Post your MPG in Diesels.
Hi everyone, Looking at getting a diesel truck. Would appreciate your feedback on what you have, and what you get. Please give me a Truck year, make, model, transmission, rear end ratio. E...
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Ford and Chevy diesel trucks have 3.73 rear ends. Gas mileage varies by model year as after 2007 pollution control devices were added that affect mileage and horsepower has been greatly increased which has also hurt mileage. My 2011 Chevy with its new engine has 20% more horsepower and torque than earlier engines.
I get 15 MPG around town, 18-20 MPG on the highway, and 14 MPG with a camper in the bed. Highway driving is at 55-65 MPH. For local freeways I drive at 55 MPG as the difference in drive time is a few minutes in getting to my destination so no point in wasting fuel.
New Ford trucks get better around town mileage than the Chevy by 2 MPG and 1 MPG better highway mileage and the Dodge diesels get the worst highway mileage of the three. But the biggest differences are going to be with highway speed, percentage of time around town driving, and time spent going up and down hills.
My Chevy on flat ground at 65 MPH with no headwind easily gets 18 MPG. Going up a grade that drops to 13-14 MPG and on flat ground at 65 MPH with a 15 MPH headwind my mileage is at 13-14 MPG.
Fuel costs are about the same with regular gas and diesel. The diesel costs more but you get 25% greater mileage so it equals out. You get more power going uphill and better engine braking going downhill and you have 25% more range per tank of fuel with the diesel engine.
Certain model years had a lot more repair problems and all the pre 201 engines have more problems with bio-diesel fuels (and even with the new engines it is not wise to use). I was looking for a used diesel truck last fall and did a lot of research on repair stats for the different makes and years. With Chevy there are very few problems with 2005 and newer engines. Same is true for Dodge except for 2007-2008 which were lemons. With Fords the 2003-2007 year diesel trucks are best avoided. Of the 2011 trucks the Fords are the most reliable by every measure.
I bought a 2011 Chevy which only had the fuel system problems with the DPF which has been corrected and to get the smoother ride with the IFS at the front. After looking at the high prices for used diesel powered trucks with less than 60K miles I ended up buying a new one instead. With a used diesel I would definitely look into buying an extended service contract.
I get 15 MPG around town, 18-20 MPG on the highway, and 14 MPG with a camper in the bed. Highway driving is at 55-65 MPH. For local freeways I drive at 55 MPG as the difference in drive time is a few minutes in getting to my destination so no point in wasting fuel.
New Ford trucks get better around town mileage than the Chevy by 2 MPG and 1 MPG better highway mileage and the Dodge diesels get the worst highway mileage of the three. But the biggest differences are going to be with highway speed, percentage of time around town driving, and time spent going up and down hills.
My Chevy on flat ground at 65 MPH with no headwind easily gets 18 MPG. Going up a grade that drops to 13-14 MPG and on flat ground at 65 MPH with a 15 MPH headwind my mileage is at 13-14 MPG.
Fuel costs are about the same with regular gas and diesel. The diesel costs more but you get 25% greater mileage so it equals out. You get more power going uphill and better engine braking going downhill and you have 25% more range per tank of fuel with the diesel engine.
Certain model years had a lot more repair problems and all the pre 201 engines have more problems with bio-diesel fuels (and even with the new engines it is not wise to use). I was looking for a used diesel truck last fall and did a lot of research on repair stats for the different makes and years. With Chevy there are very few problems with 2005 and newer engines. Same is true for Dodge except for 2007-2008 which were lemons. With Fords the 2003-2007 year diesel trucks are best avoided. Of the 2011 trucks the Fords are the most reliable by every measure.
I bought a 2011 Chevy which only had the fuel system problems with the DPF which has been corrected and to get the smoother ride with the IFS at the front. After looking at the high prices for used diesel powered trucks with less than 60K miles I ended up buying a new one instead. With a used diesel I would definitely look into buying an extended service contract.
