sav0r
Coast to Coast
My company had some where around 33 vehicles, mostly pickups, but we are reducing our fleet now for various reasons.
I am the fleet manager among other things. We have five Ecoboost F150s. None of them get above 20mpg. More like 16. We were very excited when we bought them, being in construction we spend a lot of money of fuel each year. It's not panned out. Especially in that one of the trucks is an absolute lemon. It's got a motor and a transmission about 5k after the warranty expired.
We also have three Dodge Diesel 2500's. They get decent mileage but Chrysler products bring an entirely different set of problems. They go through control arms like crazy. The ball joints are terrible.
I can't speak to the other ones, though I have heard great things about the Toyota. My EcoBoost Escape (a company vehicle) gets around 22 on mid grade fuel with ample highway driving. With more city it's closer to 21. If I run cheap fuel it gets 19 mpg. My 9-5 gets 30 plus mpg highway and 22 city, but the 2.0 EcoBoost makes more torque and more HP than the Saab. My guess is the Escape is just too heavy, though I haven't even looked at the weights.
I have also heard great things about the Mazda's, I actually considered a CX5 for my family, but our cars are working well so no need to buy.
I am the fleet manager among other things. We have five Ecoboost F150s. None of them get above 20mpg. More like 16. We were very excited when we bought them, being in construction we spend a lot of money of fuel each year. It's not panned out. Especially in that one of the trucks is an absolute lemon. It's got a motor and a transmission about 5k after the warranty expired.
We also have three Dodge Diesel 2500's. They get decent mileage but Chrysler products bring an entirely different set of problems. They go through control arms like crazy. The ball joints are terrible.
I can't speak to the other ones, though I have heard great things about the Toyota. My EcoBoost Escape (a company vehicle) gets around 22 on mid grade fuel with ample highway driving. With more city it's closer to 21. If I run cheap fuel it gets 19 mpg. My 9-5 gets 30 plus mpg highway and 22 city, but the 2.0 EcoBoost makes more torque and more HP than the Saab. My guess is the Escape is just too heavy, though I haven't even looked at the weights.
I have also heard great things about the Mazda's, I actually considered a CX5 for my family, but our cars are working well so no need to buy.