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Heres the Italian tune up MPG. 75mph average with full throttle to 100 a few times. Also my Maverick has the factory tremor suspension. So slightly higher in front. Fun.

When you drive 2500 miles or less a year and plan to keep the truck for 30+ years- The Ecoboost wins. The gas savings in this scenario is destroyed by multiple high voltage battery replacements due to chemical aging. Also, with so little driving, the gas will go stale sitting for months in the...

Other 10% is indeed the tried and true, Italian tune up. Did the first oil change at 1000 then once a year using Costco Synthetic 5w30 oil. Not worried about it. I bought the Maverick as a beater, so it gets beat.

2023 with 7733miles, 14.7 mpg. 90% short trips less than 5 miles (city driving).