my new baby

[jon chapman]

Well I finally took the plunge and bought a big deisel. Im totally impressed with it. Except im at 140 miles and have used a half a tank of deisel, (14gal)Gotta get that checked out. Ill be pissed if I get worse milage than before.

[Thad]

Nice ride!

[Paul Kassander]

Very nice I was debating about getting a crew cab myself. With the Ford pulling a trailer you should get around 10-14 mpg max.

[Paul Kassander]

I haven't been paying attention does ford have any specials running now?

[Tom DeFrancesco]

John, you should definately be getting better gas mileage with a diesel compared to a gas engine. Diesel is much more efficient. Paul I know you said 10-14 mpg is normal but I have to disagree. H eshould be getting better than that unless he has an oversized or overweight trailer.
Also I believe Ford has 0% financing available. At least 2 weeks ago anyway.

[Paul Kassander]

Good I will have to look into it.

I know they say the mileage should be higher, but in my experences '97 F350 w/7.3L Diesel, and '03 f550 w/6.0 L diesel, I have been getting 15-18 mpg empty or lightly loaded, and 10-14 pulling a trailer. The pickup was always a little worse because more of the trailer was exposed. On my 550 I have 4' sides that sort of shield the trailer from the wind so it pulls a little better. aAt least it feels like it, or maby it is just the engine size. Still it is much better than I got with gas engines.

[Deck Guy]

Now go here...http://bankspower.com/ and see what you can really do with this rig. I've seen similar trucks smoke all four tires endlessly!!! Oh, yeah, and you can improve your mileage too!

[Tom DeFrancesco]

Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StainlessDeal]

The long, skinny pedal ion the right side of the cluster is the "budjet" pedal. The more you use it the larger the budjet gets! (or needs to get) LOL

Nice rig, nice color. I'm sure it will deliver for you. It may get slightly better mileage as it breaks in, but don't get too expectant.

What did the sticker suggest for mileage?

[A and J POWERWASHING]

I Get Around 15 To 18 Mpg With My Trailer That Is 20 X 8.5 , My Truck Is A Gmc 3500hd Diesel ,crew Cab 2006

[HotShot]

Jon, does it have the 7.3 or the 6.0?

You can go the Banks route for more power, or the other routes...pm me if you are interested, I'll send you to some sites that will get that baby rollin with about 1/3 of the price as Banks.....Not to knock Banks, I love their stuff, but same results with lots less money is possible.....

[Richard]

Powerwashing aj
The GM gets better ratings for fuel.

Jon Chapman
Optimum fuel starts at 8000 miles.

Damm nice rig. I love having the crew cabs.

[jon chapman]

I neglected to mention that it is a 2003 model. 105000 miles. $21500.
I really wanted a Ram 2500 as Ive never been a fan of ford. But this was too good to pass up. Aint no way Id ever buy new. My first house cost less than one of these things go for new!
Ive never been a big fan of aftermarket items, as my mechanical ability only goes so far. Its probably something simple. Ive only had the trailer on once for about 50 miles and its only about 3000lbs so that shouldnt be the cause.
Ill try the add ons if I cant improve milage with a simple tune up. Thanks Hot shot, ill pm you when I want to go that route.

[Mike Williamson]

Originally Posted by jon chapman

I really wanted a Ram 2500 as Ive never been a fan of ford. But this was too good to pass up. Aint no way

After a year, I still LOVE my Ram...

[The Cleaner]

Hey Jon,good luck with the truck.thanks again for helping out in lakeland.I didnt get any reply from you when i thanked you on this site,was it something i said??