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Originally Posted by sdm1234
The F150 doesn't even get 16mpg. It's more like 10-12. And you gotta love those turbo diesel trucks... lol
And for this specific average MPG in 2020, people either dont understand or are completely taking it out of perspective. It's only for the new '20 cars (that was wierd to type lol). I still drive my '78 6.6L TA around which gets 11mpg, and this has lasted 30 yrs so far! We have also have a perfectly good '65 Mustang we run around occasionally. That's 43 yrs old! With this new MPG thing going down, it'll only bring back the muscle cars. You just wait... It will be the return of the pony cars, due to restoration! The way I see it, people will bring the older cars back to life. Cheap, quality cars, cheap parts, cheap HP! Long live the F-Body!
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With the new testing standards, they say that the 08 F-150 crew cab gets a MAX of 16mpg highway
You're right though, with normal driving conditions its more like 12mpg.
And the new 6.4L twin turbo diesels are sick. With a computer controlled variable pitch primary turbo, you get a balance of raw power, and good fuel economy. There are no fuel efficiency ratings on the F-250s/F-350s, but I'm sure the diesel gets wayyy better gas mileage than the gas motors. I had a guy come in and trade in an 02 F-250 crew cab gas motor truck and he said it got 11mpg. The 6.4L is too new to have really accurate mpg numbers on them yet, but they're saying they should be around 20mpg under normal driving conditions. Compare that to a gas motor in the same truck and not only does the diesel motor pay for itself, but even negates the higher diesel costs over gas. Plus they last forever.
And I think you're right about the older cars. With the rising costs of new cars and slipping gas mileage ratings and taxes and such, a good older car or truck is another option to look at. Heck, I just bought an '87 F-250 diesel for the winter for $650 and the guy said just driving it around town he gets 18mpg, and thats without a turbo. I talked with some people at Banks and Hypermax about adding a turbo kit, exhaust, and intercooler and they both said the mpg should go up to around 25mpg. Not too bad for a giant 20 year old truck.