timntools
Chief Runinscissors
11.5 mpg. no load other than maybe 1000lbs of chit in the bed.
4x4 dually crew.
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11.5 mpg. no load other than maybe 1000lbs of chit in the bed.
4x4 dually crew.
ISurvivedNMU
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13.5mpg F250 with 3.73 and 35's empty.. 5 miles of city, 20 miles of expressway.. SUXS
Swany
Consiglieri
it still has to be broken in, you'll end up around 13-14
swanee
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3900 mile trip last summer CA to SD to Yellowstone loop got just under 18. Some freeway, some highway, some mountain.
triplethreat
AGENT ORANGE
I have been gettin about 17 on mixed driving and 18.5 on the highway can't complain one bit about that.
Dan
Dan
Rcannon
Go Cards!
ditto...Even though I drive one of those early 03's that is suppose to have all kinds of problems
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14 us in city and 17-22 us highway depending on wind...
timntools
Chief Runinscissors
well, I'm starting to regret big time not jumping on a V10.
but I guess we'll see when I get this dump trailer and its fully loaded and I'm trying to tote 20k+ up hills.
but I guess we'll see when I get this dump trailer and its fully loaded and I'm trying to tote 20k+ up hills.
George C
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Tim,
Give it some time.
Diesels take a little while to seat.
My truck slurped up the first few tanks too.
Give it some time.
Diesels take a little while to seat.
My truck slurped up the first few tanks too.
timntools
Chief Runinscissors
I guess the biggest thing that kills me is neither my 03 or 04 did this bad, and yet the 05 was supposed to be a better engine?
frustrating. And I'm going to make a 1300 mile run to Iowa in a week...at 11 mpg...ugh
frustrating. And I'm going to make a 1300 mile run to Iowa in a week...at 11 mpg...ugh
HOIB
MYRMIDON
Tim, my 04 is doing that bad, but without the other issues.
mjstef
Big Sky Country....
03 6 SPEED crew cab 4x4, Wife has been driving 60 miles round trip for the last 2 weeks to work. Filled it up tonight and right at 20.6 Best i can do is 19.5 but i got a heavy foot.
Mastertech
Car Doc
timntools said:
11.5 mpg. no load other than maybe 1000lbs of chit in the bed.
4x4 dually crew.
Not trying to stir anything up, but it makes me happy that I have a antiquated 7.3l that gets 15.5 to 16.0 in the my CC 4x4 dually.
southpaw
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Yep, I miss my old 7.3. 15-17 mpg all day long.Mastertech said:
The 6.0 is killin me at 12 to 13 and that is going easy on the pedal 
BTW $2.55 per gallon today
Rcannon
Go Cards!
I'm not discounting anyones mileage, or saying some of the bad mpg 6.0l are running right but...
When the advertisements for the 6.0ls came out didn't it say something like a 10% mileage increase? If so, that's only 1.5 to 1.7 mpg increase based on a 7.3L getting 15-17mpg. The way some talk, you'd think they were expecting 25mpg on a similar truck with the 6.0L.... And FWIW, if I was only getting 12mpg I'd be complaining too.
When the advertisements for the 6.0ls came out didn't it say something like a 10% mileage increase? If so, that's only 1.5 to 1.7 mpg increase based on a 7.3L getting 15-17mpg. The way some talk, you'd think they were expecting 25mpg on a similar truck with the 6.0L.... And FWIW, if I was only getting 12mpg I'd be complaining too.
