I like the philosophy...and success depends on who you ask. If you enjoy driving your truck, and you like the 08, and you get one and drive it and enjoy it, then of course it is a success.

 

I'm loving my 08 250 KR 4x4, I've already had it on a long trip, it drives GREAT, and like everyone else, all the other truck drivers can't keep from staring!!
Life is too short, if you want it, get it, you are not promised tomorrow!!

 

I couldnt have said it better myself.

 

Your new truck sounds like it is configured the way I want to order mine. How is your fuel economy? I am thinking of a dually and I understand that will bring the MPG's down too.... I presently have the V10 and get about 9 MPG's on average. To drop $54K on an 08 F350, CC, King Ranch Dually with the PSD is BIG money. So I am looking for some numbers for MPG's that will hopefully make the switch worth it.

 

I think the general consensus is around 13MPG at best. Theres the odd 20MPG claim, but no claims of the 16mpg average that we are used to for Diesel Super Duty's.

 

I am getting 14-16 empty with mixed highway/city/rural driving. If I drive 2/3 or more highway its around 16, 2/3 city it drops to 14, rural nets me aroung 15-16. Got 9 towing my 14K 13' high 5th wheel at 60 mph. I did one test cruise on the freeway at 55mph to see how it compared to my 2000 at the same speed.
The 2000 with banks system would get 22 the 08 got 19.5 and that was with less than 500 miles on it. A cruise at 65 got me 16.5 with the 6.4 and the 7.3 would do 17-18 When I compare directly with my 7.3 with Banks i see an average difference 0f 1-2 mpg drop with the 6.4. So basically with my driving style I don't see a significant difference in fuel econmy and most of my tests were done in the first 1000 miles.

p.s. Misterfisher, I have not had a single tank below 14 when driving empty.

 

Do we need to consider to low sulfur diesel when looking at mpg. I believe that it decreases mpg and power, it also smells like unleaded more that it smells like the old diesel. In January Me a 4 other Ford PSD drivers were filling up @ the Flying J Truck Stop in Tulsa, we all gathered around the diesel pump and took turns smelling it. (Looked like a huffing party) We even and the manager convinced that the supplier must have contaminated the tanks with unleaded. I then when to another fuel stop and it smelled the same way. I concluded that it was the LSD.....

 

Yeah, it does have a bit of a different smell to it. As far as fuel mileage, alot depends on how go pedal heavy you are.

 

I surely hope that the 6.4 will be a success, but only time will tell. I think many of the concerns for this new motor has mainly to do with the new fuel, exhaust, turbos, etc.

Ford was able to iron out just about every problem with the 6.0, and the 6.4 is basically the same block with a bigger bore and some major tweaks.

My 08' 350 DRW 6-speed CC w/3.73's is getting up to 17 mpg, pulls like a mule on roids, and hasn't let me down yet. Got almost 7,000 miles, and lovin every one of them. It's definately too early to declare victory for the 6.4, but so far they seem to be putting up one hell of a fight.

 

Just picked my 6.0 up for maintenance and asked the Service advisor how the 6.4's are holding up. He said in 6 months, they have only had a couple in. 1 for a rad end tank coming apart, and a couple for some silly stuff, not sure what, but overall he said that people are really happy with them. ~Brad

 

I agree with most of the guys; buy now. When they finally "perfect" something, it is at the point of being replaced by an even newer design and technology.

 

I have had no problems with mine. I traded my 99 F350 PSD for my new truck and i love it. I waited for the release of the 6.4. If i were you, i would wait for the job 2 trucks which i think will be aviable soon, they have some more options aviable and some neat trinkets like tire pressure moniters and some oter stuff.

 

mcjones44us,
In my own opinion I would like to declare Victory. I have own the 7.3, and the 6.0 (First year for it). Had no issue's with my 6.0. Burned circles around the 7.3. But this 6.4, wholey crap. I have over 4K miles on it, 3500 pully the teton up North to Alaska. Through some of the lets say very interesting road conditions. It is blowing the doors off of my last two trucks hands down.
I am very pleased with the truck and how it handles.