After month's of contemplating and research I finally pulled the trigger on a 3/4 ton gas. I am upgrading from a 2011 F150 to a 2015 F250. One BIG question is, what can i expect in gas mileage on the F250 not towing and towing?My daily driving is a mixture of city/highway i get about 16-18 now without the camper and 8-10 while towing.For those of you with an F250 6.2l V8 what are you guys getting on these trucks?Thanks.

7 to 9 towing and up to 15 empty on Freeway

It took a bit of a leap for me to buy a diesel. When not towing the RV, the pickup is my daily work truck. Most days we pull a small trailer of some sort. When not towing the new truck gets 24-28 mpg highway at 70 mph. City driving is 16-18. Towing the RV is 12-14, but not all RVs are the same weight or wind resistance. Just thought I'd throw that out there....

Houston Remodeler wrote:It took a bit of a leap for me to buy a diesel. ........When not towing the new truck gets 24-28 mpg highway at 70 mph..Really??? Not a lot of point folks buying the RAM 1500 3.0L diesel then if the 3/4 ton gets that mileage.Sure you're not talking Canadian (Imperial) gallons??Sorry, not buying it!:R

Wow, 12-14 mph towing with a Dodge Diesel 2500 4x4? I get maybe 8-10 if I'm lucky with my Duramax 2500 4x4.

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kaydeejay
Explorer
Jun 17, 2015
ThomasFour wrote:
Relax folks. I am one of those who responded about diesel mileage but it was in response to HoustonRemodeler and his claims of great feats of economy. Portraying us as ignorant to the original topic is offensive. Topics evolve and so does the conversation.....
Likewise!! I call BS when I see it.
ThomasFour
Explorer
Jun 16, 2015
Relax folks. I am one of those who responded about diesel mileage but it was in response to HoustonRemodeler and his claims of great feats of economy. Portraying us as ignorant to the original topic is offensive. Topics evolve and so does the conversation.....
Ryan_Elli1
Explorer
Jun 16, 2015
RWDIII, I realized they are owners of the often confused with diesel version of the 6.2 gas engine the OP asked about.;)
Ryan_Elli1
Explorer
Jun 16, 2015
spud1957 wrote:
WHY are people (diesel) responding to this thread that don't have a 6.2!!!

This is the usual response from this forum. It has an unusually large population of folks that don't read but reply with their opinion on a subject they are interested in that is not necessarily the same as the OP.
RWDIII
Explorer
Jun 15, 2015
Ryan*Elli wrote:
How in the world are you guys getting 18-22 MPG HWY? I need some of that! Like I said the best is 15.5 and that was hwy. I even have 3.73 so it's not a gearing thing.

Because they have CTD,why are they joining a 6.2 topic
I upgraded to a 2015 4wd 6.2 from a 2006 F150 4wd 5.4
I carry the same camper .
I lost 1 mpg loaded on the road 13.2 F150 to 12.2 F250
around town 12 F150 to 11 F250 loaded.
badercubed
Explorer
Jun 15, 2015
I have had my 2015 6.2L for 2500 miles now. I get about 12.5 as my daily driver.
TomG2
Explorer
Jun 15, 2015
They may be trying to convince the world about something that we are already aware of. Perhaps they need to convince themselves?
hitnderoad
Explorer
Jun 15, 2015
spud1957 wrote:
I get 8-10 towing 10k, 11-12 around town and 14-15 highway.

WHY are people (diesel) responding to this thread that don't have a 6.2!!!

They just must like to interrupt a question on gassers!
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2015
spud1957 wrote:
WHY are people (diesel) responding to this thread that don't have a 6.2!!!
I have no idea, maybe they don't bother to read entire posts.
bigcitypopo
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2015
Houston Remodeler wrote:
It took a bit of a leap for me to buy a diesel. When not towing the RV, the pickup is my daily work truck. Most days we pull a small trailer of some sort. When not towing the new truck gets 24-28 mpg highway at 70 mph. City driving is 16-18. Towing the RV is 12-14, but not all RVs are the same weight or wind resistance.

Just thought I'd throw that out there....

Yup... sounds about right... my rig is near those numbers... gotta love that Cummins straight6...