Getting the best MPG out of your Ford truck is a no brainer of an idea, everybody wants it and there’s plenty of information out there on how to get it done. Some of it good, some of it, well, not so much.
Sometimes we hear our customers tell us that their actual MPG don’t match up with what’s on the window sticker. We’re not going to tell you anything that’s not the truth, and the truth is your truck’s MPG rating is based on verifiable testing designed around average driving conditions. From these test results, the sticker lists the EPA estimated MPG.
Here’s the bottom line, depending on where you fall in the range of what’s called average, your mileage may vary.
Let’s take a quick look at why your mileage may vary from what’s on the window sticker.
Tons of Fun and Performance with the Ford Focus RS
Performance enthusiasts from coast to coast have been watching with wanting eyes their cousins across the pond rally around in the Ford Focus RS. Punchy, sure footed, and just tons of fun, the RS was only an object of admiration and maybe even some downright lustful feelings for drivers here in the states.
There are times that a full size truck is just a bit too much. Somewhere between needing to haul tons of tools and cargo for work and having a trunk that’s really not much more than a place for the groceries, there’s a gap. That gap is filled with a small to mid-sized pickup truck. Handy, tight, and with full body on frame design, these little trucks are great toy haulers and around the house utility workhorses.
Innovation is always a powerful weapon against failure, and if you know the story, and the product lineup the Ford Global Performance group is set to bring to market in the next few years, you know that Americans are storming the world’s beaches again.
Gone are the rebadged boxy Kitschmobiles that were the laughing stock of the world automotive stage of decades past. Ford Global is ushering in a new era with a set of truly innovative world class cars like the 2015 Ford Mustang.
For its 50th birthday, the pony car is going global, and it’s happening in a way many people considered impossible for the American automotive manufacturing machine. Those people were wrong, Ford is proving that.
There’s this peculiar Canadian sport where men and women hurl heavy smooth bottomed rocks, called stones, down an icy lane while teammates very quickly and vigorously broom the ice, apparently to make the ice even more slippery, in front of the sliding stone.
The object is to land your team’s stone onto a bull’s-eye painted on the far side of the ice or to knock your opponent’s stone off of it. There’s a bit of strategy involved where you attempt to strategically place a stone in hopes of either preventing another of your stones from being pushed off the bull’s-eye, or to block your opponent’s path to the bull’s-eye. The sport is called curling and it’s all rather graceful to watch.
Curling is a big sport in Canada. That’s probably because ice is a big thing in Canada. They do ice very well in Canada.
Tennessee roads look a lot like curling when drivers are made to drive through an unexpected ice or snow storm. The bull’s-eyes are whatever’s in the way and the stones usually have a hefty payment book attached. Unlike Canadians, we don’t do ice very well in Tennessee, and fortunately, we don’t deal with snow and ice that much.
But we can take lesson on how Canadians choose tires for driving conditions, particularly when they are thinking between a set of winter tires versus a set of all-season tires. Here’s a short take of Canadian tire science to help you make the choice here in Tennessee.
It used to be easy for a mechanic to explain to someone why keeping a car’s engine intake air filter clean and fresh was necessary. They just had to mention that you’re wasting money at the pump while putting the dirty filter in your face.
That’s old school, people who work on cars and trucks aren’t called mechanics anymore, and technically the dirty filter/lousy fuel economy argument isn’t as easy as all that with modern engines.
The tech’s here at Ford Lincoln of Franklin service know modern engines and why you need to keep your air filters clean. The answers they have may surprise you, and If you want to know how to call out an old school mechanic on the dirty air filter/low fuel economy argument, if that’s how they’re selling the job, read on.
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November Community Events Around Nashville
Looking for events around Franklin to do with you family or friends? Ford Lincoln of Franklin has you covered with some great events that are happening around our city. Like test driving the all-new 2015 F-150 before it goes on sale. Join us on November 15th from 5-8pm to be one of the first in the country to drive the toughest F-150 ever! Space is limited so be sure to reserve your spot today.
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A Tennessee Fall breeze brings alive the sweet smells and the colorful countryside vistas here in middle Tennessee, and there’s no better way to get out and enjoy it all than by taking one of what we think are the best scenic drives in Tennessee. Ford Lincoln of Franklin sets sights on getting you the best vehicle possible that will get you and your family out on the road to take it all in on the road. From historic Clarksville and Franklin to the bustle and history of Nashville, there’s a Ford from Ford Lincoln of Franklin just perfect for getting you into the best scenic drives in Tennessee.
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Five Ways to Maintain a Vehicle from Ford Lincoln of Franklin
Keeping your vehicle up and running is a big deal. And that’s why the team at Ford Lincoln of Franklin has put together five of the best ways to get it done. Serving Franklin, Clarksville, Lebanon, and Nashville, Ford Lincoln of Franklin strives to be your one stop destination for any vehicle need.
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Top Ford Safety Features
One of the most important features of any Ford or Lincoln vehicle is safety. The engineers at Ford have put plenty of thought into keeping drivers and passengers safe when the unthinkable happens. The team here at Ford Lincoln of Franklin wanted to give you a look at some of the best safety features that Ford and Lincoln vehicles use. Here’s what we found:
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