I Join the ranks of the Diesel guys tomorrow~!

[WC820]

Well I traded this peach of a truck in a few weeks ago and I kinda fell in love with it. First off its 2 WHEELER! Thats what I wanted I have never owned a 4x4 Its an 03 Xlt sport crew cab LB with leather captains. 90,000 miles 7.3 Auto has a hyper tech programer Stainless exhaust Airad cold air induction system and Synthetic fluids in engine tranny and rearend gets 20 to 24 mpg on the highway. it was purchased from the dealership where i work and we did 100% of the services on it.

Being an employee I stole it! newest thing i have ever owned also the first time I took out a loan! Yikes I hate payments! I will spend my summer wacking away at the principle

what ya thing guys? I found some awesome wheels on tire rack already and I ordered a condealed sub boX for under the back seat!

 

[TAV]

sweet truck man!! welcome to the diesel world you will have a lot of fun.

 

[Wyoming T/A]

congrats, nice ride

 

[cmantle1]

nice, thats the same color as my buddys

 

[03rmking]

Congrats! Now bend over and spread 'em

 

[SNOW JW]

I love the 7.3 great motor.

Good luck. Update the crank sensor don't ask me how I know.

 

[AkHockey10]

NICE Pat!!

 

[RMK7SledHead]

Congrats! Now bend over and spread 'em

hahahaha. ***g me, it's funny because it's soooooooo true!

my cheapest station in town is at $3.999 on diesel...as are ALL the other stations. Nobody wants to break the $4 mark on diesel.


know what really sucks? Average mileage on my 6.7L Cummins of 13.771 mpg for 10,500 miles...@ $3.999/gallon, my anal cavity is in torture.

 

[WC820]

Thats why i bought a 7.3 2 wheel drive 20+mpg I could have bought or leased a brand new 150 but they get 13 mpg at best so this truck made alot more sense! and I seriously just love the way this truck was built its got a pimpin interior. besides anyome ever saw anyone cut their fuel with used trans fluid??? that will bump the cost effectiveness!

 

[Skogen]

Nice pickup. 7.3 is the best diesel ford had imo.

They are just like everything else. Stick your foot in it, and it is going to like fuel.

Have 11k miles on my 08 6.7L Cummins, and I got 19.2 mpg hand calculated going from Great Falls to Glasgow last night. 73 mph.

 

[POLZIN]

Welcome to the $100.00+ fillup club .and IMO although the wheels are cool looking you will give them away at resale and personally I prefer to piss my money away on mod sleds.

 

[mulestar]

I was sent a recall notice on my psd, looks like they are going to replace that faulty cam sensor, so you may want to get that installed while its in the shop. Otherwise you should like it, couldnt give me a Ford that wasnt the 7.3, solid engine.

 

[03rmking]

A little further please....

 

[Kong]

hahahaha. ***g me, it's funny because it's soooooooo true!

my cheapest station in town is at $3.999 on diesel...as are ALL the other stations. Nobody wants to break the $4 mark on diesel.


know what really sucks? Average mileage on my 6.7L Cummins of 13.771 mpg for 10,500 miles...@ $3.999/gallon, my anal cavity is in torture.

This is going to kill ya. 07 Cummins 5.9 4spd auto HD2500avg mpg combined is seldom less than17-18mpg. (at avg 7000' altitude) I only have 6000 miles on it, not even broken in yet. Open road at 65 -70mph 21 mpg. 75-80 drops to 19 - 19.7

Worst mileage I have ever recorded is 14.3 mpg in 4wd pulling my Yamaha Rhino around county roads for a week in deep snow.

BTW: Some years ago a I saw a detailed study that had diesels not cost less per mile to run until they went over 100,000 miles including oil changes and sched maint.

Well tonight using the prices posted on the above picture I came up with $872 less fuel cost alone between Diesel fuel cost and 87 octane. And my oil changes and lube are only $58 each AND I got a bunch of discount coupons with even more $$ off oil changes. Feel much better now.

Gasser 13mpg
Diesel 20 mpg

Fuel 87 $3.29
Fuel D $4.19

20,000 miles

Put your own math in here, I was suprised.

 

[skibreeze]

This is going to kill ya. 07 Cummins 5.9 4spd auto HD2500avg mpg combined is seldom less than17-18mpg. (at avg 7000' altitude) I only have 6000 miles on it, not even broken in yet. Open road at 65 -70mph 21 mpg. 75-80 drops to 19 - 19.7

Worst mileage I have ever recorded is 14.3 mpg in 4wd pulling my Yamaha Rhino around county roads for a week in deep snow.

BTW: Some years ago a I saw a detailed study that had diesels not cost less per mile to run until they went over 100,000 miles including oil changes and sched maint.

Well tonight using the prices posted on the above picture I came up with $872 less fuel cost alone between Diesel fuel cost and 87 octane. And my oil changes and lube are only $58 each AND I got a bunch of discount coupons with even more $$ off oil changes. Feel much better now.

Gasser 13mpg
Diesel 20 mpg

Fuel 87 $3.29
Fuel D $4.19

20,000 miles

Put your own math in here, I was suprised.

Um, what math are you using?

100,000 miles on each using your #'s

13 mpg =7,692 gallons = $25,306 in gas
20 mpg =5,000 gallons = $20,950 in diesel

It costs $4,356 more in gas to drive 100k, the diesel option is $6,100 more to buy.

So it still takes 100,000 miles.

 

[Kong]

Um, what math are you using?

100,000 miles on each using your #'s

13 mpg =7,692 gallons = $25,306 in gas
20 mpg =5,000 gallons = $20,950 in diesel

It costs $4,356 more in gas to drive 100k, the diesel option is $6,100 more to buy.

So it still takes 100,000 miles.

We are proving the same point.

I said PREVIOUS study's showed higher cost for running diesel than gas.. Operative word is Previous. (I said years ago meaning in the past)

OK? so far?

But doing the math (I used only 20,000 miles.... You used 100,000)
With current fuel type cost spreads...........
Show........
That diesel is a better deal from the get-go!

We are both proving the SAME point.

And I meant that I.. feel much better now about buying MY diesel.



Now for the monkey wrench... (which is why I said throw in your numbers..)

If you do not have a high mpg diesel rig... you will find a line where to the two costs meet and then a point at which diesel rig doesn't save operating costs.

When you factor in some diesel rigs that have higher maint costs.... you may find that the old 100,000 or higher formula may still be close.

So conclusion.... do the math and consider your towing need before you decide.

NOW FOR THE NUMBER WE LEFT OUT:
We left out the higher cost for a Diesel rig which is usually higher than the amount we showed saved at 100,000.

Just numbers to think about.

 

[Nate]

Sweet truck Pat

 

[revrider1]

Nice truck man! Good choice on the 7.3!

 

[duffman]

We are proving the same point.

I said PREVIOUS study's showed higher cost for running diesel than gas.. Operative word is Previous. (I said years ago meaning in the past)

OK? so far?

But doing the math (I used only 20,000 miles.... You used 100,000)
With current fuel type cost spreads...........
Show........
That diesel is a better deal from the get-go!

We are both proving the SAME point.

And I meant that I.. feel much better now about buying MY diesel.



Now for the monkey wrench... (which is why I said throw in your numbers..)

If you do not have a high mpg diesel rig... you will find a line where to the two costs meet and then a point at which diesel rig doesn't save operating costs.

When you factor in some diesel rigs that have higher maint costs.... you may find that the old 100,000 or higher formula may still be close.

So conclusion.... do the math and consider your towing need before you decide.

NOW FOR THE NUMBER WE LEFT OUT:
We left out the higher cost for a Diesel rig which is usually higher than the amount we showed saved at 100,000.

Just numbers to think about.

I think your mpg numbers are a little flawed. I drive a 5.3 gasser, my brother has a diesel. Both are '07 gmc's, similar driving style and I get better
milage.

 

[skibreeze]

We are proving the same point.

I said PREVIOUS study's showed higher cost for running diesel than gas.. Operative word is Previous. (I said years ago meaning in the past)

OK? so far?

But doing the math (I used only 20,000 miles.... You used 100,000)
With current fuel type cost spreads...........
Show........
That diesel is a better deal from the get-go!

We are both proving the SAME point.

And I meant that I.. feel much better now about buying MY diesel.



Now for the monkey wrench... (which is why I said throw in your numbers..)

If you do not have a high mpg diesel rig... you will find a line where to the two costs meet and then a point at which diesel rig doesn't save operating costs.

When you factor in some diesel rigs that have higher maint costs.... you may find that the old 100,000 or higher formula may still be close.

So conclusion.... do the math and consider your towing need before you decide.

NOW FOR THE NUMBER WE LEFT OUT:
We left out the higher cost for a Diesel rig which is usually higher than the amount we showed saved at 100,000.

Just numbers to think about.

If you actually read my post, you'll see that I didn't leave the number out, I included the extra $6,100 that it takes to buy the diesel engine. When you take into consideration that you have to buy the engine, it takes about 100,000 miles to break even strictly on the $$.

Another point:
If only towing miles are considered, it would take even longer to break even. Example; my buddies new duramax vs my hemi, he gets 12 mpg, I get 9 mpg towing a 4 place enclosed. With this example there is only $1,640 difference in fuel costs over 100k so that same diesel would cost over $4,400 more to buy.

Now, there is no denying that a diesel is far nicer to drive when it comes to passing ability, and the ability to drive faster without as much lost fuel economy, but it is the initial investment that hinders alot of people from buying a diesel. Myself included, I refuse to buy an expensive truck that will literally be used for nothing but towing the sled trailer. In my case, with the few # of total miles being put on the truck, I would never reach the break even point to justify buying the diesel. If I didn't have so many other hobbies, or just liked being in alot of debt, maybe then I could justify buying a diesel, but it just costs far more than I'm willing to pay. I too, was in the car business for a long time and long ago recognized that newer vehicles are extremely expensive to own and operate. I'm much more content to own used cars that cost less to buy, maintain, operate, insure, and liscense, thus leaving more money for more toys and a comfortable living.