My 2015 Duramax, with factory size tires, will get 18-20 mpg on the highway, driving the speed limit, completely stock.
True Grit Farms":3drj75l8 said:Caustic Burno":3drj75l8 said:I will never buy another diesel keep my 02 7.3 till I die I guess. The new EPA regs on diesel have taken the advantage out of them.
It will be a gasser from now on I can buy a lot of gas for 10k and the new diesels mileage suck.
I liked to fainted last year when I bought a new Chevrolet never paid that much for a vehicle in my life.
My 2013 Ram 3500 4x4 diesel will get better fuel mileage than your 02 Power stroke easily and run all over it. CB, don't repeat everything you hear as truth, because sometimes it's BS. I know the newer Duramax diesels won't achieve the fuel mileage of the older power strokes unless they've been deleted. And I've never tested or run the new Fords so I can't say. The EPA and fuel companies work hand in hand. And If it wasn't for the EPA the ne
diesel trucks would get 30+mpg.
There's no denying that diesel powered trucks hold there value by about the cost of the engine. And a diesel powered truck will achieve twice the fuel mileage towing the same load, and last 3 times as long.
Caustic Burno":l7eqqtbf said:True Grit Farms":l7eqqtbf said:Caustic Burno":l7eqqtbf said:I will never buy another diesel keep my 02 7.3 till I die I guess. The new EPA regs on diesel have taken the advantage out of them.
It will be a gasser from now on I can buy a lot of gas for 10k and the new diesels mileage suck.
I liked to fainted last year when I bought a new Chevrolet never paid that much for a vehicle in my life.
My 2013 Ram 3500 4x4 diesel will get better fuel mileage than your 02 Power stroke easily and run all over it. CB, don't repeat everything you hear as truth, because sometimes it's BS. I know the newer Duramax diesels won't achieve the fuel mileage of the older power strokes unless they've been deleted. And I've never tested or run the new Fords so I can't say. The EPA and fuel companies work hand in hand. And If it wasn't for the EPA the ne
diesel trucks would get 30+mpg.
There's no denying that diesel powered trucks hold there value by about the cost of the engine. And a diesel powered truck will achieve twice the fuel mileage towing the same load, and last 3 times as long.
I am not got two neighbors crying the blues over new Dodges mpg wishing they would have never bought them and kept their old ones.
Unless your pulling loads everyday diesel is about testosterone and not worth the extra money.
Hauling cows to the barn two or three times a year and moving hay a couple days take a long time to burn up that amount of gasoline
You nailed last I heard 3600 bucks was a new factory motor installed with warrantyBigfoot":2vd44n8t said:You can a run gas motor till it drops, and buy a new crate motor to put in it's place for less than half the initial cost of a diesel. If somebody needs a diesel, then by all means, but one. Just keep in mind, they are very expensive to work on.
sim.-ang.king":1ua5iuvc said:Just filled up my 6.0 vortec 1 ton after pulling a trailer fully loaded 200 miles to and from fairs, and driving around home.
Got 10.9 mpg.
Only down side is I get 10.9 without pulling a trailer.
Caustic Burno":2jnu78iw said:You nailed last I heard 3600 bucks was a new factory motor installed with warrantyBigfoot":2jnu78iw said:You can a run gas motor till it drops, and buy a new crate motor to put in it's place for less than half the initial cost of a diesel. If somebody needs a diesel, then by all means, but one. Just keep in mind, they are very expensive to work on.
Caustic Burno":3tw0grrc said:Sky I have excellent performance out of the 5.3 as well as my son he says it pulls better than his ford diesel 6.0.
But you can get a lemon in anything GM bought a 94 Z71 from me after 3500 miles under the lemon law, first bad 350 I ever owned and it was crap
Ecotec 5.3's with AFM are only a shadow of the old vortec 5.3 or 350 small block. Car makers have started chasing the magical 35 mpg, and have pretty much thrown quality to the wind in order to chase that dream. MPG and price have gone up, and durability has gone down.skyhightree1":1ugp6tb4 said:Caustic Burno":1ugp6tb4 said:Sky I have excellent performance out of the 5.3 as well as my son he says it pulls better than his ford diesel 6.0.
But you can get a lemon in anything GM bought a 94 Z71 from me after 3500 miles under the lemon law, first bad 350 I ever owned and it was crap
What year is your 5.3l in? I may have missed that the ones that the 8 cyl ran all the time was good but the new ones have been problematic is what the gm mechanic tells me and advised me to trade any truck with it in before warranty runs out where was he before I had the issue
Brute 23":2f0vxma3 said:My 2015 Duramax, with factory size tires, will get 18-20 mpg on the highway, driving the speed limit, completely stock.
JMJ Farms":10xu5z6q said:Brute 23":10xu5z6q said:My 2015 Duramax, with factory size tires, will get 18-20 mpg on the highway, driving the speed limit, completely stock.
True Grit Farms":2t9sbisv said:JMJ Farms":2t9sbisv said:Brute 23":2t9sbisv said:My 2015 Duramax, with factory size tires, will get 18-20 mpg on the highway, driving the speed limit, completely stock.
Brute23 not trying to outdo you but thought someone might like to know, my 2013 cummins 2500 with 35" tires on factory rims will do 21-22mpg at 55-60mph on a "trip" (the farther you go the better the mileage gets, up to a point) BUT, tank in/tank out everyday use around home/town/farm , I average 15mpg.[/quote
And with stock tires you can add 2-3 mpg to that. The boss just got back from a trip to NY - Canada and averaged 22.7 mpg. The mountains really hurts the fuel mileage in my truck. But letting the truck sit at idle with the AC cranking hurts also, but it's worth it.