F350 6.0 King Ranch long bed diesel getting 15MPG so paying 50 cents less per gallon and $40 vs $140 oil changes was savings enough for me, few more MPG with an Ecoboost wasn't super high on my list. My 3 mile round trip commute to work plays in to that equation as well.

I drove the Ecoboost for 800 miles over 5-6 days. Nice truck, very nice truck! 18MPG when flogging it, 21MPG when not.

Some people complain there isn't as big of difference between flogging it vs taking it easy. I think they should look at it from the angle that it still gets 18MPG (vs say 12MPG) when flogging. Flog it all day and only lose 3MPG- fantastic!!!

I have 3500 miles on my 6.2 is it is around 13.5MPG. The last 1000ish miles I've been around 14.4MPG; engine broken in a little and I've resisted the power urge with my right foot better as well. With the 6.2 I can get my speed fix with the power and sound where with the Ecoboost you have to rely on power alone, if that makes sense. I'm not a turbo hater by any means, just don't feel like I have to mash the gas all the time when I hear that V8 rumble when I get going either.

Now the big question of what would I have done if the dealer had both a Platinum with the 6.2 and the Ecoboost? Glad I didn't have to make that choice!!

I tell myself that as nice as the Ecoboost was, I would have still gone with the 6.2. More so because it seems like such a simple engine vs a complicated turbo. I don't have any facts to back that up, just seems like even I could work on my 6.2 (LOL, never going to happen since wrenches and I don't get along) where the Ecoboost would need a special trained tech. Who knows but after 3500 miles on my 6.2 and 800 miles on an Ecoboost; I don't think you can go wrong with either!! There is a reason the F-150 is the best selling vehicle, not just truck but vehicle, of all time- they rock!!

I get it. The 6.2 rocks balls.
The 6.2 makes for a great truck and one Id love to own.
Its also the clear choice if you are a guy that mods his truck.

At the same time, I'd hardly call a dual equal variable valve timing SOHC dual knock sensor V8 "simple" but comparatively yes it is simple-er.

Hard to make a bad choice out of these trucks.

I just did an equal tow in another friends ecoboost 3:55 truck.
It worked harder than the 3:73 truck on hills, and got a bit less mileage when towing. When unloaded it was a dream getting 21 mpg from my house to Laveycraft and back.

Enjoy your truck congratulations.


Uncle Dave

Your right dave. If it was 5 years ago I would have went with the 6.2 but coolness factor and loud now takes back seat to practicality and cost savings. And I am only 28. I have my performance on the boat don't really need the truck to be pimped out anymore. I guess if you are going for mods the 6.2 would be the way to go, but if you look at the chart it really doesn't out perform the eco boost at all by really anything significant. But I guess if your still into duel exhaust and big tires than its probably the way to go is the 6.2


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