Truck fuel mileage?

[Billrog]

My son just came for a visit with his new 1 ton 4wd crew cab long box Silverado fully loaded diesel 1054 km on 100 lt. of diesel I have not turned it into miles per gal. but it's twice as far and my 3/4 ton 4wd ext. cab long box with a 6 lt gas engine will do. He paid 74,000 for his truck my truck is also fully loaded and I paid 20,000 for mine in 09 a yr. old with 20 thou. miles on it so the fuel savings for me is no issue. Both will tow very well anything within reason.

 

[Copperhead]

I couldn't justify going diesel and the extra price tag and associated emissions junk on them. I haul more frequently than I tow. A 1500 wasn't going to do the job I needed, so got a 2015 2500HD 6.0L gasser, LT Z71 with snow plow prep trailer packages. 6 speed and 4.10 ratio. Road trips, it seems to get around 16-17 mpg. Normal running around, gravel roads, going to town, to and from the field, etc and it seems to settle on about 13-14 mpg. Thus far, that has been primarily on winter blend E15 fuel. No real summer data to work with. Will be taking a business trip to Memphis on the 18th and will be able to see how it does on that one with summer blend fuel now everywhere. And with summer blend fuel around, I am going to try different fuels to see what the mpg's are for each one so I can determine, compared with pump pricing, what gives me the best value / lowest cost per mile. That is one thing I do like about a flex fuel motor... choices.

 

[sd455dan]

I can only speak about Dodge - as that is what I have.
2007.5 - last year of the 5.9l Cummins - no emissions, later 2007.5 and up has all the emissions on it.

My truck I have owned since new, I have the Superchicps Powerpaq on it.
Daily mixed driving in the hills of northern GA in the Tow setting - gets 23 MPG empty.
Recently went over the mountain to my Brother n laws pulling 9500lbs - got 15 MPG.
This truck is a 2500 crew cab short bed.

You mention a diesel is more expensive to maintain - other than oil changes the parts on a gasser or diesel 3/4 or 1 ton are the same cost. I run Rotella full synthetic and change my oil at 12000 miles, so in the end it is a wash - in my opinion.

Hope this helps....

On edit - I also have a FASS (Fuel Air Separation System) on the truck - this increased the MPG by 2 - 3 MPG the day it was installed.

i am in this type setup to - 2003 dodge 3500 Laramie quad cab SRW 5.9 cummins HO 6 speed manual. 118,000 miles- dead stock, down to the factory replacement Michelins.

If I go on trips with the wife with no trailer I always get between 20 to a high of 24.4 mpg. It easily pulls my 5th wheel (10k load rated) with my 8k rhino tractor, brush hog and extra riding mower.
It has been a great truck so far. ( other than the !!!@% cracking dash):laughing:

Nephew still has his 6 speed 2012 2500 Mega cab long box cummins ram, G56 trans. and has averaged 18 hiway-but mods have been made.
dead stock he was getting AND complaining about 13-15mpg...

 

[roadhunter]

i am in this type setup to - 2003 dodge 3500 Laramie quad cab SRW 5.9 cummins HO 6 speed manual. 118,000 miles

If I go on trips with the wife with no trailer I always get between 20 to a high of 24.4 mpg. It easily pulls my 5th wheel (10k load rated) with my 8k rhino tractor, brush hog and extra riding mower.
It has been a great truck so far. ( other than the cracking dash):laughing:

My 04 with 5.9 got a little better mileage than my 07 with 5.9. Part of that is the weight, ST crew versus Laramie mega but I still think the older motor had a little less hp/torque but better mileage.

 

[sdef]

Will be taking a business trip to Memphis on the 18th and will be able to see how it does on that one with summer blend fuel now everywhere. And with summer blend fuel around, I am going to try different fuels to see what the mpg's are for each one so I can determine, compared with pump pricing, what gives me the best value / lowest cost per mile. That is one thing I do like about a flex fuel motor... choices.

My 4 wheel vehicles of any type always get a couple MPG better in the warmer months than the winter months. BTW: Was in Des Moines for a week at the end of Feb. Holy cow- sure reminded me why I moved away some decades ago. But I was surprised the rental cars did not have snow tires. Guess things have changed.

 

[Copperhead]

You would be surprised at the number of non rental cars that the owners haven't put on adequate winter tires. Probably one of the reasons that each major snow storm, I-80 tuns into a junk yard in Iowa. Almost hard to imagine that we have far lower highway deaths than the surrounding states.

 

[sdef]

Purchased a new truck.

I had been investigating car dealers, TBN and other Internet forums, along with other resources. Per some timely responses on TBN, I started to move away from HD 1/2 ton trucks and started looking at 3/4 ton trucks. Comparing OEM specs and many forum posts, I was waffling between a large gasoline engine or a diesel. I then narrowed it down to 2006 year model trucks and above. I really wanted used and was hoping to find an V-10 in excellent condition. After many searches I found one Ford V10 and a friend found a F250 at a used car lot with V10 identification on the fenders but it was actually a smaller engine. I then moved to diesels.

My synopsis of good used trucks within 100 miles of my area primarily using AutoTrader, CarGurus, etc., was that any 3/4 ton, 4x4, crew cab truck in very good condition with much under 100,000 miles was priced from $32k - $40k+. Previously I had priced HD 1/2 ton GM 5.3L and Ford 3.5 EB (LTZ/Lariat) and the best I could do was ~ $44.6k and $47.4k for $50k - $52k trucks, respectively.

Tonight I purchased a loaded (no leather seats) 2015 RAM 2500, silver in color (also had deep cherry red), diesel, 4x4, crew cab, Long horn for relatively not a whole lot more money than the new 1/2 tons. Truck is coming from NC dealer and will be here early next week. It even has options I wanted such as cold weather package (engine block heater), snow plow package (220 amp alternator), rear window defroster, heated seats and clearance lamps, which are not available around here on on-the-lot vehicles. It met my very stringent requirement list and had some other things I would not have ordered which increased the price.

BTW: I tried to order a new one without the additional items and RAM is not accepting orders for 2015s and is for 2016s. However, a 2016 spec'd exactly like the 2015 I wanted to order was $3500 more expensive with $2500 of that in a rebate that expires for 2015s on June 30, $500 on base vehicle and $500 on diesel engine. Rebates on the 2016 trucks will be slim to none in the beginning of their life cycles. Now for my personal option list I have been building...

 

[wmonroe]

Congrats on the new truck. Be sure to post some pictures when it comes in.

 

[Charlie175]

Purchased a new truck.

I had been investigating car dealers, TBN and other Internet forums, along with other resources. Per some timely responses on TBN, I started to move away from HD 1/2 ton trucks and started looking at 3/4 ton trucks. Comparing OEM specs and many forum posts, I was waffling between a large gasoline engine or a diesel. I then narrowed it down to 2006 year model trucks and above. I really wanted used and was hoping to find an V-10 in excellent condition. After many searches I found one Ford V10 and a friend found a F250 at a used car lot with V10 identification on the fenders but it was actually a smaller engine. I then moved to diesels.

My synopsis of good used trucks within 100 miles of my area primarily using AutoTrader, CarGurus, etc., was that any 3/4 ton, 4x4, crew cab truck in very good condition with much under 100,000 miles was priced from $32k - $40k+. Previously I had priced HD 1/2 ton GM 5.3L and Ford 3.5 EB (LTZ/Lariat) and the best I could do was ~ $44.6k and $47.4k for $50k - $52k trucks, respectively.

Tonight I purchased a loaded (no leather seats) 2015 RAM 2500, silver in color (also had deep cherry red), diesel, 4x4, crew cab, Long horn for relatively not a whole lot more money than the new 1/2 tons. Truck is coming from NC dealer and will be here early next week. It even has options I wanted such as cold weather package (engine block heater), snow plow package (220 amp alternator), rear window defroster, heated seats and clearance lamps, which are not available around here on on-the-lot vehicles. It met my very stringent requirement list and had some other things I would not have ordered which increased the price.

BTW: I tried to order a new one without the additional items and RAM is not accepting orders for 2015s and is for 2016s. However, a 2016 spec'd exactly like the 2015 I wanted to order was $3500 more expensive with $2500 of that in a rebate that expires for 2015s on June 30, $500 on base vehicle and $500 on diesel engine. Rebates on the 2016 trucks will be slim to none in the beginning of their life cycles. Now for my personal option list I have been building...

Kearnsville RAM? Or something like that? When I was looking last year they had great prices on new trucks, actually cheaper than some of the used ones.

 

[Charlie175]

My 2008 Ram 6.7 auto is getting 12-16 mpg.
10-12 when towing.
This is a whole lot less than the 5.9 I had previously but it does still have all the emissions stuff on it