Doing the MPG math on a new(er) truck
Greetings, Recently I was getting the 'itch' for getting a newer truck. My old Ford 1997 F250HD has served us well. We bought it in 2001 for $12K with ~92K miles on it and now it has ~124K miles. ...
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If you're thinking about going to a new F250 V8 gasser, your mileage won't really improve. If you're averaging 8 mpg now, you may see 10 avg but even that is a stretch.
Had a '13 F250 6.2 and it got 8.5 towing a 3 place loaded snow machine trailer and 11-11.5 empty commuting.
Didn't haul the AF camper on it but the weight and frontal area would put me in the same range as pulling that little trailer. Guaranteed sub 10mpg.
Not sure why that truck was such a gas pig. My 5.0 2011f150 before it got good mileage comparatively. It was the first real jump in gasser mileage I'd seen out of a dose of more F series gassers over the last 15 years.
Had a '13 F250 6.2 and it got 8.5 towing a 3 place loaded snow machine trailer and 11-11.5 empty commuting.
Didn't haul the AF camper on it but the weight and frontal area would put me in the same range as pulling that little trailer. Guaranteed sub 10mpg.
Not sure why that truck was such a gas pig. My 5.0 2011f150 before it got good mileage comparatively. It was the first real jump in gasser mileage I'd seen out of a dose of more F series gassers over the last 15 years.
