From Feb to Sept this year, we had both the 05 X and a 94 Pathy at the same time. I was hoping to get a few more years out of the Pathy (bought it new in '94), but it had some frame rot going and parts started breaking off the frame.

Gotta say - world of difference between those two trucks! While the 94 pathy had been my pride and joy for years, we found ourselves calling it "putt-putt" after getting the 05 X. Soooo much more power, and smoother, etc, etc, etc, with the 05

I think I was getting 17-18 with the pathy. The 05 X is usually about the same, but i've found if I take it easy I can break the 20 MPG mark on long highway trips. However, I seem to be stuck at 70mph most of the time.

The big difference was, the pathy would struggle to keep up with highway traffic and cruise comfortably at about 60, any more was "work". The 05 blows away (almost) everything on the road and will easily cruise along at 70-80 mph without even feeling it.

So - my guess is you'll get the same mileage, maybe a little better, but you'll be blown away by the performance and 10 years of automotive evolution.

Quick note about the 03 x - going from the 94 PF to the 03 X was like driving an old friend. Basically the same as the pathy, but the 03 X has more power and is quite an improvement in many other ways. Although I miss the old rear intermittant wiper and the glass in the hatch that opened!