Longevity Test-5 PSD's vs V10's
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I just noticed something: while I'll be the first to admit that my V10 will never get the mileage of a diesel, and therefore will always cost more per mile to drive, in all fairness, the gap isn't as big as it shows. What I mean is, I'm paying 50 cents more per gallon than just about everyone here. Even if my truck were a diesel, diesel costs $3.29 a gallon here, so my expenses would still be higher than my diesel brethren elsewhere in the country. Not making excuse, just illustrating a point.
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[quote=Sand_Man;9061240]diesel costs $3.29 a gallon here,[ quote]
is that the price per gal or the price of BP's stock? lol
anywho......
starting milage is 246126.7 with ending at 246689.0
unloaded the entire time
its hard to read (sorry my camera sucks)
24.065 gal
$2.909 per gal
$70.01 total
23.365 miles per gal.
$.12 per mile
p.s. thats the best mpg i have ever gotten
is that the price per gal or the price of BP's stock? lol
anywho......
starting milage is 246126.7 with ending at 246689.0
unloaded the entire time
its hard to read (sorry my camera sucks)
24.065 gal
$2.909 per gal
$70.01 total
23.365 miles per gal.
$.12 per mile
p.s. thats the best mpg i have ever gotten
Last edited by mountaineer27; Jul 1, 2010 at 08:12 AM. Reason: math all f***ed up on cost per mile
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Holy crap, that's good mpg. I clearly need to do a bunch of work on my truck or really lay off the skinny pedal. I only got 16.972 mpg on a recent round trip to Portland driving about 70 mph with about 30 miles running around town in between.
By the way, diesel at my local station here in Seattle has been at $3.43/gallon for the last two months. Premium unleded - $3.37, regular unleaded - $2.97. I wish I could get diesel for some of the prices I've seen in this thread.
By the way, diesel at my local station here in Seattle has been at $3.43/gallon for the last two months. Premium unleded - $3.37, regular unleaded - $2.97. I wish I could get diesel for some of the prices I've seen in this thread.
Last edited by 76'SuperCab; Jul 1, 2010 at 12:03 AM. Reason: correcting the quote
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thats was feathering the gas and not driving like i was 16. upkeep makes a big difference in mpgs. ive got my 20 ft gooseneck on there now with a 1988 2500 suburban running 38 boogers and 1 ton full floating axles. heading down to the scales at lunch to get it weighed. im guessing 15,500 lbs. well see how my mileage is after towing this trip.
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I was kind of wondering if everyone in this test was going to start driving like they were hypermiling. I keep trying to go easy on my truck, but I've only had it for a little over a month and I'm still playing around a lot.
I'm sure as this test gets older, we will see a lot of variation in the mpg reports. Thanks to those of you participating - it's an interesting thread and looks like it involves a bit of effort on all your part to keep it updated.
I'm sure as this test gets older, we will see a lot of variation in the mpg reports. Thanks to those of you participating - it's an interesting thread and looks like it involves a bit of effort on all your part to keep it updated.
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I was kind of wondering if everyone in this test was going to start driving like they were hypermiling. I keep trying to go easy on my truck, but I've only had it for a little over a month and I'm still playing around a lot.
I'm sure as this test gets older, we will see a lot of variation in the mpg reports. Thanks to those of you participating - it's an interesting thread and looks like it involves a bit of effort on all your part to keep it updated.
I'm sure as this test gets older, we will see a lot of variation in the mpg reports. Thanks to those of you participating - it's an interesting thread and looks like it involves a bit of effort on all your part to keep it updated.
I won't, when I drove my V10 as DD 100 miles a day (round trip) I noticed maybe 1MPG difference. When I average out my mileage over a year and half or so it was a pretty much 12.5. Now if I am on a long distance trip of highway I can get 14 MPG by staying off the fun pedal.
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Report 2 (2 weeks)
Start 95399 miles
End 99105 miles
Traveled 3706 miles
Gallons--320.44
Cost----$877.02
23 cents per mile
$2.73 a gallon average
"Maintenance"
Spark plugs 10 @ $10.19-$110.82
Oil 7 quarts @ $2.40 $ 16.80
Oil Filter (1) $ 3.67
Air Filter (1) $ 15.99
Fuel Filter (1) $ 8.49
Front Brakes $ 63.99
Total $219.76
All maintenance done by me.(no labor cost unless you figure in the beer
)
Start 95399 miles
End 99105 miles
Traveled 3706 miles
Gallons--320.44
Cost----$877.02
23 cents per mile
$2.73 a gallon average
"Maintenance"
Spark plugs 10 @ $10.19-$110.82
Oil 7 quarts @ $2.40 $ 16.80
Oil Filter (1) $ 3.67
Air Filter (1) $ 15.99
Fuel Filter (1) $ 8.49
Front Brakes $ 63.99
Total $219.76
All maintenance done by me.(no labor cost unless you figure in the beer
)
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If you buy them at the right place,the 2V plugs are around $2.29, and the 3V plugs are around $8.79. Not much better,but it all adds up.
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Well, unfortunately gas here in NorCal is a bit more expensive. I filled up today, here's the damages:
Total: 25.765 gallons @ 3.299 per gallon= $85.00
Miles traveled: 300.7 miles / 11.67 mpg
Cost per mile= 28 cents per mile
Total: 25.765 gallons @ 3.299 per gallon= $85.00
Miles traveled: 300.7 miles / 11.67 mpg
Cost per mile= 28 cents per mile
