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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Didn’t say how far back on year(s)..Our 01 Ford f250 7.2 diesel STD cab long bed 4x4, manual trans,xfer case &hubs. 3.73 w/ls rear.
First several years empty 17.1-17.3mpg regardless city/ hiway, uphill or down. With camper on mileage in the hills could drop to 15-16. Depends how much how long but still would average high 16s.
Still averages 17.1 empty-mixed hiway/ hills/ city. Live in area I have hills to climb either direction to closest city- 20+ miles but involves some hiway. Were 5 miles to small town where most errand driving is done, hardware/gas station groceries etc.
Camper on though last few years mileage has dropped to an avg. of low 15's to low 16s worst was 12.2 with boat in tow in mountains (and in a hurry). Though truck is aging I mostly attribute to both camper & truck have put on weight-however I did note a change when the ulsd fuel change happened. Haven’t seen mid 17s mpg since.
I tend to drive bout 62-65 on freeway with camper-2 lane bout 58. Truck seems happiest 58-62 and where mileage is best-also where tach shows about 1800-2000rpm.
I don’t have any idea why someone might fudge mpg numbers-rather odd assumption imo, some missed opportunity to thump chest? I am puzzled with the emphasis on cleaniness & efficiency why newer trucks seem to have generally lower mpg numbers.
First several years empty 17.1-17.3mpg regardless city/ hiway, uphill or down. With camper on mileage in the hills could drop to 15-16. Depends how much how long but still would average high 16s.
Still averages 17.1 empty-mixed hiway/ hills/ city. Live in area I have hills to climb either direction to closest city- 20+ miles but involves some hiway. Were 5 miles to small town where most errand driving is done, hardware/gas station groceries etc.
Camper on though last few years mileage has dropped to an avg. of low 15's to low 16s worst was 12.2 with boat in tow in mountains (and in a hurry). Though truck is aging I mostly attribute to both camper & truck have put on weight-however I did note a change when the ulsd fuel change happened. Haven’t seen mid 17s mpg since.
I tend to drive bout 62-65 on freeway with camper-2 lane bout 58. Truck seems happiest 58-62 and where mileage is best-also where tach shows about 1800-2000rpm.
I don’t have any idea why someone might fudge mpg numbers-rather odd assumption imo, some missed opportunity to thump chest? I am puzzled with the emphasis on cleaniness & efficiency why newer trucks seem to have generally lower mpg numbers.
