Mocoondo wrote:
The 08 was a good year. The chassis and house are always separated by one year with the chassis being one year older on paper. 55 gal fuel tank is correct. 6mpg is very low. Should see between 9 and 10.
Burns813 wrote:
I am brand new and reading as much info as possible. My rig is titled as an '08 but registered as an '07. It has the older model front end so I'm assuming chassis is '07 and house is '08?
Just to confirm its a 55gal fuel tank and a 5 speed torque shift right?
I am a GM guy but Chevy chassis is harder to find.
I had some hesitation with the higher miles and older rig and underwhelming 5.4 but this forum has eased some of my concerns. The prior owner reports about 6mpg. Does anyone on here with a 5.4 report that low? I live at 5200 feet so I understand going up steep grades can be an issue maintaining but I'm hoping for years of reliability and 9-11 mpg with conservative driving? Is that unrealistic? Anyone on here with a 5.4 over 200k miles? Im not so much concerned about performance as i am about reliability and reasonable efficiency.
I'll be taking it on about a 2k mile trip with the family to Iowa next week. Looking forward to experiencing the lifestyle. It'll be me the wife, 3 kids under 5 years and the dogs. I know the 23A might be a bit tight but thats what camping is all about! TIA.
Thanks. I just put my first 1100 miles on the 5.4. Got 10.6 and then 9.4mpg on 300+ mile fill ups. Pretty happy with that. Just filled up in Iowa with non-ethanol 87 octane so we'll see if I can do even better.
I just changed the oil. Last change was in February about 2200 miles ago. Easy change and did Motorcraft filter and oil 5w20 blend.
I have noted more and more small blemishes and imperfections since staying in it for 5 nights but so far it has been mechanically sound and I hope for thousands more of trouble free miles.
