Ok you 4x4 full size truck owners, need some input from

yall, Im considering buying me a Chevy or Ford 4x4 full size truck used. I want one that has ext cab or the 3 door setup. What kinda mileage is to much on one of these trucks ? I know it all has to do with how it was serviced and all but you guys can give me an idea of what kinda mileage one of these trucks can be expected to hold up for. Not looking to drive it across the USA, just to work (3.5 miles each way) and pull my boat to maybe Grenada at the fartherest. I know this is a wide open question but I have always had small or mid size truck. My sportrac has a 6cyl in it and when pulling the big ole F&F boat, it sucks the gas down. Want to have a 4x4 and an 8cyl I do believe



thanks

Larry

F150 hands down.....

My '11 Sierra Z71 has the 5.3 ltr and 6 speed trans. Only gets 13-14mpg no matter how I drive it. Will kill you on gas on your short commuts. Get you a small car for work, if it is just to get you to work, and a good used 4x4 to pull the boat.

Ditto......I just bought a '12 Z71 with the 5.3 as well (Crew Cab) two weeks ago....Same on gas mileage as MAJ, but man its a sweet truck. I love it!!

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My '11 Sierra Z71 has the 5.3 ltr and 6 speed trans. Only gets 13-14mpg no matter how I drive it. Will kill you on gas on your short commuts. Get you a small car for work, if it is just to get you to work, and a good used 4x4 to pull the boat.

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My '11 Sierra Z71 has the 5.3 ltr and 6 speed trans. Only gets 13-14mpg no matter how I drive it. Will kill you on gas on your short commuts. Get you a small car for work, if it is just to get you to work, and a good used 4x4 to pull the boat.

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Major, my sportrac aint that great on gas either, so I figured if Im gonna not have gas mileage, might as well be comfortable and have 4x4 with more room. Aint gonna buy new, Im just a newby banker unlike WB, so I cant afford a new one like he can :)

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Originally Posted by Big H trucking

F150 hands down.....

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1996 3/4 ton chevy 4/4 5 speed manual 350 vortec. Gets around 15 pulling boat if I keep it around 65 any more and the bottom drops out. Just use it to pull boat. None are going to do well as a commuter. For all my running around which ain't much anymore a 2000 Nissan frontier with 4 cyl. Around 25 in town highway 31.

First, give it a lot of thought. It was recently reported 7 of 10 GM trucks is manufactured in China...........I nearly fell out when I read that.
Yep! Some Fords are built in Canada. Mine was. But, having said that, I once owned a Chevy truck that got 23 miles per gallon and I put
330,000 miles on it before I had the transmission rebuilt. I traded it in on a new F250 diesel..........had bad luck with the first one, but this
2011 has been a gem with @ 20 mpg when not pulling. Depends on altitude. The higher the altitude, the better the mileage. I would suggest
you really do some research and not rush into a purchase. I have several friends that have recently purchased F150's with ecoboost and
they rave about them and the power they have, plus good mileage per gallon. I've never known of any manufacturer not building a lemon
once in a while..........big decision. I learned some years ago a FX4 is better than a 4X4, check it out for yourself. Good luck to ya.

Ford....No Guberment motors nonono

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F150 hands down.....

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X2 on FORD!!!

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Ford....No Guberment motors nonono

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Maybe Slabin will chime in on this. About that newer chevy he has that just sits in his driveway

my F250 FX4 with a V10:superman, gets as much mpg as those 1/2 ton 4x4's and it can pull a house if i want it to. I also believe they will last longer if maintained properly. A ford service manager once told me he saw one with over 700,000 miles on it.

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my F250 FX4 with a V10:superman, gets as much mpg as those 1/2 ton 4x4's and it can pull a house if i want it to. I also believe they will last longer if maintained properly. A ford service manager once told me he saw one with over 700,000 miles on it.

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I got same truck and motor got 289,000 on it

Tick off a liberal redistributionist entitled union supporter and buy a Ford.

And stay offah mah lake.

Wannabe...

Dont be too hard on me but i prefer chevys.I really dont like most of the gewber that drive fords.That's my only reason for driving chevy,other than they look good.

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Maybe Slabin will chime in on this. About that newer chevy he has that just sits in his driveway

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piece of junk i will never in my life ever buy another chevy

Toyota Tundra CrewCab.

And forgot another reason. Buy a ford just so folks won't think you Big C.

Wannabe...

F150 Fx4 2008 16 mpg on the highway.

Wb that was really hurtful.After the bail out its been tough loving chevy.But i refuse to buy a ford,people like big h and ole blue drive them.

I have loved my Chevys. I've had an 04, an 07 an 09 and got a 12 now. I replaced front, right wheel bearings in the 04 and 07. Got over 150,000 outta all of em with no problems. Have gotten around 16-17mpg in all of em. Even the 07 that had a 6.0 gas burner in it. Have never put brakes on any of nor have I ever changed spark plugs. I change oil every 4000-5000 miles. Most of my miles are hwy miles. Will prolly have a 13 if I decude to trade early this time.


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Only reason to buy a Ford is if you are wanting the older 7.3 diesel, you can find one all along with low mileage but will have to pay for it. I prefer chevy's and the fuel mileage seems to be better, just dont buy a Dodge unless you are getting the diesel and then I am not sure its worth, tranny's a suspect. Get in some Fords and Chevys and decide, absolutely hate these high beds on the newer ones, cant reach over in em and get nothing out. Good luck Larry, hope you find something you are pleased with.

09 Dodge 4x4 5.7L Hemi 4 door crew cab averages 18-20 mpg. 18 when I drive it and better when Paul drives it. The tranny issue was in the older pickups, not the newer ones. We bought it used in 2010 while still under warranty and so far have had no problems. Tows the boat great but coil spring suspension isn't beefy enough for the camper.

06 Dodge 4x4 5.6L 3/4 ton diesel extended cab is getting 17 - 17.5.

Had a 04 Nissan Titan 4x4 - Seriously sucked on gas. 14-15 mpg on its best day, dropped to 10 towing and the rear ends on the 04 and 05's were crap.

Got an 04 Tahoe 4X4 with 5.3, 160,000 miles, water pump and tune up are the only things I've had to do to it. It gets around 17-18 MPG as long as I stay below 70mph. Gets 14-15 mpg pulling the boat.

Mines a 2006 Z71. It gets about 14-16 without the boat. Not sure about with the boat but I know I filled it up and drove all the way to Gulf Shores on a tank of gas, still had about a 1/8th of a tank left Course we had that 150 qt cooler slap full plus all kinds of other stuff, boat and truck were full. I do know that it gets ALOT better gas mileage pulling the boat than my old Silverado did. Bigger motor and doesn't have to work as hard

BTW, my Sierra was assembled in Ft. Wayne.

i think mine was assembled under a shade tree in vermont not sure , All i know is its a piece of junk

As a Ford service manager I'll give you my opinion for what it's worth. If you decide on used, weather you buy from an individual or dealer, INSIST on seeing all service records. If from a dealer, and it was serviced there, they will have the records stored on the service dept. computer. If either can't produce these, walk away. As far as the Eco-boost, the owners manual states "for best performance use premium fuel" it's your call on that one. If you are in the market for a diesel, the 7.3 was BY FAR the best diesel Ford ever made. I have a 2010 F-150 with the 5.4 engine. When going to Truman (approx 250 miles round trip) I average 19.5 mpg at 70 mph. When towing my boat it drops to 15.2 at 65 mph. If you settle on an F-150 used, I would lean towards the 5.4 engine rather than the 5.0 or the Eco-boost. HOWEVER if you get the 5.4 try to get 08 and later. The reason being, come tune-up time the older 5.4's had an issue with the plugs breaking and that can get rather expensive if they do. Hope this helps you and good luck in your search. Again, if whoever you buy from cannot produce PERFECT service records walk away.

I got a 05 f150 super crew. I bought it brand new and it got 15mpg the day I drove it off the lot and it gets 15mpg 130k later. Doesn't matter if I'm pulling my boat or not. I've only owned 3 ford trucks in 15 years. All bought new, well over 200k on the first two and this one's got 130k on it now....just gettin broke in....
I bought a chevy in 2003,new. drove it bout 20k and it was in the shop 8 times. Needless to say....lesson learned. However I must say, my daya still drives his 1967 chevy inline 6 that he bought brand new.....maybe they made em better in the old days:)

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..... absolutely hate these high beds on the newer ones, cant reach over in em and get nothing out...

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Good reason to go with a Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban. Another plus is you can store stuff inside out of weather. If I ever need to haul stuff I use my utility trailer (which was also the case when I had a pickup).

My '99 Tahoe with 193k gets 14 mpg around town pulling my mowing equipment trailer. It gets 19 mpg on the highway (if I keep it below 75 but that is hard to do).

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Good reason to go with a Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban. Another plus is you can store stuff inside out of weather. If I ever need to haul stuff I use my utility trailer (which was also the case when I had a pickup).

My '99 Tahoe with 193k gets 14 mpg around town pulling my mowing equipment trailer. It gets 19 mpg on the highway (if I keep it below 75 but that is hard to do).

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Been on the look out for one of these, glad to here the gas mileage is as good as it is.

Thank you to all that replied, I appreciate your input and information. Thanks again for taking time to reply :)


Larry