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Oh and the mileage thing is a joke. We had a pilot getting 16mpg in town. Now have expedition getting 15 mpg in town. This is not an appreciable difference

Sounds like you just had a lead foot because the previous gen pilot is rated for 20mpg city, there's no way those 2 should be within 1 mpg of each other unless it's driver error or simply not comparing similar routes.

It's not a GIGANTIC difference between body on frame large suvs and 3 row unibody but 20-30% adds up up to a significant amount over time in fuel savings, especially for driving a vehicle you simply don't even need and paid way more for up front if you're not using it for towing or have 3+ kids. People will rationalize anything to drive the vehicles they do.

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Posted by lsujro

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Posted on 9/14/23 at 2:17 pm to thunderbird1100

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Sounds like you just had a lead foot because the previous gen pilot is rated for 20mpg city, there's no way those 2 should be within 1 mpg of each other unless it's driver error or simply not comparing similar routes.

It's not a GIGANTIC difference between body on frame large suvs and 3 row unibody but 20-30% adds up up to a significant amount over time in fuel savings, especially for driving a vehicle you simply don't even need and paid way more for up front if you're not using it for towing or have 3+ kids. People will rationalize anything to drive the vehicles they do.

the mileage readings are from the same driver driving the same routes in two vehicles. mpg ratings are a joke. if you think they are accurate you cannot have a serious discussion about vehicle mpg.

i'm not rationalizing anything. I'm fully aware there is a slight difference in mileage, and it is more pronounced in interstate driving. There are a million other ways to cost/save yourself a couple thousand dollars over a period of several years. It's a shocking thought, but sometimes people pay extra money for nicer or more comfortable things. I'd say the guy driving a foreign luxury vehicle (with msrp comparable to a large domestic suv) shouldn't be throwing stones at the glass house of necessity guiding one's choice of vehicles