Bandman
Joined: 7-21-2006
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What real world mileage
5/26/2008 9:51 PM
are the Fors diesel trucks getting?
Eldora Three
Joined: 8-18-2007
Posts: 3789
What real world mileage
6/3/2008 6:20 PM
It's a mystery. My last one was a 2003 E-350 Powestroke. I would get about 16 with tools and 11 pulling my trailer. This was highway milage. Had a 1993 7.2L before that  and it would get 18 and 13 with the trailer. One of our carpet guys has a 2006 6.0L F250 and claims he gets 16 hauling a trailer with carpet. I would really like to know the average mileage on a 2005 or 2006 F250 crewcab with the 6.0lL engine. I've been pricing one and right now  there is great deals.
NWFAN#1
Joined: 7-24-2006
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What real world mileage
6/12/2008 6:57 PM
And what do yu consider a great deal here Allen?   under 30k
Eldora Three
Joined: 8-18-2007
Posts: 3789
What real world mileage
6/13/2008 11:19 AM
NWFAN#1 wrote:
And what do yu consider a great deal here Allen?   under 30k



 


Looked at a 2006 Kings Ranch with 37,00 miles for a little over $25,000. My neighbors' son works for a Ford dealership  and he was saying that people that bought them 2 or 3 years ago are trading them in on smaller cars and their lot is loaded and they're not selling. Can't blame people and if I couldn't really use a truck I wouldn't be interested either. Gonna have to wait a little longer though.
Eldora Three
Joined: 8-18-2007
Posts: 3789
What real world mileage
6/20/2008 3:17 PM
Talked with a cousin of mine yesterday. He works for Cowin Equipment in Birmingham, Al. as a heavey equipment mechanic. I mentioned to him that I had been looking at F250 with a 6.0 Diesel. He recommended that I don't buy one. He said they have 3 of them for service trucks and have had nothing but trouble with them. One of them has 2 bad injectors and Ford wants $6,000 to replace them. He said they bought one of the new F250 with the new Diesel engine and have already had trouble with it. Has anyone else heard this?