Got an F250
08-03-2011, 09:37 PM
#14
Hydro Commando
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Thanks fellas!
The 6.2 pulls the camper well. I can maintain speed on the hills, but the motor really has to rev to do it. It's made to rev, so I'm not too worried. On the way home from a camping trip, I wasn't paying attention to the speedometer and just flowing with traffic. I looked down and I was going 85mph!
Way too fast for a camper! With the camper, at 65mph on the flats, I get as low as 11 and as high as 15mpg depending on the wind. When it's hilly, 7.5-9 mpg. Unloaded around town I average 9-12 and I get 16-17 on the highway. All of these according to the lie-o-meter in the dash.
The 6.2 is definitely not a diesel, but the power is acceptable. The 6 speed is awesome! The chassis is strong, so I feel safe and stable while towing. The only thing I wish my truck had, is cab clearance lights. I might get some in the future, when I get my train horns.
We've been camping at least once a month lately, sometimes two times a month. It's been hot as hell lately down here, so we probably won't camp again until the end of September.
The 6.2 pulls the camper well. I can maintain speed on the hills, but the motor really has to rev to do it. It's made to rev, so I'm not too worried. On the way home from a camping trip, I wasn't paying attention to the speedometer and just flowing with traffic. I looked down and I was going 85mph!
Way too fast for a camper! With the camper, at 65mph on the flats, I get as low as 11 and as high as 15mpg depending on the wind. When it's hilly, 7.5-9 mpg. Unloaded around town I average 9-12 and I get 16-17 on the highway. All of these according to the lie-o-meter in the dash. The 6.2 is definitely not a diesel, but the power is acceptable. The 6 speed is awesome! The chassis is strong, so I feel safe and stable while towing. The only thing I wish my truck had, is cab clearance lights. I might get some in the future, when I get my train horns.
We've been camping at least once a month lately, sometimes two times a month. It's been hot as hell lately down here, so we probably won't camp again until the end of September.
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09-30-2011, 12:29 AM
#16
hoonigan
lookin good but in a year or two you'll be kicking your self for not buying the diesel that what my dad did after he bought his 2000 f250 v10 now he runs a 2008 f350 powerstroke
10-01-2011, 12:25 PM
#17
I will say the mileage is not far off of what my 11 6.7 did. I only got 15 on the hiway empty and around 12 in town. The 6.7 is an 8k upgrade, I never ever thought I would consider a 250 with a gasser but after having the 6.7 mpg with epa crap and maintance costs,the gasser is not a bad option.
10-21-2011, 02:59 PM
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Very nice truck. We have a 2011 F250 at work with the 6.2 and pull a cargo trailer weighing about 10K and it does fine. I think the cost of the diesels, plus complexity of urea injection, dpf, etc makes them financially unattractive. I would bet that for most buyers of the F250/F350 the 6.2 actually is the financially wiser choice for the life cycle assuming it gives the towing capacity needed.
I know Dodge used to advertise that something like 80% of the 3/4 and 1 ton pickup buyers bought the Cummins, and in my area the % seems to be the same for Ford, but I suspect that is going to shift slightly away from the diesels favor as people realize the up front $8k plus ongoing maintenance and fuel cost (more $$ per gallon for diesel in the northeast, and the diesels advantage in mpg has shrunk as more emissions crap has been added). In my view the diesels continually improved, but now are headed downhill, whereas the gas engines have improved and the gap between the diesels and gas engines have been closed.
If I had to replace my 2005 Dodge 3500 w/ Cummins, i would probably by a F350 with the 6.2....I think I have bought my last new diesel......
Good luck with the truck
I know Dodge used to advertise that something like 80% of the 3/4 and 1 ton pickup buyers bought the Cummins, and in my area the % seems to be the same for Ford, but I suspect that is going to shift slightly away from the diesels favor as people realize the up front $8k plus ongoing maintenance and fuel cost (more $$ per gallon for diesel in the northeast, and the diesels advantage in mpg has shrunk as more emissions crap has been added). In my view the diesels continually improved, but now are headed downhill, whereas the gas engines have improved and the gap between the diesels and gas engines have been closed.
If I had to replace my 2005 Dodge 3500 w/ Cummins, i would probably by a F350 with the 6.2....I think I have bought my last new diesel......
Good luck with the truck
