Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli
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2000 F-250 5.4 liter gas SRW. Traveling full loaded on departure to perhaps a little lighter on return, we get about 8 to 9 mpg but when on mountain back roads above 3500-4500 feet it drops down to 6 or 7 mpg. I do get a little better mileage (1 mpg or so) running premium 92+ octane fuel. At least my flavor of fuel is cheaper than diesel.
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LabMan1945
North Central Maine - God's Country
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2007 Dodge 2500 Clubcab CTD with 850S Northstar popup and have averaged 16.78 MPG for last four major trips totaling close to 50,000 miles in all kinds of terrain. It is all hand calculated mileage since I do not believe the computer as it has NEVER been close to actual hand calculations. I travel as many back and non interstate roads as possible and keep the speed reasonable.
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readytow
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2008 F-450 with 6.4 PSD, and hauling a fully loaded Lance 1181, I average about 10.6 mpg. So, you are doing pretty good.
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JumboJet
Tontitown Arkansas
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Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:2000 F-250 5.4 liter gas SRW. Traveling full loaded on departure to perhaps a little lighter on return, we get about 8 to 9 mpg but when on mountain back roads above 3500-4500 feet it drops down to 6 or 7 mpg. I do get a little better mileage (1 mpg or so) running premium 92+ octane fuel. At least my flavor of fuel is cheaper than diesel.
92+ Octane Gasoline around here costs about the same as diesel.
Here is a cost comparison at various MPG you would need to achieve to compare gasoline to diesel. I added the cost of an oil change because oil changes in diesels are expensive.
To compare the cost of purchasing a diesel engine vs. a gas engine - at 200,000 miles my diesel pickup is worth a lot more than the same truck with a gasoline engine.
Results - you would need to average the bottom 3 in the table to match costs with the diesel.
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edited 05/08/12 07:01am by JumboJet *
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skipbee
Glen Arm,Md. 21057 USA
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On a trip to Alaska, just driving and usually running at or above the speed limits we averaged 11.5 mpg for the entire trip. Last year on a cross country trip, by paying attention keeping at or below 62 mph. Accelerating by not going over 2000 rpm, letting it build up speed going down hill and slowing going up. Along with pretty much no cruise control we averaged 13.5 mpg. When we slowed we discovered a pretty large group that were operating at the same speeds RV's, big trucks,and cars. It was a worthwhile saving on a 8000 mile trip. The key is staying at or below 2000 rpm at all times.
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LabMan1945
North Central Maine - God's Country
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Rather than look at the price of gas vs diesel at the pump I prefer to look at the cost of fuel per mile. Gas may be cheaper but with my diesel I can get more miles per gallon which ends up costing less per mile for fuel. I am NOT trying to start a feud of gas vs diesel as each of us makes the decision based on our likes and dislikes.
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JacintoKid
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9-11 mpg depending on how hard I stomp the pedal
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woodhog
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We get 15 to 16 MPG, gross 11,400 pounds costs $0.38 to $0.40 per mile at our present fuel costs.
Pushing a box up and down the road is not very economical gas or diesel powered.
This explains it all:
Fuel Consumption Bible
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Lots of Stuff
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JumboJet wrote: - at 200,000 miles my diesel pickup is worth a lot more than the same truck with a gasoline engine.
You may be correct.
But the day I picked up my 155,000 mile Chevy with it's $4,700 new injectors I drove it around to the new truck department of my Chevy dealer. Asked about trading in in on a new Chevy. They drove my truck and their numbers for my diesel truck were the same as the Kelly Blue Book price for a gas truck.
Could it be that in some areas diesels are becoming a harder sell?
DG
03 Chevy Silverado Regular Cab 2500HD 4X4 Duramax
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silversand
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Chevy 2500HD with Vortec 6 6L gasoliner, with 1300-LB Outfitter:
-coast-to-coast USA, average 13.6 MPG
*highways varying 55-MPH; gliding down mountain passes 74-MPH
Quote:They drove my truck and their numbers for my diesel truck were the same as the Kelly Blue Book price for a gas truck.
Here in our market same thing. Diesel and gasoline 3/4 and 1 ton pick-ups used sell for just about the same price (vary by only $600 ~ $1300).
JumboJet:
They giving gasoline away for free out there in Springdale? At those prices, I wouldn't care one iota about gasoline MPG ! Buy an 8 liter Chevy and be done with it for a million miles 
200,000 miles:
Jeez, our old Chevy Tracker gasoline 4-banger had more miles on it than that; engine worked like new (probably good for 200,000 more). That 4-banger gasser was just broken in at 200,000 miles. Problem was: the body was utterly disintegrating around the engine and drive-train! I'll bet that many (but not all users) 99.99999% of diesel pickups will have total body disintegration by 200,000 miles anyway, and that you'd (many but not all) have to put $5,000 ~ $10,000+ into expensive injector/peripheral replacements. So, where's the economy in that ???
There is NO economy in owning a diesel anything; only grunt.
Silver
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500HD 4x4 6.0L Ext/LB Tow Package 4L80E Michelin AT2s| Outfitter Caribou
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