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Originally Posted by GregWeld
Okay -- I just made it up. Except that it's true. I personally wouldn't believe it except that we've now made 3 or 4 trips together... with his new gas truck.
The milage he's getting is 7+ ------- I get 10.4 to me that's close enough when you do the math and figure what I paid EXTRA for the diesel. And I pay more per gallon for diesel at each fill up.
The last two trips I'm dragging my '32 Ford - he's got my Nomad that weighs almost DOUBLE the '32.... So you can do that math as well.
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Greg, a few things. Thanks for posting the numbers - it helps.
First, if you just say 7.4 instead of 7+, it still means you get more than 40% better mileage than him. Maybe it's just me, but that isn't even close. How would you like a 40% interest rate on a savings account?
Beyond that, why is your mileage so bad on your diesel? I routinely pull 8k in my 24ft enclosed (gross trailer and contents) and I never get less than 15 even at 75mph cruise in serious terrain. I usually average closer to 17+. A family member has the ford v10 and while it pulls ok it can't keep up and eats twice the fuel. I got rid of my 5.3 1500 but we still have the 2500 6l. I burn 50% less fuel in the cummins, faster, with more weight.
Maybe it's a powerstroke thing? I'm way more familiar with the cummins and dmax. We live in very hilly terrain here and people would be screaming if their diesels only got 10.4.