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Hi all. A family member of mine is looking at buying a 2015 ford f350 srw. he is thinking about the gas I'm telling him diesel. If people could post
Mehta truck you have
F350
Xl
Xlt
Lariet
Crew cab
Reg cab
Extended cab
Gas or diesel.
Mpg for your gas or diesel
Mehta truck you have
F350
Xl
Xlt
Lariet
Crew cab
Reg cab
Extended cab
Gas or diesel.
Mpg for your gas or diesel
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From: Eunice, La
F350 DRW Lariat Ultimate Package Crew Cab LWB
Diesel 12-14 mpg
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Good point. Occasionally towing a dump trailer, encosed bumper pull trailer and snowmobile trailer. He's going to plow for his company so in leaning towards the diesel for the better mpg
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Why is he thinking gas and why are you thinking diesel?
I had a 2008 F350 SRW and now a 2013.
Both F350
Both Lariat
Both Diesel
Both 4x4
12K 5<sup>Th</sup> Wheel
Both SRW 2008 had a 3:73 and the 2013 has a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
3:31</st1:time> rear end.
It is my opinion that I don’t need a diesel, but then again at myage I don’t need my motorcycle that does a 100 mph in second gear.
Starting in 2008 the diesel trucks have emission systems on them.I f your family member doesn’t keep the maintenance up on the vehicle he has now then I would say that he is better off with a gas engine. I’m not saying that a diesel will break down more, but the cost of repairs for a poorly maintained diesel is expensive compared to gas engine.
Towing my trailer in the <st1:country-region><st1
U.S.A.,</st1</st1:country-region> I get over 12 mpg at 65 mph and empty I get over 17 mpg. A friend with a 2013 F250 LB Gas Engine hasan 8,000 pound 5<sup>th</sup> wheel and he is happy to get 9 mpg. To compare apples to apples, at the end of a trip, it cost me almost half of what he pays for fuel. My trailer is in winter storage 5 months of the year and the rest of the mileage I put on my truck is daily driving of mostly short trips. I average over 12 mpg per tank, stop and go in the winter. I know a lot of businesses that switched to gas engines, and truth be known, they have stopped complaining of the cost of repairs because of the cost of fuel. At work, I drive a 2008 F350 V10 DRW Chassis Crew Cab, the bean counters ask me why I have a personal diesel and I don’t have a good answer because I don’t use it for strictly towing and don’t put enough towing mileso n it. But when I sold my 2008, I think I did get the price of the diesel engine back.
Added after reading your last post:
I don’t personal see any benefit in mpg for snow ploughing, myfriend didn’t get the diesel because he uses his truck to plough and I’m notand expert but the diesel engine and emissions in a pickup is different then achassis cab. I don’t know if I would like my truck just idling.
I had a 2008 F350 SRW and now a 2013.
Both F350
Both Lariat
Both Diesel
Both 4x4
12K 5<sup>Th</sup> Wheel
Both SRW 2008 had a 3:73 and the 2013 has a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
It is my opinion that I don’t need a diesel, but then again at myage I don’t need my motorcycle that does a 100 mph in second gear.
Starting in 2008 the diesel trucks have emission systems on them.I f your family member doesn’t keep the maintenance up on the vehicle he has now then I would say that he is better off with a gas engine. I’m not saying that a diesel will break down more, but the cost of repairs for a poorly maintained diesel is expensive compared to gas engine.
Towing my trailer in the <st1:country-region><st1
U.S.A.,</st1</st1:country-region> I get over 12 mpg at 65 mph and empty I get over 17 mpg. A friend with a 2013 F250 LB Gas Engine hasan 8,000 pound 5<sup>th</sup> wheel and he is happy to get 9 mpg. To compare apples to apples, at the end of a trip, it cost me almost half of what he pays for fuel. My trailer is in winter storage 5 months of the year and the rest of the mileage I put on my truck is daily driving of mostly short trips. I average over 12 mpg per tank, stop and go in the winter. I know a lot of businesses that switched to gas engines, and truth be known, they have stopped complaining of the cost of repairs because of the cost of fuel. At work, I drive a 2008 F350 V10 DRW Chassis Crew Cab, the bean counters ask me why I have a personal diesel and I don’t have a good answer because I don’t use it for strictly towing and don’t put enough towing mileso n it. But when I sold my 2008, I think I did get the price of the diesel engine back.Added after reading your last post:
I don’t personal see any benefit in mpg for snow ploughing, myfriend didn’t get the diesel because he uses his truck to plough and I’m notand expert but the diesel engine and emissions in a pickup is different then achassis cab. I don’t know if I would like my truck just idling.
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Why is he thinking gas and why are you thinking diesel?
I had a 2008 F350 SRW and now a 2013.
Both F350
Both Lariat
Both Diesel
Both 4x4
12K 5<sup>Th</sup> Wheel
Both SRW 2008 had a 3:73 and the 2013 has a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com3:31</st1:time> rear end.
It is my opinion that I don’t need a diesel, but then again at myage I don’t need my motorcycle that does a 100 mph in second gear.
Starting in 2008 the diesel trucks have emission systems on them.I f your family member doesn’t keep the maintenance up on the vehicle he has now then I would say that he is better off with a gas engine. I’m not saying that a diesel will break down more, but the cost of repairs for a poorly maintained diesel is expensive compared to gas engine.
Towing my trailer in the <st1:country-region><st1U.S.A.,</st1</st1:country-region> I get over 12 mpg at 65 mph and empty I get over 17 mpg. A friend with a 2013 F250 LB Gas Engine hasan 8,000 pound 5<sup>th</sup> wheel and he is happy to get 9 mpg. To compare apples to apples, at the end of a trip, it cost me almost half of what he pays for fuel. My trailer is in winter storage 5 months of the year and the rest of the mileage I put on my truck is daily driving of mostly short trips. I average over 12 mpg per tank, stop and go in the winter. I know a lot of businesses that switched to gas engines, and truth be known, they have stopped complaining of the cost of repairs because of the cost of fuel. At work, I drive a 2008 F350 V10 DRW Chassis Crew Cab, the bean counters ask me why I have a personal diesel and I don’t have a good answer because I don’t use it for strictly towing and don’t put enough towing mileso n it. But when I sold my 2008, I think I did get the price of the diesel engine back.
Added after reading your last post:
I don’t personal see any benefit in mpg for snow ploughing, myfriend didn’t get the diesel because he uses his truck to plough and I’m notand expert but the diesel engine and emissions in a pickup is different then achassis cab. I don’t know if I would like my truck just idling.
I had a 2008 F350 SRW and now a 2013.
Both F350
Both Lariat
Both Diesel
Both 4x4
12K 5<sup>Th</sup> Wheel
Both SRW 2008 had a 3:73 and the 2013 has a <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
It is my opinion that I don’t need a diesel, but then again at myage I don’t need my motorcycle that does a 100 mph in second gear.
Starting in 2008 the diesel trucks have emission systems on them.I f your family member doesn’t keep the maintenance up on the vehicle he has now then I would say that he is better off with a gas engine. I’m not saying that a diesel will break down more, but the cost of repairs for a poorly maintained diesel is expensive compared to gas engine.
Towing my trailer in the <st1:country-region><st1
U.S.A.,</st1</st1:country-region> I get over 12 mpg at 65 mph and empty I get over 17 mpg. A friend with a 2013 F250 LB Gas Engine hasan 8,000 pound 5<sup>th</sup> wheel and he is happy to get 9 mpg. To compare apples to apples, at the end of a trip, it cost me almost half of what he pays for fuel. My trailer is in winter storage 5 months of the year and the rest of the mileage I put on my truck is daily driving of mostly short trips. I average over 12 mpg per tank, stop and go in the winter. I know a lot of businesses that switched to gas engines, and truth be known, they have stopped complaining of the cost of repairs because of the cost of fuel. At work, I drive a 2008 F350 V10 DRW Chassis Crew Cab, the bean counters ask me why I have a personal diesel and I don’t have a good answer because I don’t use it for strictly towing and don’t put enough towing mileso n it. But when I sold my 2008, I think I did get the price of the diesel engine back.Added after reading your last post:
I don’t personal see any benefit in mpg for snow ploughing, myfriend didn’t get the diesel because he uses his truck to plough and I’m notand expert but the diesel engine and emissions in a pickup is different then achassis cab. I don’t know if I would like my truck just idling.
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I have a 2011 F350 CC LB SRW 4x4 Lariat. 12 - 14 mpg in bumper to bumper traffic in the City and 17-18mpg on the hwy at 70 mph - 80 mph. Lighter city traffice and I get close to 16mpg. And that is hauling around 1,500 - 2000 pounds. People + gear. You can get 20 mpg + if you go slower on the highway. Had a few hundred miles where the inter-state was one lane and limited to 50 mph. I averaged 22 mpg. That included some bumper to bumper too. The long stretches of cruise control at 50mph helped out a lot.
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Having it delete hace you seen inprovments? Was ur warrenty voided? Any problems u had to pay out of pocket?
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I've had both. The diesel is the way to go all around. Better MPG towing, better MPG empty. I'm not talking 1 mpg, I'm talking 4-6mpg. My F250/6.2L got 16 at best, in a very conservative highway style driving, 8-10 in typical conditions of mixed city/highway driving. The diesel gets an average of 16MPG for mixed city/highway and on our last road trip it got 22MPG. I hand calculate every tank that goes through the truck, and use the imperial gallon measure...
When I was trying to decide whether to go diesel or not, it worked out to roughly 3 years and it would have paid for itself in fuel savings provided the cost of fuel doesn't go any further through the roof. Something else I will add is that the ride quality of the F350 diesel is far better than the F250 gas. I suspect the weights of the trucks are what makes it so...
When I was trying to decide whether to go diesel or not, it worked out to roughly 3 years and it would have paid for itself in fuel savings provided the cost of fuel doesn't go any further through the roof. Something else I will add is that the ride quality of the F350 diesel is far better than the F250 gas. I suspect the weights of the trucks are what makes it so...
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Gave me maybe .5 better mpg's. Maybe. I did it because I didn't want a sensor leaving me stranded on the side of the road. As for warranty, that depends on the dealer. I don't plan to hotrod it and expect them to put a motor in it if I brought it in with a rod hanging out of the block. I leave it on the lowest power setting the Spartan has and ride. I went fast with my old 6.4. I have no desire to with the 6.7. It did however lay down 490/1070 on the dyno two weekends ago. The first time I had it off the lowest settings. Not one problem with the truck at 25k miles. These trucks have a really good track record with reliability and that played a part in the decision to delete.
