Diesel pickup

The price for diesel where I live is much more than $.10!! I had an 00 V-10 Super Cab Super Duty, 4x4, ORP, Latiat, long bed. It got 13 in town and 18-19 highway.
 
TheKnifeCollector said:
I had an 00 V-10 Super Cab Super Duty, 4x4, ORP, Latiat, long bed. It got 13 in town and 18-19 highway.
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:D That's the sort of information I wanted to hear. Thank you!

My friend has the Dodge Cummins 3/4 ton club cab. When I asked him about it, he reported 16.4mpg on the highway. This would be essentially be unloaded at 75 MPH steady cruise.

Considering my Grand Marquis averages around 22MPG overall, that really isn't too bad for an upgrade to a V-10 Triton with 4x4 which I could have used in the Oklahoma rains and soft silt roads this past holiday weekend (I hate using a shovel on a car :mad: ).
 
For Sid and others, my V10 Van with 6800 lbs in tow gets about 8-9 mpg when I tow at 65 to 68, better when I tow below 60. Solo it averages around 11-12 around town and does about 15-16 on the road depending on speed. I special ordered a posi 3.73 rear, so if you took the 3.55, it would be a little better, but wouldn't tow as well. It's a strong trouble free engine that requires VERY little maintenance. The sound of it is very distinct. Sounds like two overhead cam ... well .. 5's. I still get a kick out watching the reaction of folks when they hear it accelerate. My buddies have dubbed it .. The Beast. It has been a great tow vehicle and people hauler that has cost me little to maintain over the 8+ years. I run Mobil 1 in it and change the oil frequently ..

Razz
 
For a 4-door pick-up, I would suggest the mitsubishi L200

Or to carry large loads, The Mercedes Sprinter pick-up.
The Mercedes CDI engines, introduced about 5 years ago, are a lot smaller (2.2l) than the older units (2.9l 5cyl), excep for the 316CDI which is a 2.7l 5. The general consensus seems to be that they don't last as long.

Andy
 
A.W.U.K. said:
For a 4-door pick-up, I would suggest the mitsubishi L200

Andy
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That pickup has a motor I'd love to see in the USA but, all we get are 2 large gas engines. ~30MPG on a pickup like that would be sweet. I wish we could get a little turbo intercooled common rail diesel over here for small pickups and SUV's. :grumpy:
 
I've never met anyone who said they got good mileage from the Triton V10. I drive a 3/4 ton ford with a 5.4 liter Triton in it and 4.10 gears and about the best I can average is 16 mpg mostly highway without the trailer. Put a trailer behind it and the mileage really drops off.
My dad's 7.3L powerstroke on the other hand does about the same mileage empty and will average between 12 and 14 mpg pulling a 30 ft horse trailer (8-10 thousand lbs depending on how many horses are in it at the time). And the new 6.0 is supposed to be even better.

I know a few people who drive a cummins and they can get up to around 20 mpg if they stay out of the throttle. Mileage drops off some with a heavy load but not very bad. But I don't like dodge trucks as well, so its still a tough call on the cummins.
 
Matt Shade said:
But I don't like dodge trucks as well, so its still a tough call on the cummins.
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I hear you. I really do think that of the big three, the Cummins is the best diesel engine currently offered (probably by more than a little bit). That being said, when the time came to get mine, I went with the Ford. The owner of our company has a Dodge 3/4 ton diesel and while the engine may be bullet proof, he's forever getting the brakes rebuilt or cracks in the frame welded or screwing with all the peripheral electronics that are supposed to keep the engine running. The latest mishap occurred when his fusebox panel caught fire while he was tooling down the freeway at 65 mph. He was very grateful to have that nearly full Diet Coke sitting in the cupholder. :eek:

The Ford, on the other hand, has by far the best frame of the three, and that's what'll get stressed on my truck more so than the engine or transmission (as I don't tow). I also like the interior appointments on the Ford best, so it was really a pretty easy decision for me.

BTW, it's rumored that Ford is able to offer their pickup in South America with the Cummins TurboDiesel. Now that sounds like a combination made in heaven. :)
 
There is a good 3/4t with excellent volume. The Opel CTDI Corsa Pickup. It lacks for 1/4t - 1/3t but excells in most other areas of economy, comfort, volume and does ok on cruising.
 
I test drove a Ford Super Duty today with the 6.0L diesel. Off the line in an empty pickup with a 3.73 gears in the rear axle, it was a dog. This really surprised me because the diesels I have driven in the past all had huge torque from idle. This baby had a really bad case of Turbo lag. Once it was running 20MPH or so, it ran like a strong gasoline engine but, boy off the line it sucked.

I guess that's why Ford is moving on to the the 6.4L International diesel next year. Of course the spotty record of the 6.0L reliability is another reason for Ford to move on to something better.

They guys at the dealership told me that the current diesel does 19MPG in town and 24 on the highway once it hits about 30K miles. :rolleyes: I suspect around the 4th quarter of this year, they are going to see some really significant discounting since the new motor is going to be a big draw for many people.
 
I had an 04, and the turbo lag was horrible!! It was so bad, that I almost got into an accident, because the damn truck couldn't move!!
 
When these people riding to the dang mall in trucks decides to go back to their station wagons instead of trying to impress everyone we will get back to the real deisels.

I had a 7.3 that would snap your neck out of a toll booth in Chicago. The truck still got 15 mpg with a loaded down utility bed and ladder rack. :rolleyes:

"It just works too good so we had to fix it!" :rolleyes: :thumbdn:

I don't want these people around my trucks, knives, or guns. :mad:
 
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