Convinced On Buying a '15 F350...
....and changed my mind the day I went to order the truck. I took a '15 F350 6.7 for a test drive to make sure it was what I wanted and left without placing the order. The interior was nearly identica...
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Frankly, now that all three of the big diesel trucks are dripping with HP, I wish the manufacturers would pull out all the stops and start devoting more attention to maximizing fuel economy. I love the HP wars as much as anybody but I was real happy with the power of my '02 Duramax and am now downright ecstatic with my '13 Ford. I fulltime and pull 14,000 pounds and I can pretty much go up any hill as fast as I want to, as I'm sure would be the case if I was driving a Chevy or Ram. Do I care if the newest models have a big HP increase ? Not if it means a big impact on fuel economy.
Now I want another 1 mpg towing my 5th wheel !
I almost don't want to say this but I wish these trucks came with the EPA mpg sticker on the window. I do know why they don't. But it would be one more comparison tool when shopping for a new truck, or to compare previous years to the current one of the same model. When Ford bumps up HP by 10%, then any negative effect on mpg would show up on the sticker and new owners would not get a surprise. In fact, maybe a new window sticker for the F350s and comparables would include a standard tow test showing the mpg that results from towing 10,000 pounds at 55 or 60 mph.
Tim
Now I want another 1 mpg towing my 5th wheel !
I almost don't want to say this but I wish these trucks came with the EPA mpg sticker on the window. I do know why they don't. But it would be one more comparison tool when shopping for a new truck, or to compare previous years to the current one of the same model. When Ford bumps up HP by 10%, then any negative effect on mpg would show up on the sticker and new owners would not get a surprise. In fact, maybe a new window sticker for the F350s and comparables would include a standard tow test showing the mpg that results from towing 10,000 pounds at 55 or 60 mph.
Tim
