I just got a 01 with the 5.4 in it. Everyone is telling me that i made a huge mistake cause its going to chug the gas. I know its not going to give me great milage but its not horrible either right? Also any mods that might help gas milage?
Thanks

naw, not if you think 10 to 12 mpg is good and if you put a trailer on it expect about 7 r 8. my diesel gets about 15 in the city and 20 on the highway. my 4000lb boat drags it down to 14 on the high way. lots o luck!

naw, not if you think 10 to 12 mpg is good and if you put a trailer on it expect about 7 r 8. my diesel gets about 15 in the city and 20 on the highway. my 4000lb boat drags it down to 14 on the high way. lots o luck!

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Hi, Ford does not post any mileage pramaters for this vehicle because they don't have to, It exceeds 8000 lbs and is actually a F350 truck, Don't expect much from it......Clay..

The beast is more F250 than F350. The frame is the same as a exteneded cab short bed F250.

The rear end is that of a F250 and the front end is a Dana 50 which is the same as the F250 until 2002 when it got the Dana 60, the Excursion never got the bigger front axle though.

Expect your fuel mileage to be dictated on your driving habits. You will rarely see 16 mpg empty but could see 15 mpg if your driving easy.

My wifes Excursion gets 19 mpg empty and 15 mpg city driving.

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20 years ago Escort diesels and Citation diesels were getting 55 mpg. 70 mpg today is no feat really. Lot's of people are snatching up the old Escorts and Citations for peanuts to do the veggie oil conversion.

we barely use our vehicle and it seems to drinks the gas like there is no tomorrow. I have nicknamed my X: "Thirsty" :lol:

The Sad thing though....is ....the Price Of Gas Keeps going up....Thats why I placed my order , when I became part of the Oregon Sales team, I Can't wait to get my Roadster..living so close to the Factory , here in Oregon, Even though its a commuter Vehicle , I will Drive it as my family car..AND I WILL SMILE ALOT WITH MY 70MPG I WILL GET...(About 4 more Mos.)
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I read the link to the roadster.

I need a vehicle that can haul up to 8 people in comfort and safety and haul pretty must whatever I hook to it. I also need a vehicle that can tow as much if not more than the Excursion and plow my driveway. Hence the need for a diesel Excursion and F250.

I've got the cars for fuel mileage. Even though there Shelby's and there fast they still get 30 mpg.

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Not bashing Fords, but they get the worst mileage of all bigger US makes. I really don't know why this is or why Ford lets it continue. Chevy and Dodge get a lot better mileage for a similiar rearend ratio and engine.

What gives?

Jason

You are correct about Ford being worse on gas. Though if you research it is like by 1 mpg. I have a Navigator. It gets 12-17 the equivelent Chevy 1998 suburban gets 14-18 but it is not 4x4 and the 1998 Tahoe gets 13-16 as a 4x4and the 99 escalade gets 12-16. That is worse than my Navi. The only one better is the 2wd chevy. But in my opinion at this level 1-2 mpg don't mean crap. The 1999 Jeep Wrangler only gets 15-18 as a 6 cyl auto. Tiny 4wd only gets 2 more than My Navi that can pull 8K. The Wrangler is rated at under 2K. I get these numbers from www.fueleconomy.gov (http://www.fueleconomy.gov)