TCowner
Platinum Member
I come here with a heavy heart. I come here with my tail tucked between my legs. Yes, I feel defeated and ashamed.
As some of you know, I have not been the most avid owner of the new Ford Ranger mid size pickup and its typically my complaints about the ecoboost 4 cylinder engine. I think its noisy, especially when cold, and I have not been impressed with the fuel mileage.
So last weekend I decided to forget about the dash computer's mpg report and instead go to actual numbers based upon topping off the tank at the beginning and end of my trip and I was not pulling a trailer. My trip was a round trip from Red Wing Minnesota to Hayward Wisconsin and back. This is all two lane roads running just over 60 mph but there are about seven or eight small towns that required a drop to 30 mph. When I did my calculations I ended using 14 gallons of fuel for the 345 mile trip. This calculates to 24.64 mpg.
This was actually pretty close to what the dash computer was telling me.
SO, I can't explain what has happened. And I said earlier, I am contrite. I still have issues with the noisy engine and the disappointing mpg numbers when pulling my empty enclosed snowmobile trailer. But at least with normal driving I probably will have to stop my complaining.
As some of you know, I have not been the most avid owner of the new Ford Ranger mid size pickup and its typically my complaints about the ecoboost 4 cylinder engine. I think its noisy, especially when cold, and I have not been impressed with the fuel mileage.
So last weekend I decided to forget about the dash computer's mpg report and instead go to actual numbers based upon topping off the tank at the beginning and end of my trip and I was not pulling a trailer. My trip was a round trip from Red Wing Minnesota to Hayward Wisconsin and back. This is all two lane roads running just over 60 mph but there are about seven or eight small towns that required a drop to 30 mph. When I did my calculations I ended using 14 gallons of fuel for the 345 mile trip. This calculates to 24.64 mpg.
This was actually pretty close to what the dash computer was telling me.
SO, I can't explain what has happened. And I said earlier, I am contrite. I still have issues with the noisy engine and the disappointing mpg numbers when pulling my empty enclosed snowmobile trailer. But at least with normal driving I probably will have to stop my complaining.