Mpg
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From: Columbia County. Pa
Here's the running total thus far in ownership. 2008 F450 Auto/ 4:88's/ 4x4, mainly rural roads some cruise control, interstate and rarely over 65 mph.
Date Miles Gallons MPG $/Gal
1 3/4/07 309.6 29 10.68 $2.64
2 3/9/07 202.1 18.4 10.98 $2.70
3 3/11/07 155.1 13.3 11.66 $2.70
4 3/12/07 235.4 20.7 11.37 $2.70
5 3/17/07 84.8 10 8.48 $2.70 (SNOW! 4x4 use for 50 miles)
6 3/21/07 277.2 26.6 10.42 $2.70
7 3/25/04 323.1 28.8 11.22 $2.70
1587.3 146.8 10.81 $2.69 $395.10
miles gallons avg mpg avg $/gal cost of fuel
Date Miles Gallons MPG $/Gal
1 3/4/07 309.6 29 10.68 $2.64
2 3/9/07 202.1 18.4 10.98 $2.70
3 3/11/07 155.1 13.3 11.66 $2.70
4 3/12/07 235.4 20.7 11.37 $2.70
5 3/17/07 84.8 10 8.48 $2.70 (SNOW! 4x4 use for 50 miles)
6 3/21/07 277.2 26.6 10.42 $2.70
7 3/25/04 323.1 28.8 11.22 $2.70
1587.3 146.8 10.81 $2.69 $395.10
miles gallons avg mpg avg $/gal cost of fuel
Last edited by Strut61; Mar 30, 2007 at 12:31 PM.
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From: Georgia
Just wanted to let you know that i believe if i'm correct my bobcat weighs in at 8400 and the trailer and junk I have with it and usually seed and fertilizer but i've never even seen an 8 since the truck was new much less a 6mpg. Came from Nashville to Atlanta yesterday stopped and fillup just outside of Music City and reset the computer and set the cruise on 79 and came back. Checked when I arrived the computer 13.1 my figures when I filled up in atlanta were 13.0 even. I may not tow the wind resistance that some of you do but the 6.8 hasn't let me down. And where i live is 1600' above sea level and all hills and no straight roads and 90 to 100 temps and 90% humidity to deal with. Hey just my 2 cents.
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From: Tucson, AZ
Originally Posted by 05v10
Just wanted to let you know that i believe if i'm correct my bobcat weighs in at 8400 and the trailer and junk I have with it and usually seed and fertilizer but i've never even seen an 8 since the truck was new much less a 6mpg. Came from Nashville to Atlanta yesterday stopped and fillup just outside of Music City and reset the computer and set the cruise on 79 and came back. Checked when I arrived the computer 13.1 my figures when I filled up in atlanta were 13.0 even. I may not tow the wind resistance that some of you do but the 6.8 hasn't let me down. And where i live is 1600' above sea level and all hills and no straight roads and 90 to 100 temps and 90% humidity to deal with. Hey just my 2 cents.
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From: Columbia County. Pa
Vent visors for the 08 are the same as they were on the 07,06.
I had the shop intstall them when they did the Line-X.......$49.95
I haven
t posted any pic's of them......they are smoke color
I had the shop intstall them when they did the Line-X.......$49.95
I haven
t posted any pic's of them......they are smoke color
Tuned
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 340
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From: Texas
My 6.0 got terrible mileage for the first 12k then started getting much better. Currently I get about 16-17 with mixed driving and around 19 freeway at about 73mph. Don't worry about the poor mileage until you get it broken in...the mileage will start getting better soon.
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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Northeastern PA
MPG Figures on newly purchased F350
I just traded an '04 F250 SWB 4x4 crew with a gas V10 and 4.30 rear on a new '08 F350 SD 4x4 LWB crew with 6.4 Liter Diesel and the 3.73 rear. The V10 over all those years was consistent at about 12.6 mpg - rarely varying more than 2 mpg for highway or local.
So far, I have only 200 miles on the new diesel - not even halfway through the free tank from the dealer ;-) ... The on board MPG indicator is showing 13.3 mpg - up from a nominal 10.5 when I drive it off the lot saturday.
It will be interesting to see how this mileage figure changes during breakin - and how it will compare against hand calculated values once I fill up several times and note the mileage.
So far, I have only 200 miles on the new diesel - not even halfway through the free tank from the dealer ;-) ... The on board MPG indicator is showing 13.3 mpg - up from a nominal 10.5 when I drive it off the lot saturday.
It will be interesting to see how this mileage figure changes during breakin - and how it will compare against hand calculated values once I fill up several times and note the mileage.