Fords drinking problem
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My 5.0L 95' 4X4 sc get's 14 town and 17.5 highway. Couldn't be happier for a truck this big getting that mileage. As for the deisel's if you have the conviction to keep it for the long haul it will definitely be cheaper, not to mention towing will be easier.
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My truck (1994 F250 w/460 and 4.10's) can't get more than 10 mpg in town, which is to be expected. It's plenty worth it though - that thing just plain hauls. It's interesting, we also have a 1990 F350 CrewCab that has the 460 with 3.73 gears, and it must get 12 or 14 in town compared to my 10. It's amazing what difference the gears make, although the increase of power between those years probably contributed. I still need to calculate my exact mileage....
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Originally posted by Duderoy
My 5.0L 95' 4X4 sc get's 14 town and 17.5 highway. Couldn't be happier for a truck this big getting that mileage. As for the deisel's if you have the conviction to keep it for the long haul it will definitely be cheaper, not to mention towing will be easier.
My 5.0L 95' 4X4 sc get's 14 town and 17.5 highway. Couldn't be happier for a truck this big getting that mileage. As for the deisel's if you have the conviction to keep it for the long haul it will definitely be cheaper, not to mention towing will be easier.
My '95 5.0L regular cab 4x4 got 12 mpg no matter if I was on the highway or not. And it was weak compared to other trucks I've owned. So that's why I sold it. I wish I had the same luck with mine that you are having.
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Man. MPG this and MPG that. If you want good mileage, buy a Focus. If you want to drive a truck, understand that it costs more. When my truck needs fuel, I just give it to it - it's a little understanding we have between each other.
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BroncoGuy, Where would you draw the line? 6mpg? 4? Would you still drive your truck everyday if it got 2? At 1000 miles a week?
It is a topic that comes up for a good many of us truck owners. The difference between 9 and 14 is thousands of dollars a year on a small fleet like ours. I don't think a focus would pull a 10,000 pound Bobcat and haul a 6 man crew.
It is a topic that comes up for a good many of us truck owners. The difference between 9 and 14 is thousands of dollars a year on a small fleet like ours. I don't think a focus would pull a 10,000 pound Bobcat and haul a 6 man crew.
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Originally posted by c_rossman
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I wouldn't ever draw the line. The trucks I use for my business make me money. If they cost more to drive, then my customers pay more. The most important thing I ever learned in college is one sentence: "A business is created to make money, not deliver a product or service." If the difference between driving a Chevy and a Ford is $2k a year because of fuel mileage, but the Ford is the only one that is capapble of pulling my trailer, and my trailer makes me money, the decision is easy. Spend the money, drive the Ford. If the Chevy will "squeek by" and pull my trailer, then I ask myself how badly I need that $2k and is it worth the frustration of driving a truck that can barely do what it is asked. I don't have a problem with the mileage that any of our trucks get, since each one of them turns a profit at the end of the day.
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BroncoGuy. I guess at the center of this whole controversy is the fact that I have been a Ford truck man for 28 years and now I have to deal with a Chevy that gets better milage and pulls the trailer better than either one of the Fords. They are just tools like you mentioned, and the bottom line is exactly as you stated, I just don't like having to admit the obvious, The chevy just does everything better and cheaper. I still remain a Ford truck man.
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My 2000 V10 4x4 SC F-250 gets 17-18 on the interstate. I got almost 10 pulling my race car (70 Mach I). I just put a K&N and exhaust on it... should help a little. All things aside - maybe our trucks don't get great mileage, but when the make a Honda Civic that can tow 5500 lbs of car and trailer, I'm all for it - till then, there is only one truck
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We would be tickled pink if our V10 got that kind of mileage. She is on a long trip now so maybe it will do better when it gets broke in a little.
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I am getting 13-14 MPG with my 2001 V-10 F-250 CC LB 4x4. That is great mileage in my mind. That is also with a heavy foot. The only thing not stock is the K&N. 87 is still 25-30 cents cheaper in my area. I will take the Ford V-10 any day over the rest.
