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#21 of 134 '03 6.0L by pusterracing Mar 27, 2005 (3:25 pm)
I have an '03 F350 SuperCrew KingRanch 6.0L Powerstroke with 19K miles on it, with a fiberglass rear lid. I average ~17-19mpg unloaded hwy and ~12-13mpg hwy pulling a 27' travel trailer. Unloaded City is ~16 mpg.    I've been pleased with these numbers, and I can say I don't baby it, but I also don't jump all over the gas either.
#22 of 134 Which truck? by mclmn35 Mar 30, 2005 (3:04 am)
I'm trying to decide which truck to buy. It's between a 99'F-350 diesel, crew , 4x4, longbed with around 100k miles on it, or an F-150 4.3L V6, crew, short bed, 4x4, with about 21k miles. Which do you think would get the better mileage? And do you think the 150 would tow much?              ANYBODY HAVE ANSWERS? Replies to this message: pusterracing (Mar 30, 2005 4:48 am) xwesx (Mar 30, 2005 10:20 am)
#23 of 134 Re: Which truck? [mclmn35] by pusterracing Mar 30, 2005 (4:48 am)
Replying to: mclmn35 (Mar 30, 2005 3:04 am) Okay, not too familiar with the 4.3L V6, what year? Anyway, with the 4.6L V8 the F150 has a standard towing capacity of ~6000Lbs, Maximum of MAYBE 7000lbs, but you'd be pushing it. I couldn't tow a 4700lb (dry weight) travel trailer with a 2000 Expedition with a 4.6L comfortably, even though it had a standard towing capacity of 6000lbs.   With the '99 F350 7.3L Powerstorke, you get 12,000lbs towing off of the "bumper" and up to 14500 if you use gooseneck/5th wheel.   Fuel mileage.....figure 16/20 for the F150 and 14/18 for the F350. 100K miles on a diesel is nothing, the engine is just being broken in. If it were me...I'd go for the F350 Powerstorke, but that's my $0.02. You'll be able to drive it just as long, if not longer than the F150 with 21K miles AND you get tons more towing capacity and the fuel mileage doesn't drop that much. If you chip it, you'll be able to get better fuel mileage than the F150. Replies to this message: xwesx (Mar 30, 2005 10:20 am)
#24 of 134 Re: Which truck? [pusterracing] by xwesx Mar 30, 2005 (10:20 am)
Replying to: pusterracing (Mar 30, 2005 4:48 am) Yeah, I'd have to agree. Honestly, I cannot understand why you would even be comparing these vehicles. If you think the F150 would handle your needs, then the F350 is absolute overkill. Vice versa, and you're wasting your time even considering the F150; V-6 OR V-8.
#25 of 134 Re: F350 6.0 Fuel Mileage [wahooo] by my05f150 Apr 04, 2005 (8:00 am)
Replying to: wahooo (Dec 23, 2004 8:00 pm) ANyone have a 04-05 f150 5.4 3.55 rear end supercrew 2wd real world mpg i am averaging 16-17 hwy 13-14 city is that good or bad 400 odo
#26 of 134 4.6 vs 5.4 by shine Apr 07, 2005 (3:21 pm)
I currently own a 2004 Ram QC 2500 4x4 The gas is killin me. I am looking at a 4.6 4x4 SUPERCAB F 150. I currently average 12mpg. 1/2 city 1/2 highway. With the lighter truck (I'm sure the SC is lighter than the QC) what should I reasonably expect. I've looked at Colorado and Frontiers but I have always had full size trucks and don't know if I could adjust to the mid size. I could even live with a Regular Cab if the mpg was better. Any help would be appreciated. Replies to this message: wpalkowski (Apr 09, 2005 2:22 am)
#27 of 134 Re: 4.6 vs 5.4 [shine] by wpalkowski Apr 09, 2005 (2:22 am)
Replying to: shine (Apr 07, 2005 3:21 pm) Unfortunately, I don't think any full sized pickup is going to alleviate your wallet pain. Even if you get 15-16 mpg with an F150 it's still going to be expensive - there's still all that mass to move around, (I think cab size only account for a few hundred pounds in weight difference) and pickup trucks are about as aerodynamic as a garage door      You could switch over to a diesel, they get better mileage than a gas engine pushing around the same amount of weight. However, diesel engines are more expensive to buy up front and in my area diesel fuel is about 30 cents more expensive per gallon than gas.      Don't know about midsize trucks, do have friend with a Ford Ranger who consistently gets around 20 mpg - but I could almost fit his truck in the bed of my F350.      You could do like me. My truck is a V10, and it gets 10-11 mpg in the city. It takes 39 gallons to fill it - it's pushing close to $100 for a full tank of gas. Luckily,It is not my daily driver - it only gets used when I have to haul or tow something now. My other car is an an older Honda that gets ~25 mpg in the city and ~38-40 on the Highway.
#28 of 134 F250 to F150? by jej673 Apr 18, 2005 (8:28 pm)
thinking of trading in my '02 F250 for a new F150 because gas (87) in northern NM is now about $2.50/gal. Ratings for '05 F150 supposed to be 15/20 mpg. Anybody getting close to that in newer F150? My 250 (4x4 crew cab long bed; V-10, 6 speed manual; 77,000 miles) has consistently gotten 14 in mixed driving, and up to about 17 in Hwy only in warm weather and 12 to 15 in cold. Great truck, but if new F150 numbers are accurate, I can save up to about $1,250.00 a year in cost of gas, more if prices keep going up. Replies to this message: pusterracing (Apr 20, 2005 6:58 pm) shellace (Aug 23, 2005 11:41 am)
#29 of 134 Re: F250 to F150? [jej673] by pusterracing Apr 20, 2005 (6:58 pm)
Replying to: jej673 (Apr 18, 2005 8:28 pm) Or, if you don't want to sacrifice size, get a 250/350 Powerstroke, I consistently get the 15/20mpg out of my '03 F350 SuperCrew 6.0L Powerstroke. I can get 22 on the hwy if I cruise a steady 65 mph......   -PR-   03 Ford F350 SuperCrew KingRanch 6.0L Powerstroke 04 VW Jetta GLS TDI 05 VW Passat GLS TDI
#30 of 134 98 f150 5.4 L 4x2 by titaneese Apr 21, 2005 (10:03 pm)
98 f150 5.4 L 4x2 super cab   Since taking my foot out of it a bit and airing the tires up to 35 psi and not running the A/C I have been getting an avg mpg of 14.16 after averaging 4 tanks of gas.   Usually this truck was about a 12-13 mpg with my driving habits.

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