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The answers to your questions vary wildly with the type of truck you're looking at. Gas or diesel? 4WD or 2WD? Towing packages or not? And on and on and on. These things matter to all of the above: driveability, fuel economy, etc. The more you tell us, the better your answers will be.
I went from a 2005 F-150 4WD 5.4L SCrew that was running E-Rated LT tires to an F-350 4WD 6.7L 3.55 rear end. My economy went from 13.5 mpg to 17 mpg for the same stretch. It rides about the same, too. But, again, these things will change fairly dramatically based on how the Super Duty is set up.
Gas definitely isn't $0.50 cheaper where I live. It's in the $0.00 - $0.20 range. Get an app like GasBuddy and you can get smoking deals on your fuel. I just looked. Diesel in my 10 mile radius varies between $2.21 to $3.99/gal. So, yeah, I guess if you're just a terrible shopper, then the diesel premium can be quite high. But, if you go to the Safeway (in this example), then diesel is $2.27/gal and gasoline (regular, lowest octane grade) is $2.25/gal. If I go to the Murphy Express, then diesel is $2.23/gal and regular gasoline is $2.26/gal.
The answers to your questions vary wildly with the type of truck you're looking at. Gas or diesel? 4WD or 2WD? Towing packages or not? And on and on and on. These things matter to all of the above: driveability, fuel economy, etc. The more you tell us, the better your answers will be.
I went from a 2005 F-150 4WD 5.4L SCrew that was running E-Rated LT tires to an F-350 4WD 6.7L 3.55 rear end. My economy went from 13.5 mpg to 17 mpg for the same stretch. It rides about the same, too. But, again, these things will change fairly dramatically based on how the Super Duty is set up.
Gas definitely isn't $0.50 cheaper where I live. It's in the $0.00 - $0.20 range. Get an app like GasBuddy and you can get smoking deals on your fuel. I just looked. Diesel in my 10 mile radius varies between $2.21 to $3.99/gal. So, yeah, I guess if you're just a terrible shopper, then the diesel premium can be quite high. But, if you go to the Safeway (in this example), then diesel is $2.27/gal and gasoline (regular, lowest octane grade) is $2.25/gal. If I go to the Murphy Express, then diesel is $2.23/gal and regular gasoline is $2.26/gal.
I wish I could find diesel for that price. Gasoline here, Houston area, I've found for as low as $1.95 per gallon at HEB. The cheapest I've found diesel for, and that's using gas buddy, is $2.51 and up. So, I guess that just goes to show you that your price may vary. LOL
If you stick with the F 150 get the 3.5 with 3.73. I have a 2019 F350 dually regular cab with 3.73 and the average mpg now this is combined overall total towing and regular driving is 10.4 mpg.
Thats the heavy duty payload package. I dont know if you can get it in a Lariat Value package anymore.
The super crew 6.5 ft bed with 3.5 max tow comes with about everything the heavy duty payload package comes with but with 3.55s, one less leaf spring, and 20’s. It has the 9.75 (non hdpp) and the same thicker frame. Thats the way to get a bit more HD truck in the higher trim levels.
Price, in Lariat trim or higher they are about the same price
MPG, the 3.5 eco will average at least 5 mpg better
Ride, F150 hands down
Towing, F250, no contest
Load capacity, F250, no contest
Quickness, 3.5 eco
My previous truck was a 2017 F150 with the 3.5 so I believe my comments are accurate.
IMO you shouldn't get the SD unless you really need it. The F150 rides better and returns better fuel mileage. The 3.5 Ecoboost will out-pull the 6.2 in the SD.
It will really come down to your payload and the weight of what you are towing.
This mileage achieved with my 6.2 F250 with 4.30's! (I got 19 MPG with my 3.5 Ecoboost)
Had 2008 f150 XLT CC, 5.5 bed 4X4, 3.73 gears, 5.4L. 12-13 in town 16 hiway. My new 2019 f250 XLT, CC 6.8 bed, 4X4, 6.2L, 3.73 gears get 12.5 consistantly in town and 17.7 hiway. Both trucks have camper shells. Hiway MPG at 70-75 mph. I live in New Mexico so elevation is 5000 plus feet.
Towing my 24 ft travel trailer, the f150 got 8-9 mpg. the f250 gets 11 mpg.
They had some crazy discounts on F150s in December. I bet they will again this month on any 2019 lot truck.
Originally Posted by acadianbob
IMO you shouldn't get the SD unless you really need it. The F150 rides better and returns better fuel mileage. The 3.5 Ecoboost will out-pull the 6.2 in the SD.
It will really come down to your payload and the weight of what you are towing.
This mileage achieved with my 6.2 F250 with 4.30's! (I got 19 MPG with my 3.5 Ecoboost)
My 3.73 6.2 way out pulled my 3.5 ecoboost max tow.
All depends on your needs. My 1/2 ton Ram had better unloaded MPG (by a couple of gallons) and about the same towing MPG as my 6.2L F250. Unloaded drivability is about the same too, it doesn't really feel like a bigger truck. But towing drivability is a world's of difference. I never noticed how exhausting towing with the 1/2 ton was, until I towed with the F250. My wife comments on it all the time telling people "You can talk to him now when he's done towing!" For that, it's worth it for me.
I'm looking for a truck, I've been looking at the 3.5 ecoboost but I'm curious about the F250 superduty. How do you like the overall empty drivability, towing capability, and MPG of the truck. unfortunately it'll be a daily driver so it matters a little. My curent explorer gets 19, I'm told the 3.5 gets around 17, does the F250 get at least 14 or 15?
Mine is primarily a DD with a 6.7 and it gets over 14MPG around town. I wanted torque and still get reasonable economy. I tow my bass boat without a care and get 13-14mpg on the Interstate and that includes the hilly sections in Western MO. I considered an Ecoboost but they get terrible fuel economy when you hook up a trailer.
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. I don't think I'll ever own another 1/2 ton pickup. Towing with these trucks will spoil you for sure.
This is all great info, thanks so much guys. I think I'll end up sticking with the F150, if I need to tow anything more than 7 or 8K lbs, I'll go grab my parents 3500. it just seems like the F250, (as much as I'd love to have that big of a truck) would be overkill
Having towed a 6200# trailer many miles with an f150, I agree with Kaadk. It was exhausting. The f250 is much more relaxed and towes the same trailer so much easier.
It would be nice if FORD would admit and fix the "DEATH WOBBLE problem in the front end. I had my truck back and waited a month before they replaced the steering dampner,, It wasn't the problem. I started out with a slight shaking in the steering when hitting small bumps and road transitions.. Yesterday, driving in the rain, hit a transition in the road and almost lost it! It shook so violently that my teeth chattered!! Rode it out and quickly .but smoothly slowed down to about 20 mph and it went away ! WTH FORD!! I would like to get a class action against them ,if it has'nt already been done yet because they know about this and have not done squat to re-engineer it. Blame it on the customers driving habits..Dealer said they were told to replace the dampners with aftermarket ones.. They are waiting for authentic ford parts. 2019 FX4 S/D 6.7 . 17,000 miles when first noticed the shimmy. Thank god I was not driving on Ice .. it would of put me into the barrier.. it is hard to steer during the DW and slowing down from 60-20 on a busy highway is a danger in itself. I guess until a few lives are lost Ford will then do something to fix this. I am seriously thinking of trading it in for a Duramax or Ram 2500!!!
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