07 6.0 vs 08 V10 tow report

JamesBr wrote:
I am not aware of the 4.10 being an option for the V10, I thought it was the 3.73 or the 4.30.

A friend of mine has an F250 V10 with the 3.73 rears and I think 10mpg unloaded mixed driving is the best he has ever seen. I know when he is towing his little 5th wheel all I hear is about the gas milage being the 5-6mpg range and lower if we head into the blue ridge. Its his most common excuse if he does not want to go camping with me is how much gas costs.

I know my 2006 F350 6.0 gets around 16 highway, 12 mixed when unloaded, and 10.5 pulling the sanibel (at least that was what I hand calculated going to FL and back in various wind conditions.) I am satisfied with it and not looking at a 6.4L. I would move to a 6.7 if the deal was right, I drive one regularly for my PT job and its a smooth powerful motor. But out of the 6.4s that job has all I hear about is issues with the DPF filter.

I got rid of my V10 mostly for MPG reasons. I want a dual role vehicle. I put 60-70 miles plus per day on a vehicle. My 9.5 MPG V10 Dually was $120-170.00 per week in fuel.

It is a thirsty beast... On our last 1200 mile round trip to Disney I spent nearly $750 in fuel at 2012 fuel prices. That's an expensive fuel bill for such a short distance. My friend had a 2007 F350 6.0 pulling a 13k lb fiver and we traveled together on that trip. He only filled up every other fuel stop... That was frustrating to me. Now when he did fuel up he went to the truck lanes while I was having to maneuver my 58 ft long rig among the gas four wheelers...

So, I don't think people buy diesel to save money, I think people buy diesel for more power and convenience. I know that as much of a gasser fan I am, there are some very positive benefits to owning a diesel, and cost is not really one of the factors.

It is nice to budget 400-500 for fuel instead of 700-800$

Thanks!

Jeremiah