Dodge/Ford mileage
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2004 QC 4x4 2500 107,000 miles on the odometer 5.9L Cummins, auto-trans 3.73 rear end ratio. The truck is bone stock except for the baha bar on the front and the Hella driving lights.
22.1 MPG average highway 65-70 MPH empty
Pulled a 5,000 lb tandem axle trailer from Texas to Pennsylvania (1650 miles) and averaged 19 MPG.
Just did a 250 mile round trip today through the PA hills, empty and averaged 21.9 MPG (this was mixed 35 MPH to 55MPH roads, some stop and go and pulling hills).
All mileage is calculated based on miles and actual gallons of fuel, not relying on the overhead computer, although the computer on my truck shows about .4 to .6 MPG lower than actual.
Your buddy ain't BSing you, the Ford diesels do get that crappy of mileage ;-)
I have a buddy that has a 2006 F-250 and he says he is lucky to get 16-17 MPG on the highway. He won't admit to what he gets if he has to pull something, but he mumbles something about single digits. Not only does he get worse mileage but he says my Dodge feels like it has more power and I know I can out accelerate him. He wants to trade it in for a Dodge, but his wife won't let him.
I don't know what the new 6.7L Cummins guys are getting, but I keep hearing horror stories about that new DPF filter and the "re-gen" cycle. Just glad I got mine before all that emissions crap came out.
22.1 MPG average highway 65-70 MPH empty
Pulled a 5,000 lb tandem axle trailer from Texas to Pennsylvania (1650 miles) and averaged 19 MPG.
Just did a 250 mile round trip today through the PA hills, empty and averaged 21.9 MPG (this was mixed 35 MPH to 55MPH roads, some stop and go and pulling hills).
All mileage is calculated based on miles and actual gallons of fuel, not relying on the overhead computer, although the computer on my truck shows about .4 to .6 MPG lower than actual.
Your buddy ain't BSing you, the Ford diesels do get that crappy of mileage ;-)
I have a buddy that has a 2006 F-250 and he says he is lucky to get 16-17 MPG on the highway. He won't admit to what he gets if he has to pull something, but he mumbles something about single digits. Not only does he get worse mileage but he says my Dodge feels like it has more power and I know I can out accelerate him. He wants to trade it in for a Dodge, but his wife won't let him.
I don't know what the new 6.7L Cummins guys are getting, but I keep hearing horror stories about that new DPF filter and the "re-gen" cycle. Just glad I got mine before all that emissions crap came out.
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Sad really, because the 6.7 is a great engine. I was thinking of getting a DPF delete kit, but now I understand that Calif is going to start smog checks on diesel trucks......
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I've got an 08 with the 6.7 and 6 speed manual tranny and I'm getting about 15.5 mixed city/highway. I've only had the truck about 10 days now so I haven't gotten the chance to run but 3 tanks thru it but so far they have been 15.2, 15.6, and 15.8. I'm hopeing I can get a little more out of it since I haven't had a standard transmission in about 4 years and this is my first diesel so its been a relearning experience for me. Either way its still better than I was getting out of my Hemi that I traded in!
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