I'm gonna get a Diesel soon and need to figure out what truck is better.
My friend has a 97/98 Ford and say he get 16-18 MPG highway.I don't know of it BS or not.
Can I get some replies on your year and MPG highway and street and towing.
THANKS!!!!!!! Jerry

 

get the dodge of course!

2006 5.9 here

easy 20mpg highway 60mph, completely stock so far.
about 17.5 - 18mpg towing a car and trailer, 60mph.

 

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.

 

2006 quad cab with manual transmission / 3.73.

Worst no-load mileage I ever got was 18.4, best no-load was 21.8. I hand calculate my mileage on almost every tank.

 

Ford, Chevy, or Dodge.... if you get one with the new emissions (DPF) you can expect to lose at least 5MPG from the non-DPF models.

My '08 6.7 gets about 14/15 mpg on the highway, that's empty bed & no trailer.

 

Thank you,thank you,thank you. I've never had a Dodge but I'm up for a change.
What year did the new emision stuff start.J

 

2007.5 I have an early model 07 with the 5.9. The 07.5's and newer have the 6.7's with the emission crap.

 

I believe in 2008, all the diesel trucks needed the DPF. As stated, some of the early 2007 Dodges still had the 5.9 without DPF's.

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......

 

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!

 

I've got an 03 5.9 auto w/4.10 gears. Just got it, 1 tank in, haulin' nuthing but a-- so far, and I'm getting 20.5 mpg. Mostly hwy, 60-70 mph, from the trip computer. I'm hoping 4XRam is right - that it's really better by .4-.6 . Love the truck. GO DODGE.