Getting better MPG! Why?
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From: Mackville,VT
I drive a V10 (see signature fo specs) and I averaged last year 10.7 mpg.Plowing snow it drops but on long trips the best I have ever seen is 12.5. Use to have a '97 Psd with simular specs and the best I ever saw in that was 15mpg (once) and I could average 11mpg a year. (1 year = 18000mi+/-.
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From: Virginia Beach
You by chance didn't have a truck payment then did you? Your mileage should go up without having to hual all that cash in your back pocket 
I notice my mileage improves quite abit just after my car insurance bill gets paid. And becuase I'm under 25, the milage incease is astounding 
I notice my mileage improves quite abit just after my car insurance bill gets paid. And becuase I'm under 25, the milage incease is astounding
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From: Mackville,VT
Life without a truck payment 
ha one can dream. With the way I use my truck its usually cheaper to buy the extended warranty and run it till 60000 +/- miles and trade it. Truck payments are usually cheaper than high end repair bills. However I might keep this one when it is paid off and check out a '05-'06 SD dump if ford doesen't really mess up there styling or trustworthyness. 
ha one can dream. With the way I use my truck its usually cheaper to buy the extended warranty and run it till 60000 +/- miles and trade it. Truck payments are usually cheaper than high end repair bills. However I might keep this one when it is paid off and check out a '05-'06 SD dump if ford doesen't really mess up there styling or trustworthyness.
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From: Houston
My '99 F150 4x4 3.73 E4OD was getting 13.2-13.7 mpg in city life. Drop the tailgate for highway use and it'd get close to 14.5-15 mpg.
My first tank in the '04 F250 FX4 CC 3.73 PSD was 17.66 mpg. Yeah, I drive like a grandma sometimes. If I ever feel the need for speed, I've got a sportscar in the garage for that.
My first tank in the '04 F250 FX4 CC 3.73 PSD was 17.66 mpg. Yeah, I drive like a grandma sometimes. If I ever feel the need for speed, I've got a sportscar in the garage for that.
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From: WV
Originally Posted by Franken-Truck
You by chance didn't have a truck payment then did you? Your mileage should go up without having to hual all that cash in your back pocket I notice my mileage improves quite abit just after my car insurance bill gets paid. And becuase I'm under 25, the milage incease is astounding
I notice my mileage improves quite abit just after my car insurance bill gets paid. And becuase I'm under 25, the milage incease is astounding Same hear 23' and the insurance agent loves when i pay the for the policy, and of course the bank loves to see me stop by. I have had 3 of these trucks and really enjoy them when they run right.
Take care and Happy powerstroken,
PSDboy
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