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Originally Posted by mattebury
You'll probably get that nervous feeling going through Barstow on the way home. 
but you are right dady dady is this where we broke down? my answer was be quiet and watch your movie I remember when I was growing up we were 4 kids in the back seat plus the living care person and non one dared to ask when we will get there today my two kids one is watching a movie and the other one is playing the playstation sitting with at least 2 feet away from each other and they still complain and fight momy momy he is looking at me dady dady when are we getting there, this is different times I say.
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Originally Posted by drisschoufa
I guess you are taking a shoot at it like my kids and it is funny how since getting this truck I run out of gas twice and I broke down once which never happened to me before even when I was a student and living of my parents anyway hopefully this was th last of this episode.
but you are right dady dady is this where we broke down? my answer was be quiet and watch your movie I remember when I was growing up we were 4 kids in the back seat plus the living care person and non one dared to ask when we will get there today my two kids one is watching a movie and the other one is playing the playstation sitting with at least 2 feet away from each other and they still complain and fight momy momy he is looking at me dady dady when are we getting there, this is different
times I say.
but you are right dady dady is this where we broke down? my answer was be quiet and watch your movie I remember when I was growing up we were 4 kids in the back seat plus the living care person and non one dared to ask when we will get there today my two kids one is watching a movie and the other one is playing the playstation sitting with at least 2 feet away from each other and they still complain and fight momy momy he is looking at me dady dady when are we getting there, this is different
times I say.
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Originally Posted by drisschoufa
I guess you are taking a shoot at it like my kids and it is funny how since getting this truck I run out of gas twice and I broke down once which never happened to me before even when I was a student and living of my parents anyway hopefully this was th last of this episode.
but you are right dady dady is this where we broke down? my answer was be quiet and watch your movie I remember when I was growing up we were 4 kids in the back seat plus the living care person and non one dared to ask when we will get there today my two kids one is watching a movie and the other one is playing the playstation sitting with at least 2 feet away from each other and they still complain and fight momy momy he is looking at me dady dady when are we getting there, this is different times I say.
but you are right dady dady is this where we broke down? my answer was be quiet and watch your movie I remember when I was growing up we were 4 kids in the back seat plus the living care person and non one dared to ask when we will get there today my two kids one is watching a movie and the other one is playing the playstation sitting with at least 2 feet away from each other and they still complain and fight momy momy he is looking at me dady dady when are we getting there, this is different times I say.
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Originally Posted by mattebury
Nope, I'm not making fun of you, I just know that's what I'd be thinking everytime I drove through that area. I wouldn't breath a sigh of relief until I was well past there.
and we all know how many times I will be driving thru that area because you can not go north without going thru there IE Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu, Palm Springs to name few destinations.
the weather is not bad here in Vegas and we are staying at Oasis RV Resort very nice place, Wifi Access, a lot of kids here, mine are really having a ball.
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Originally Posted by weldasaurus
i have 08 f-350 diesel and get at the most 12mpg, hearing of other trucks getting close to 20
I also get around 12/mpg with my 2008 F-250 King Ranch. But I assume everything comes down to driving conditions. The majority of my driving is short-hop Suburban driving. I would assume that long distance driving increases your miles per gallon. And I've noticed this when I've gone on much longer drives. The Avg.MPG will start increasing. Then when I'm back to my suburban driving, I'll start falling again...
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Originally Posted by weldasaurus
i have 08 f-350 diesel and get at the most 12mpg, hearing of other trucks getting close to 20
I have an '08 350 dually 4x4 crew cab with 4.10 gears that weighs close to 9,000 lbs empty. I get about 11 MPG in my daily commute. My best MPG numbers have been 13.5 on the freeway at 70 MPH empty, but that's when the motor was new. I average about 10MPG towing a 10,000 lb fiver over the So Cal Mountains.
I've got 6,000 miles on the motor now and it's been slowly getting better.
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I have 4000 miles now w/3.73 gears. a recent trip up and down a decent pass running east to seligman az from las vegas running empty at about 75-80 and i got 11.8. all highway driving
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Originally Posted by dt75flh
I have 4000 miles now w/3.73 gears. a recent trip up and down a decent pass running east to seligman az from las vegas running empty at about 75-80 and i got 11.8. all highway driving
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Originally Posted by SANDDEMON08
Very realistic numbers, my 350 is getting 10-11.5 in town and 13-14 highway no trailer. These 18 and 20 nubers are a joke!!
Yeah.. Anybody getting 18-20mpg must be driving downhill..hahahaha
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Originally Posted by mattebury
It comes down to weight and gearing and more importantly, driving style.
I have an '08 350 dually 4x4 crew cab with 4.10 gears that weighs close to 9,000 lbs empty. I get about 11 MPG in my daily commute. My best MPG numbers have been 13.5 on the freeway at 70 MPH empty, but that's when the motor was new. I average about 10MPG towing a 10,000 lb fiver over the So Cal Mountains.
I've got 6,000 miles on the motor now and it's been slowly getting better.
I have an '08 350 dually 4x4 crew cab with 4.10 gears that weighs close to 9,000 lbs empty. I get about 11 MPG in my daily commute. My best MPG numbers have been 13.5 on the freeway at 70 MPH empty, but that's when the motor was new. I average about 10MPG towing a 10,000 lb fiver over the So Cal Mountains.
I've got 6,000 miles on the motor now and it's been slowly getting better.
Hey Mattebury, its been an amazing thread since you started it back in March, bet you never thought it would go so far. An amazing amount of input into it. Your quote here is in a nutshell. nice job!
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9200+ miles on my F450........Still averaging 11.5 empty and consistantly seeing 8.5 - 9.5 towing my 5th wheel.
No issues except darn near running it outta fuel last week....lie-o-meter said 0 miles left to empty for 4 miles before I found a filling station....PHEW! that was close!
No issues except darn near running it outta fuel last week....lie-o-meter said 0 miles left to empty for 4 miles before I found a filling station....PHEW! that was close!