Those must have been good years for Ford. I have a
1989 F-250 and the same experience: 9-10 mpg towing or not, up and down 4000
foot 6-7% grades. Truck loves to work!
I have you ALL beat on the worst mpg....I have the old grey
dinosaur, F-350 flatbed, oh, a 1988 model. It gets the same loaded or
not....a whole whooping 9-10 mpg !!!!!
I have a 1997 F-250 Powerstroke diesel 2wd with a HD 5-speed and 160K
miles on it. I average 22 mpg running empty with the tailgate
up. I average 16mpg pulling an 18' [steel] stock combo w/dressing room
and two LARGE mares in it, with all our "supplies." Don't know how
fuel economy would improve if I drove with the tailgate down (less
wind-drag). I also don't run A/C in the truck.
I get about 18-19mpg 'in town'. I use cruise a lot because I have
a lead foot. Diesel here is $2.89/gallon so I stay home alot.
Not only is fuel cost lower here, but so are wages...
Milinda Ellis
Beargrass Cleveland Bays
Jewett, Texas
Debbie Lyons
<deblyons51@xxxxxxx> wrote:
My friend calculated the mileage of their F-350 diesel truck and they
are actually getting 20 MPG driving around town. I'm curious what the
mileage others are getting with diesel trucks. We have a 2002, Ford F-350,
getting 15-16 in town and 11-12 towing. Wish we were getting 20 MPG with
diesel at $3.20 per gallon.
