f150cwcw

Just got to looking on line at trucks and built two trucks and the price was about $600 in difference. One was a F150 XLT 5.4L V8 4x4 Supercrew. The other was a F250 XLT 5.4L V8 manual tran Supercrew 4x4. The F250 was only $600 more. Is there a real difference in gas mileage between the two? The only thing i can see that will make some difference is the gears. The F150 has 3.55's and the F250 has 3.73's. Will that make alot of difference in gas mileage? The tow ratings between the two are only 200lbs or so different but of course the payload rating is higher for the F250.

Im toying with the idea of having a new F250 4X4 with the 5.4L V8 and manual transmission. I dont pull anything to heavy to pull with a F150 but i really like the body style of the F250 and i would love to have a manual transmission, that you cant get with a F150 XLT supercrew. What else am i missing that would cost way more in maintence besides tires in a higher ply rating?

SFCFX4

Weight of the truck. That 5.4 might feel a little more sluggish in that F250.

Raptor22

The F250 is awesome, and I would recommend it over the F150. What will make up for the gearing is the manual transmission that will get better MPGs than the Automatic F150. The F250 also has manual locking hubs and 4x4 system so you will never get stuck. Just make sure you buy the FX4 package and the heavy suspension group.

Yeah, but if I recall the V10 is only $700 more.

f150cwcw

the reason im asking is i was told that the F250's with the 5.4L got 5-8 mpg less than a F150 5.4L by a dude that knows someone that has one. I dont need a F250 for the extra towing capacity, i just love the body style. The V10 or the Diesel would be usless to me because i dont tow real heavy loads. The towing capacity for the F250 is over 8000lbs and i dont have anything that weights even close to 4tons that i would pull. My F150 4.6L V8 has a 6200lb towing capacity and i dont even tow over 3000lbs. I just like the idea of manual transmission and the body style. How is the fuel mileage on one of these 5.4L F250's? I was also told that the truck weighed alot more than the F150's. How much more?

JoshD

My memory is kinda foggy, but I've used a F250, 2wd, auto, supercrew, V10 at my part time job. It is usually used for towing a 32' triple axle trailer that is loaded. I was thinking it got something like 9mpg loaded and 12-13 unloaded. Of course, this is almost exclusively highway or interstate driving. The V10 seems like a good match for the truck, I'm not sure I'd want one with a smaller motor.

The other truck we use is an older F250 ext. cab with the 460 motor. I've never pulled a trailer with it, but it seems to have a lot more low end torque than the V10 does!

Lenn

Dood... if you don't really intend on using the truck for what it was intended to be used for, don't bother. I am with ya that those trucks look BA and all but eventually, the longer wheelbase will become a PITA to park and the suspension is so damn firm in those that when the higher mileage numbers start to appear, I'd rather take a long drive in a shopping cart than the cockpit of an HD truck. F that. Unless you need it and can justify having one for deeper reasons than "they look cool", I would not do it. As for the V10 (I know you said you don't need one but this is just because it was brought up) we have 5 of them in our fleet, two of them are in Excursion 4x4's and they average 11mpg highway. No bueno.

That's just my $.02- take it for what you find it worth.

02Screw

If wanna get the 250 wait about four five months and order one with the 6.2 in it. Trust me it will be well worth it.

Raptor22

Or the 6.7L.

But you cant get a standard transmission...

02Screw

The 6.7 is also very nice but the extra couple hundred bucks or couple grand is out the window to at least five grand.

f150cwcw

What is the 6.2L? A diesel? I dont need or want a diesel. I have a diesel and it is in a 46 hp 3 cylinder David Brown tractor that i use on the farm. Dont need on in a truck.