taylorman_55 Said:
 Remember that 22 mpg is in the TWO WHEEL DRIVE ONLY versions... the four wheel drive versions are only rated for 21..I know a few guys driving these with the 355 and  373 rear ends and are getting around 17-19 on the highway 70 - 75 mph. and 15-16 in town. Towing power above and beyond the 5.3 chevy and 5.7 hemi.  Still better than any chevy or dodge on the road as of now.

I look at it like this.... You can pay $45,000 for that v6 and they are a great pickup and better than chevy and dodge v8 but my brother went down to souix falls SD and bought a brand new ford 1/2 ton exept with the 5.0 and lariet chrome package and all the bells and whistles for $41,000. when he got back he said worth the drive he averaged 80mph and got 20 mpg. Go with the v8.

HJchamp Said:

I look at it like this.... You can pay $45,000 for that v6 and they are a great pickup and better than chevy and dodge v8 but my brother went down to souix falls SD and bought a brand new ford 1/2 ton exept with the 5.0 and lariet chrome package and all the bells and whistles for $41,000. when he got back he said worth the drive he averaged 80mph and got 20 mpg. Go with the v8.

lostinnd Said:
Well I bought one in April from Luther in Fargo, a 4x4 supercrew lariat as a college graduation present to myself.  Great experience!  Best price I could find anywhere and they have taken great care of me.  I just rolled over 13k miles and every day I love the truck more.  Towing is great, reminds me of a diesel except its quiet (everyone says how quiet my truck is) and it rides great.

From reading other forums it seems as though I get better than average mileage with mine.  I get 17-19 in town depending on how much I get on it.  On the highway where I do most of my driving I get anywhere from 19-24 on average.  At 80 I get about 19.5ish with no wind, at 70 I routinely pull 22-23.  I keep it at 65-68 on two lanes or highway 2 and at that speed I get 23-25.  My last trip from Dickinson  to Williston I left the cruise on 68 and with a 10-15 mph tailwind I got 27.2 mpg!  My mileage has been getting better with every mile and at 5k miles it really jumped up.

I haven't had any real issues with mine other than a crease in my leather seat and they put a new one on under warranty.  If you are ever in Dickinson and want to check it out let me know! 

taylorman_55 Said:
Or you can pay $33,000 at luther ford in fargo for the new ecoboost v-6.. nicely equipped also !  Completely decked out one for under 40K.... went and checked them out a few days ago. If I was puling more, I would opt for the v-6 as the torque curve lies better at cruising speeds, and add in the 2K extra pounds it can handle towing. Either way, buying a new ford with either a v6 or v8, is a win win.    You get a great pickup, best gas mileage, best towing for a half ton, and kicks the piss out of all the rest in the quarter mile. Oh, did I mention your money isnt going to a company that took a bailout? 

HJchamp Said:

I look at it like this.... You can pay $45,000 for that v6 and they are a great pickup and better than chevy and dodge v8 but my brother went down to souix falls SD and bought a brand new ford 1/2 ton exept with the 5.0 and lariet chrome package and all the bells and whistles for $41,000. when he got back he said worth the drive he averaged 80mph and got 20 mpg. Go with the v8.

eyexer Said:
a good friend of mine has an 08' duramax that is extremely modded.  It is fast as hell.  he tangled with a brand new ecoboost the other day and got completely destroyed.  He said "I'd like to tell you it was a close race but sadly it wasn't".

buckmaster81 Said:

eyexer Said:
a good friend of mine has an 08' duramax that is extremely modded.  It is fast as hell.  he tangled with a brand new ecoboost the other day and got completely destroyed.  He said "I'd like to tell you it was a close race but sadly it wasn't".

That is 100% crap we have raced a new Silverado 1500 with 5.3 and 3.08 gears against an ecoboost with 3.42 or 3.55s whatever they are and the eco boost won by about one pickup length... I would say a 5.3 with 3.42s would have been neck and neck.. chevy 6.2 would eat the eco boost..

HJchamp Said:

taylorman_55 Said:
Or you can pay $33,000 at luther ford in fargo for the new ecoboost v-6.. nicely equipped also !  Completely decked out one for under 40K.... went and checked them out a few days ago. If I was puling more, I would opt for the v-6 as the torque curve lies better at cruising speeds, and add in the 2K extra pounds it can handle towing. Either way, buying a new ford with either a v6 or v8, is a win win.    You get a great pickup, best gas mileage, best towing for a half ton, and kicks the piss out of all the rest in the quarter mile. Oh, did I mention your money isnt going to a company that took a bailout? 

HJchamp Said:

I look at it like this.... You can pay $45,000 for that v6 and they are a great pickup and better than chevy and dodge v8 but my brother went down to souix falls SD and bought a brand new ford 1/2 ton exept with the 5.0 and lariet chrome package and all the bells and whistles for $41,000. when he got back he said worth the drive he averaged 80mph and got 20 mpg. Go with the v8.

I forget i live in the oil country thats why its 45000 haha. and the 5.0 is 50000 and hell the 6.2 your looking at 55000.