I reset the overhead on our new 03 EX. We have only been able to drive in the city since then. It is showing 9.3 but it was aroud 8.8 for a while. I was sort of expecting a fairly steady 11 mpg. Should I check something out of is this about the norm for city driving? ( stock 265's, 3:73's)
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Depends on your type of city driving. I've owned both an 00 and 03 4wd Excursion with V10, 3.73 and 265's. Optimal near 11 mpg in stop and go 12 - 15 mile trips, no freeway. Short trips around neighborhood and colder weather will yeild 9 mpg. Overall you should get 10 city and a solid 14 mpg on highway. That's as good as it gets. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Don't trust the overhead console until you've verified it's accuracy with a manual calculation, either. Mine swings as much as 1 mpg in either direction depending on how I'm using the truck. I've kept a complete fuel log since the truck was new, and I've recorded and reset the O/H console at each fillup.
Just got back from fianlly being able to take a freeway trip. About 100 miles up then back. Reset overhead and it climbed up to a high of 13.7 but with a bit of in town, up some grades then down seemed to settle in at 13.5. I'm sure it will slid back down a bit, but courious what the 1000k running average will settle in at.
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When you are in the mpg mode, press and hold both buttons just long enough to see it jump to zero. !st time I tried it I also had reset the compass which means you have to drive in a circle or two untill the "reset" word goes out.
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2003 Excursion E.B. V-10
(http://www.alaskancamper.com/)
I've got an 05 F-250 CC 4x4 with 4.30 gears (I think, I don't have the sticker in front of me and I"m drawing a blank - damn old age!). I get consistently 10-11 mpg in city driving, aboun 9 on the highway towing 8500 lbs of boat and trailer at 75 mph. Pretty happy with the mileage considering the size and capability of the vehicle; if I would've wanted 35 mpg, I would've bought a Focus.
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Wow. These Dealers here scared me away from a V-10. I went to 2 different dealers and both were telling me how the v-10's burn a hole in your pocket with the gas mileage. From what you guys are saying its really not that bad huh? My impression was 7-8 MPG highway, after talking to those dealers..
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Wow. These Dealers here scared me away from a V-10. I went to 2 different dealers and both were telling me how the v-10's burn a hole in your pocket with the gas mileage. From what you guys are saying its really not that bad huh? My impression was 7-8 MPG highway, after talking to those dealers..
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Let me guess, they suggested the $5200 psd option as a fuel saver? You think they make more money on the PSD? More money on your loan? Takes about 150k to break even depending on fuel prices, etc.
I have a 99 V10 3:73 with 315's. I get 11 around town and about 13 on the road. Probably could do better with a taller axle. And I also had my speedo recalibrated so my numbers are correct.
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Wow. These Dealers here scared me away from a V-10. I went to 2 different dealers and both were telling me how the v-10's burn a hole in your pocket with the gas mileage. From what you guys are saying its really not that bad huh? My impression was 7-8 MPG highway, after talking to those dealers..
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Highway, the V10 can get as high as 15MPG. I've done it, many times.
Stop-and-go, if I drive it like I want to, 5-7!
If I'm easy on it stop-and-go, I can break 10MPG.
That's pretty good for ANY gasser in a 6000-7000lbs truck.
Our 2003 Ex got 15-16 consistently on the highway. The problem was around town 10. We got rid of it in a scare that it's value would drop like a rock after it was terminated by ZFord and that all of our equity would be lost. We gambled and sold it. Now, I see it still would have held it's value, even despite the high gas prices. Currently, I am looking at the V-10 in a Superduty for my next purchase. Even though the dealer tells me he will give me $1000 to $1500 less for a V-10 at trade time (less than KBB), I'm still considering it.
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