brain55
Veteran Member
Here is my initial review after the first 330 miles. I have had this truck 3 full days now. My first fill up on Friday cost $143, it was down to an 1/8 of a tank and has a 37 gallon tank. The mileage computer says I'm getting 12.7 mpg, I will confirm this on the next fill up. Not the 15 mpg that some people had predicted. This is mixed driving city/highway. Still better than my 8.1L that got around 9 mpg mixed.
This truck rides like a truck. It is not uncomfortable, it is just firm and you feel every bump. The only 2 trucks I have to compare against it are my 2001 GMC Sierra K3500 and my buddy's F350 King Ranch SRW 4x4 with a 6.0 that I have been using the last couple of months when I really needed it. It rides rougher than either of those.
I am still waiting for my gooseneck hitch to come in to report on how it tows.
The Oasis report said it has 4.30 gears, at 60 mph it spins 2000 rpm which is about the same as my GMC, of course it had the 8.1L and not a diesel. This truck also seems to make a lot of boost, more than what I noticed with the F350 I have been using. I cross some hills everyday, and going up the hill unloaded it will make 30 psi boost, the only time my buddy's 6.0 makes that much boost is with the trailer hooked to it. I'm assuming that is a result of the twin turbos on my truck. His truck also has lower numeric gears.
I am also curious about the licensing and insurance. I think it will have to be registered as commercial vehicle and insured accordingly. It having a factory pick-up bed on it might help but I'm not counting on it.
I'm also starting to plan its first maintenance at 45,000 miles, it has 41,600 now. Everything I have read says to make sure the engine oil gets changed every 5000 miles. I will change both fuel filters at every oil change, even though the manual says they can go 10,000 miles. I also change transmission fluid every 15,000 instead of 30,000. Since this is my first service and I'm doing everything else, I'm going to do the differential fluids and transfer case too so everything is on the same schedule. In the grand scheme of things, fluids and filters are cheap.
I will check back later in the week with some more pictures and a towing update.
Brian
This truck rides like a truck. It is not uncomfortable, it is just firm and you feel every bump. The only 2 trucks I have to compare against it are my 2001 GMC Sierra K3500 and my buddy's F350 King Ranch SRW 4x4 with a 6.0 that I have been using the last couple of months when I really needed it. It rides rougher than either of those.
I am still waiting for my gooseneck hitch to come in to report on how it tows.
The Oasis report said it has 4.30 gears, at 60 mph it spins 2000 rpm which is about the same as my GMC, of course it had the 8.1L and not a diesel. This truck also seems to make a lot of boost, more than what I noticed with the F350 I have been using. I cross some hills everyday, and going up the hill unloaded it will make 30 psi boost, the only time my buddy's 6.0 makes that much boost is with the trailer hooked to it. I'm assuming that is a result of the twin turbos on my truck. His truck also has lower numeric gears.
I am also curious about the licensing and insurance. I think it will have to be registered as commercial vehicle and insured accordingly. It having a factory pick-up bed on it might help but I'm not counting on it.
I'm also starting to plan its first maintenance at 45,000 miles, it has 41,600 now. Everything I have read says to make sure the engine oil gets changed every 5000 miles. I will change both fuel filters at every oil change, even though the manual says they can go 10,000 miles. I also change transmission fluid every 15,000 instead of 30,000. Since this is my first service and I'm doing everything else, I'm going to do the differential fluids and transfer case too so everything is on the same schedule. In the grand scheme of things, fluids and filters are cheap.
I will check back later in the week with some more pictures and a towing update.
Brian
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