Yah my brother in laws ecoboost ( i believe its a 2014 model) only nets 1 mpg better, he said the power is okay but he might as well opted for a v8 cause they had better deals on them at the time. My boss has told me similar things about his ecoboost. I think you can get tuners for eco boost engines specifically for mpg's but thats a hassle for a lot of people. (non car bro types) The technology is there but were a few years off. maybe in 3-4 years we'll see some really really good numbers, like 25+ city and maybe 30+ highway on gas turbo truck motors.


That being said why not a cummins? you can price them out really well and they net good (for a truck) mpg. 300+ hp and 800+ tq can also be had with a manual transmission in 2016, they also hold their resale value. Low mileage 2002 models with 100k on the odo still go for 10-15 grand.

I had one and it could barely haul groceries. Nice ride though.

Dodge Ram!

*returns to thread*
*thread turned full on bro truck*
*no consideration for actual towing capability*
*OP really only needs to tow 1,000 lbs*
*Anti aluminum body panel propaganda*
*my low displacement 3xxhp turbo engine still uses as much gas as a high displacement 3xxhp NA engine*

Welp, have fun guys, I'm of no use here.

:cheers:

Tacomaaaaa!

Taco Powah!

Love mine

Needing a truck, or wanting a truck? :) It sounds like his "needs" are a four door vehicle, w/bed and with space for kids. Best utility family vehicle with great gas mileage would be a Ridgeline at the moment... Unless Subaru can bring back the Baja because I'd jump on that in a heartbeat.

LOL, See, you understand why I recommended the Ridgeline :)

Must have missed this post:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=10

Ill sell you a tacoma at invoice and buy you a ticket to florida lol

Lol damn. I used to never discount for Tacoma. Now that I am considering one, all the bad deal is coming back to me.

Theyre just metal to me lol. I sell more i get more of them :)

I just went through a similar process a few months back.

Ford really does make an awesome truck and I had been looking at the V6 ecoboost model. Slightly used and a great price.

I did not buy it because I researched the engine, hit up forums, and looked at recalls first.
That ecoboost engine is direct injection and has had its share of issues. Improper pcv system, oil getting in the turbo, severe valve/intake coking, etc... Not all owners have had issues with them but I found enough for me to decide to pass.

I decided to buy a good old fashioned port injection engine.

Ford F150 baby V8 was not a bad option but Ford was being stubborn at the time on pricing.

Tacomas are great trucks, I personally owned a 2007 model and put over 100000 trouble free miles on it.

But Tacomas are expensive and the dealers dont cut prices on them like they do the Tundras.

So I bought a Tundra and have been happy with it so far. Port injected so no worries of common DI engine problems.

I also got a smokin deal on it. Tundra's dont move like F150's or Tacomas and the dealers are very willing to make deals on them.

I saw a guy towing an Airstream in his WRX down the highway.
I wanted to give him thumbs up, but it was the middle of January.

It was like this, but the Airstream was even bigger (double the length)

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psbs9mtn6g.jpg

There's a California guy who tows his Formula Ford setup for autocross with his old retired WRX that was setup for autocross:

https://racecarsdirect.com/content/U...390089.jpg?v=1