Sigh........
I never will get to do my "First 5,000 Mile Impression" as a complete study, I keep jumping in on these one off topics. And....this one started out as an observation on High Pressure Fuel Pumps, not mileage.
For the record....
5,000 total miles average mpg is 22.0 according to the computer.
3,000 miles are commuter miles, 12 miles each way to my business on 2 lane roads with maximum speed of 45 mph and about 6 stop lights. Average mileage for that 3,000 was 18 mpg.
2,000 miles were logged on a trip two weeks ago to Nebraska and back.
Average speed on the Interstates was 75-80 mph, average mpg on that trip was 25 mpg.
That is exactly the same mpg I got over a 20,000 mile stretch with my 1992 Town Car which I drove for five years before replacing it with the SHO.
Given that the SHO, while smaller, is light years ahead of the TC in terms of performance, I consider that a pretty good performance.
Lest I forget, to the issue of the HPFP thingie with BMW, I am not trying to be a chicken little here at all. I just learned over many years at f150online covering two vehicles, there is no such thing as too much information.
We all helped each other a lot with early ID of potential problems that we could discuss with our respective dealers and/or Ford reps and problems were solved a lot earlier than when we did not have these internet Forums.
To be sure, a lot of problems were one-offs or not relevant to various Ford vehicles with powertrain/engine configurations that happened to be similar to other manufacturers but you never know.
Bill
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