Who is balancing the MPG of the Bronco with another good MPG vehicle?

[Administrator]

When did they release Maverick hybrid mpg? City is higher than I expected and hwy is lower lol

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/2...indow-sticker-37-combined-42-city-33-highway/

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[johndeerefarmer]

We picked up a 2021 Ecoboost Mustang as a hold over vehicle. it gets 28 mpg on long highway trips with the cruse set at 80 and is just so nice for that type of long trip.

We're thinking of keeping it for the MPG, fun, and convenience. Keeping it just for the MPG does not make economic sense.

Payments or opportunity costs (What else can you do with the cash from selling an extra vehicle?) aside it does not make economic sense to have an extra vehicle for gas mileage purposes only unless you drive a whole lot. The difference in gas costs just does not outweigh the cost of registration, insurance, maintenance, etc. on the second car.

28 isn't so great. My 2020 Super Duty gets 20-21 mpg running 80-85 on long trips from TX to CO

 

[MayhemMike]

I am retired, hence the lack of a daily commute offsets fuel mileage concerns ( actually I couldn’t care less about the mileage). The long black station wagon that provides you your FINAL ride only gets 15 mpg, so live it up while you can.

 

[Mikerider]

My bronco will be my efficient vehicle, my Ranger, Raptor and Explorer all get about 12MPG so looking forward to 17!!! at least my wifes edge is a bit more efficient at 26 MPG

 

[vrtical]

The bronco will be the worse out of my parking lot, but it wont be used used as a DD only long vacation trips. my best car is a 2015 Focus gets 40 mpg loaded going 80, its very broke in and I dont plan on getting rid of it the way gas keeps going up. The other good one is a new scuby but its been around 31 soo far.

 

[Tammeriffic]

Balancing out with our 2017 Toyota Camry I4. Replacing our 2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport with the MT Sas BL Bronco. My plan was to keep the Jeep and the Bronco and let the Camry go. Hubby is too fiscally responsible for that nonsense. We have always referred to the Jeep as "Our Toy." The Bronco will be "Our (new) Toy" when it arrives.

 

[JoeSpeed]

My current dailies a Ram Rebel with Mud tires, gets 13ish mpg depending on how I drive

think my Bronco’s an upgrayedd

 

[2A_Actuary]

The Bronco is my good MPG vehicle.

It all comes down to the smiles per gallon.

 

[Seacat]

The Bronco won't be a daily driver so not worried about the mpg.

 

[JDS]

100% once the unicorn that ticks all the boxes and also has great mileage/efficiency, I will be right there. Any day now......l

 

[BigFootie]

While at my local Ford dealer getting my free oil change and tire rotation. The Maverick was taken out for a test drive 3 or 4 times. There was 2 door Big Bend parked next to it. It didn’t move. Maybe they are not offering test drives?

The Bronco is replacing my 95 Lightning as a toy. Balances out fine! Hope it doesn’t get back up to $5 again here but it’s starting to look that way again. But since I won’t get mine until ‘25 or so, things could change again

 

[Oceannomad]

Well my previous daily driver took supreme unleaded only so there’s my cost saving

 

[pfd799]

I thought about keeping my econobox Kia Sportage (don’t laugh, it was my wife’s, my GTI had to go once we found out we’ll be needing to put a car seat in it ) since it gets mid/upper 20s but the price of insurance, reg, excise tax, etc just didn’t make sense to me. I live in a fairly dense area and don’t drive a ton of miles so owning a second vehicle won’t net me enough of a return to make driving the bronco less worth it.

 

[Dave-O]

Buying another vehicle just to “balance “ the MPG sounds expensive….oh what the heck. Keeping the old V8 aluminum F-150 and have a Mach-E that’s proven adequate for road trips.

 

[Wanted33]

I'll just use the wife's 5.0L Mustang GT. It gets better mpg's than my Ranger sometimes. Of course that is when she's driving it.

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