Thanks for the opportunity Tim! My daughter really enjoyed helping her dad with this project. This gave her a much needed distraction from school or lack there of! It was 498 messages more like 356ish. Thank you all for the mostly positive feedback. This stuff is not easy...so we should go easier on Tim! I will work in the umms for the Tacoma review.
I have the 2019 STX RWD. I’ve never achieved 26mpg on highway but do average approx 25. I’ve noticed a significant difference between going 60-ish mph and 70-ish mph. Somewhere in there may be the point where 2.7 really has to start working hard to move a giant brick through the wind resistance. I’ve also noticed the dash mpg indicator tends to indicate 0.5 mpg higher than actual on highway. I love my truck by the way. By far, the XL-STX is the best bang for the buck in the 1/2 ton truck world!
U got a very good deal. I just got a 2.7 2wd 2020 stx in agnate black. I have no trade in for 35k otd. Was this a good price? U got 3k for your trade in?I love the seats, engine pulls, and everything about it. I got the 6.5 feet bed
That STX has been a success, good combination of power, mpg and gadgets at an affordable price. Checked pricing when I was truck shopping, discounts like crazy on those... everybody gets a discount.
Nice truck! enjoy it! By the way, you should do oil changes every 5k miles on the ecoboost motors. I have done a lot of research because I am interested in buying one but haven't pulled the trigger yet but everyone says, 5k oil changes is the way to go.
Stephen Galvan if you’re changing full synthetic oil that early, you’re just throwing money out the window. It also depends on how hard you’re driving it, like towing or off roading in extreme temperatures.
50 to 60 dollars every 3000 miles is a small price to pay to keep those passageways clean especially with direct-injected engines and tiny turbos i would say if you can find a 5 liter f150 go with that some people are lucky but most aren't with ecoboost engine they run extremely hot but i feel you most people arnt as anal with there vehicles as me and for that reason my 1.20. 15 and my 75 year old trucks all still run like new 3000 or 3 month witch ever comes 1st regardless of brand or type of oil it all breaks down the same
I change it every 6000 miles. Got told by a quiklane worker he said they go be the percentage he said 10% oil life is when they change it. I left laughing the guy was still talking oh hell no 6000 is a good number.
Brian your mileage should go up with some mileage if you can stay out of the turbos.. I have a 2015 3.5 with 36,000 miles. The last time I filled it up my range said 784 miles.. The last dozen fill ups my computer says averaging 22.4, but I would say thats 75% highway cruising at 70mph. I noticed if I drop down to 55 it starts to clime but come on who drives 55??? So I did the math with a 36 gallon tank and 784 mile range that is a hair under 22mpg. I’m satisfied with that on the 3.5 twin turbo.. Nice looking truck and good luck.
Me. I drive 55. 60 max. Unless I’m on the interstate where the speed limit goes up to 70. Some of us don’t live near high speed roads and have all 2 or 4 lane with 55mph limits
Your mileage will increase with time. I've had 2 with the 2.7 and on both noticed a mileage increase at about 4000 miles. My 17 has 71k on it now and overall average is 22.7.
We have these 2.7 ecoboosts in our fleet trucks. Get the shit run out of them. Idle for 8 plus hours a day. Oil changes thousands of miles after the message center tells you. All 130k plus miles and they dont miss a beat. These things are tough.
I have a 2015, 2.7EB 86k miles. 3 recalls so far and all done in one visit, door locks or something like that, floor mats, seat belts. Not a single real problem so far with it. 3 of my friends have also same truck one is a 15 like mine the others are 17 and 18, the other 15 had some engine issues brand new not even 2k miles the others no problems at all, we are in FL all of us bought 2WD trucks, the 18 guy has his high modified, mine only wheels tires and tuned.
I’m a ford guy who went to Toyota for reliable service because the eco boost has issues with blow by causing excessive carbon buildup on valves they are slow on refining their technology before production so we become test pilots so rather than go through a let down I decided to go Toyota
sheddski I have a Toyota Tacoma looking to trade in for an F150 for bigger cab size, however Toyota isn’t the best anymore, a/c issues / trans shifting going crazy is rude to ride for long time. I’m between ram or ford looking more for ford.
Live the truck I have a 2016 only problem I’ve had and you might to is the fan kicking on high they don’t want to fix it you can’t go through a drive thru without turning it off so they can hear you
Just FYI use full synthetic oil, ecoboost engines are hard on oil. Even with synthetic every 5K I have a 2016 F150 3.5 EB, 45K it's been great. DD I get about 18 MPG. Best of luck.
There is no way I’d run 10,000 miles on an oil change, period or 8, 000. I change oil in my semi at 10,000 instead of 20,000 and beyond. I don’t trust the oil circulation and the returns in the head etc. on Ford engines for me oil changes are cheap insurance against sludge and garbage.
Good looking truck man. Congrats! You're smarter than I am. I always get a truck that's much more than what I need lol. But yeh there's something about getting a simple truck that does only what you need it to. Good stuff.
Hur hur hur. The Tacoma is so overhyped. No one that’s does any real work with their truck buys a Tacoma. They’re just little toys you might as well buy a Corolla.
My 2017 3.5 got 24.2 mpg according to the dash ,on a 700 mile trip and my sticker says 23 highway when I hand calculated the mpg it was 23.1.. My 3.5 isn’t as sensitive to fuel quality because it’s not making as much HP per liter as the 2.7 liter
I just traded my 2015 F150 - 3.5 EB @365hp (82k miles) for a new 2020 F150 - 5.0V8 @395hp.... I was very skeptical with all the comparisons I've been reading, however the 2020 has the appearance package I've been looking for, so I went with it. Let me tell you, I l LOVED my 2015, but my new 2020 is insane! The 2015 turbos had to catch up with full throttle sometimes, whereas the 2020 has zero lag, when you tromp it in Sport mode, get ready for great sound, solid torque, and no lag going thru the gears. The 2020 5.0 transmission has 5 modes - Normal, Tow, Wet/Snow, Eco, and Sport. I traveled from Nashville to Chattanooga TN yesterday in the Eco mode (2 hr drive) and since I-24 is a 2 lane past Murfreesboro, my speed fluctuated from 65-80 depending on traffic. I landed in Chattanooga at 22 mpg! We are traveling to Naples soon for Christmas, and I expect to get at least 23mpg. My advice is, while there is plenty of respect for Eco Boost, check out the 5.0 V8 before you commit!
I have the same truck, purchased in July 2020. The fuel mileage is decent, but the software has a different potential distance per tank, every time you fill it. Everywhere from 950km to 1180km per tank. That's a 125L tank (33gal). Actual distance driving, which I do frequently, and with ECO enabled usually results in 1050 to 1200km per tank. I constantly watch it just to see. That's 590mi to 745mi for you guys south of the border. During Canadian winter with studded snow tires on, I was getting an average of 1000km (621mi) per tank. Towing my 12' enclosed trailer with about 3000lbs of weight in the trailer, resulted in 600km (373mi) with Tow Mode enabled or 750km (466mi) per tank without Tow enabled. Obviously not great, but it is a tiny motor with 325hp and 400ft lb torque. Overall, I bought it to be fuel efficient for distance driving, which it is, but it's still a truck when I need a truck. As an odd comparison, my wife's 2016 Mazda CX5 V6 is essentially identical for fuel mileage if you factor in tank size and mileage per tank, so still not bad for a truck in my opinion.
Personally, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a vehicle to deliver the mileage as advertised. If the sticker says 26, It should do 26. The real question is why do they get away with putting 26 mph highway on the sticker when the truck can't do that.
I have a 19 5.0 v8, I live in the foot hills, drive about 85% highway (curves and hills), 15% city. Since new, my average is 20.4 mpg, this includes occasional hot rodding for fun
I got my 2020 2.7l F150 Supercrew 4WD in May. I do not drive much.. 1,400 miles at 5 months. I will change my oil twice a year regardless of driving, even less now working from home since March. I do the same with my 1931 Ford Model A (3.3l @ 40HP zero turbo 🙂 ) Why? Moisture condense on all metal.. it gets in as well as dirt.. OIL is cheap and Ford dealers do oil change cheap. Got my wife a 2020 Ford ECOSPORT 4WD this month same deal with oil changes...she too works from home. Spring and fall oil changes at a minimum.. regardless of miles.
I have a 15 XLT 2.7EB 2WD SC. Best mileage 25.7 mpg in FL 200 miles trip @ 65mph cruise control on. After that I always drive “normal”, keeping up with traffic (75~85mph) was getting 22.7mpg on highway driving, recently I got 20” wheels with 33” tires and I’m getting 21~21.7 mpg but I’ve being also towing about once a week a 10’x6’ tráileres with some landscaping equipment since I got the new wheels/tires.
Brian finally took the plunge... congrats! Best of luck with it sir. The 2.7 has a CGI block which is similar to a diesel. Of all the EcoBoost engines, this one should be the best. There is someone on the Ford-Trucks forum with a 2015 and 2.7 with over 300k on it. The FordPass app sucks... My 2017 Escape AWD with 2.0 EB rated at 20/27/23 gets 15 mpg around town. My 2019 Ranger 4x4 about 18 mpg. If you drive all highway at 65 mph, you can reach or beat EPA estimates.
I get 21 on the hwy in my 2019 ram 5.7 just don't get in the trottle the 2.7 ecoboost gets about the same and i found myself always wanting to get the trottle
I get it, on the highway V8’s will nearly match the Ecoboost MPG’s, but not around town, I get a steady 20.4 in town, hand calculated. One more thing don’t trust your dash to tell you fuel economy, my Chrysler Pacifica will tell me I’m getting 27.6 MPG’s and check it with a calculator and it’s really getting 23.4, FCA’s MPG calculating are notoriously optimistic, the a Pacifica is an awesome driving van just as I’m sure their RAM trucks are and to be honest (I love my F150), but if I could have afforded it I’d gotten the RAM Rebel, hands down best looking truck on the market.
I understand your point but we will have to see. Hopefully my grandma type driving and oil changes will help negate some of the potential issues. By the time I get my next one hopefully Yota updates the Tundra.
Jesus Perez that is so true. Just traded in my 07 Tundra for a 2020 couldn’t wait 2 more years for the redesign. Pretty much issue free and very reliable. Just took my new truck today pulling my 19 ft boat. Got 15 mpg. Not bad for pulling a boat. I was thinking today as I was driving my truck take 500-1000 lbs off this truck and a 8-10 speed transmission it would be right there with the rest as far as mpg even with a 14 year old engine design. And it’s reliability is far above the domestics imo.
I think if it's maintained it will. I've owned both Toyota's and F150's. My F150's were a lot better. I use to be a mechanic so i always kept up on on maintaining them. It makes sense that Ford would have more problems. They crush Toyota on sales. Almost a million F150 a year vs Tundra maybe 100k. People can say what they want but the Tundra cant compete and the numbers show it
I'm currently in the market for a truck. Preferably an f150. My brother has a 2018 f150 stx 2.7 ecoboost. Its a dream to drive. Plenty fast, and great on mpg. I'm torn betweent the 2.7 ecoboost and a 2020 ford ranger. What do you guys think will be most convenient?
I just test drove a Ranger Lariat FX4 and an F150 xlt back to back. I immediately dropped the Ranger off my list. Very small inside and I did not like the behaviour of the 2.3 Ecoboost. The back seat became useless once I adjusted my seat and the bed was just too small for me to get any real utility out of it. I haven’t bought a truck yet and I’m checking out a Ram tomorrow then deciding. The F150 was nice.
U gotta love those plastic oil pans on all of the trucks how cheap can u get quality is gone anymore why don't u build the whole truck out of plastic Ford what a joke
I just bought this truck last week same color, motor everything , and yes the windshield wiper fluid was 1/4 full weirdly. My sticker said 23 highways 18 city 20 avg. why did yours say 26? I had a different rear differential and towing package. Not sure if that effected it. Also i test drove 5 trucks before I bought it and 3 of them had weird faulty back cameras.
I just bought a 2020 and the backup camera is faulty... dealer said it needs to be replaced, but I’m 199 in line cause they are on back order. Wonder if ford just makes horrible backup cameras...
Hello, you don't hear much, but it is hard to find. They don't have any in the press fleet and my local dealer doesn't stock them. The sales manager told me that engine isn't shopped for very often at all.
It sucks because the few that make video about them, they seems to be good engine and transmission combo,and less maintenance,I hope you get one at some point
Yep. Tomorrow, I'm interviewing my friend who just bought a new Chevy Silverado LT Trail Boss. I can't wait to bring you that video! Last night, I did a walk around of the Chevy Blazer and will have a review out soon on that. I do agree, lots of Ford in the news lately.
@@officialyasir Lol, Yep I would like to own one, but not new. I remember dealing with Ford for warranty issues, and in my experience, it was one of the worst companies that I have dealt with when you have issues. If you are lucky, then you are good to go. Yes not all manufacturers are great with warranty, but with the Fords I had owned in the past, I would never go back again. My head hurts thinking of it, Lol. All good. :)
Peter Branco oh that sucks! I owned a f150 for 3.5 years under warranty but never had a issue that required any warranty work. Honestly, I avoid dealers as much as possible. But I agree, from my own research, I feel like Toyota dealers are better, ford is bad and Jeep/RAM is the worst!
I’ve had several problems with my 2019 Ford F-150 FX4 crew cab with 2.7 engine. First I had water leaking into the cab from a air vent that was located behind the back seat (driver side). Ford had to remove my trucks bed and remove all of my trucks lower interior to do. Ford scratched up my trucks bed, broke several pieces of interior, and didn’t bother to put back a few other pieces of interior when they “repaired” the water leak (16,500 miles at this point). Then my truck crapped out on the side of the road leaving me stranded. Truck towed to Ford and I was eventually told the issue was due to a faulty temperature sensor. That repair required taking out the intake manifold and some of the injectors. When I got the truck back it’s still didn’t run right and had to go back to the dealer again (approx 17,500 miles). Now I have a bubble in the dashboard in front of the passenger seat which the dealer is saying they would have to remove my entire dashboard and replace it to correct the problem. I also have a small cloudy spot in the factory windshield which if I want corrected would require a new windshield. I am at the point now where if the truck leaves me stranded again or I have another major repair I’m going to have to get rid of it. I can’t afford to have a vehicle breaking down on me all the time. I bought a new vehicle to avoid all of these problems. Other than all the repairs when the truck is running properly it meets my needs and I really like it.
If you’re really having that many problem with it then look up the lemon law requirements for your state and lemon law their asses on it so they have to buy it back. I actually just bought a Transit Connect that was lemon lawed over a bunch of minor crap mostly. “This trim piece is coming off. That trim piece broke. A fog light burned out.” The biggest item they repaired under warranty for the previous owner was a blind spot sensor went bad so they swapped the whole rear bumper. All of that let me buy it at a good price. 15,800 miles on a 2018 xlt model for $17,900. If you truly have issues with yours then make get those requirements and make them buy it back and get yourself something else.
Cliff Morrison might not, but just for reference a quick search led me to this for New York Duty to Repair: A reasonable chance for a manufacturer or its authorized agent to repair a problem for a new car is considered to be: Four or more attempts to repair and the problem continues to exist; OR The car is out of service by reason of repair of one or more problems for a cumulative total of 30 days or more. So while the first problem doesn’t much apply since it has been multiple issues for you, you might fall under the second part at some point And remember while you are under the bumper to bumper warranty any kind of repair no matter how involved they must do. And if that dealer does bad service you are not obligated to use them for the warranty repairs. You can take it to a different dealer for repair work even under warranty because the warranty is issued by Ford not the specific dealer and any Ford dealer can do the warranty work and still get paid for it
Odd on the Ford Pass App, I have a 19 f150, and iPhone 7 current version.......have NEVER had an issue with the app. Maybe your phone? Or the OS version?
I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Ford pass app crashes on it daily, it also did so on my iPhone X. The second launch is usually successful and its stable from there on out, but crashes are daily.
All car apps are all garbage. Put the remote start on the key. My wife's camry, you gotta pay a monthly fee for it to work and ot takes forever to start. Garbage. Also that mpg is definitely on premium fuel
More Ford junk sir 90 persnt of the truck is plastic oil pan oil burning V8 s not for me no longer built Ford tough if it ever was built Ford tough that was just a sales pitch to sell more trucks go home Ford and build a quality truck
What person in their right mind would buy a heavy full-size [crew cab] truck with the smallest engine available? I would've at least with the NA 3.3L V6 or the 3.0L EcoDiesel powertrain for a pickup like his in the video. Furthermore, one doesn't buy a full-size, crew cab, 4x4 truck with the smallest possible powertrain option in hopes of getting great MPGs. Lol...
He didn't need it. It's refreshing to see practicality rather than soccer dad's driving 6.7 power strokes for the sake of the best. This is best for him at a lower cost. SMART!
