Ford 7.3 gas burner mpg hauling TC

I should hope the 7.3 gasser gets worse mileage than my 5.4 which the best I've ever gotten empty is 11 and loaded 10 and at 70 flat 9 then in the mountains 6 to 7.
I am of course kidding, everyone gets better mileage than my F250, even with it's new engine. It loves gas to the last drop.
I have long agreed with calculating the cost of fuel over the expected lifetime and if the difference between gas and diesel exceeds the cost of the diesel engine, go diesel.

mkirsch wrote:

specta wrote:
Why is gas mileage soo hard to figure out??

It's IMPOSSIBLE to figure out when you don't own the truck yet.

I wasn't asking the OP.

I was asking the others who responded.

deserteagle56 wrote:

What I found funny is that over the Labor Day weekend there was a piece on the national news wherein some "expert" told the nation that gas prices would be dropping as soon as the Labor Day weekend was over and folks weren't driving so much

Since then our gas prices have risen 30 cents a gallon.

I just bought gas today and its cheaper than it was over the labor day weekend.

:B

Kayteg1 wrote:
What President candidate made this comment?

What President candidate made this comment?

deltabravo wrote:
I've never been able to fuel up as cheaply as I did this summer.

What I found funny is that over the Labor Day weekend there was a piece on the national news wherein some "expert" told the nation that gas prices would be dropping as soon as the Labor Day weekend was over and folks weren't driving so much

Since then our gas prices have risen 30 cents a gallon.

deltabravo wrote:


In the grand scheme of things, several MPGs difference doesn't make that big of a dent in the cost of fuel for a trip. If it does hurt that much (to a persons pocket book) they probably shouldn't be RVing in the first place. .

"grand scheme" is not real life scheme.
Over the years I did own a lot of different RV.
Between bus conversion who on good day would make 5 mpg and was clumsy to drive, to Sprinter conversion who can make 25 mpg and zooms in traffic - the difference is HUGE.
I was always diesel fun for economical reasons. I always advise people who are shopping around to take piece of paper and pencil.
Estimate how many miles you plan to drive the truck before sale, estimate fuel cost for those years once for gas, once for diesel, summarize resale price difference and having numbers you can make educated decision.
When different MY will deliver different mpg, rule of thumb will make gasoline engine delivering 20-25% less mpg that comparable year diesel.
Obviously comparing 500 ft-lb gas engine with 1000 ft-lb diesel brings more to the table.
I have copy of receipt when in summer of 2017 I filled diesel for $1.99. That did not happen this summer.

specta wrote:
Why is gas mileage soo hard to figure out??

It's IMPOSSIBLE to figure out when you don't own the truck yet.

I'm sure that's the case here. OP is trying to decide on what engine to get in his new truck based on MPG.

The reality is, the MPG I get will not be the same MPG as YOU get. Fuel economy can vary wildly from truck to truck even in the same model year even driven in the same conditions. What you haul, how you drive, and WHERE you drive, are all major factors. Someone with a light foot on flat ground will do much better than someone with a heavy foot in the mountains.

deltabravo wrote:
I've never been able to fuel up as cheaply as I did this summer.

Awesome isn't it. :B

A good guesstimate is 8-10 mpg with a full size hard side camper slide in camper. Figure 12-15 mpg empty.