gas mileage?

[red97turbo]

i am about to buy a 97 f250 turbo, what gas mileage could i expect?

i know its a stuped Q, but i am totaly new to these creatures..


thanks for you input

 

[Tx_Atty]

depends on a lot but for round numbers - dont be surprised by 10-13 city and anywhere from 15-20 hwy. new ulsd fuel is reputed to lower mileage too.



(oh, welcome to our site... post often)

 

[95_stroker]

4x4 or 2x4?
manual or auto?
3:55 gears or 4:10's?
Do you drive with a heavy foot or like Grandma Smith?


Alot of factors go into it.

You can expect 24 mpg, but youre gonna get 16 prolly.

 

[red97turbo]

4x4, auto, 6in lift 35's.. cant afford any more tickets, so pretty light on the skinny pedal

thanks for the welcome!

 

[95_stroker]

6" lift rolling on 35's, since its a F250 I'll assume 3:55 gears. You'll be lucky to see 16 with it, probably a little lower than that in town.

 

[BamaSixGun]

welcome red turbo

 

[dante59]

Hello and welcome to a great sd site !! i have 96 f-250 7.3l . my mileage for the most recent trip (Northwestern WA to Hood River OR and Mt. Rainier area) I pull a 25 ft Alumascape 5k, was 14-15 mpg up and back, ( i-5 60-65 mpg avg) after parking tt, 17-18 mph just poking around the country side. ( 35-45 mph avg),, my only change was turboback 4" exhaust and tymar cold air in take.. that changed my mpg for the best,, CHEERS Dante59.

 

[action4478]

I'm getting 14-16 depending on which setting I'm on.you will find that matters very little. I"m pretty sure you'll love the truck!!

 

[dante59]

Hey Action4478! Im with you on that one bud, i love to drive my diesel, Funny i just though of when i 1st started driving i would see if my mom or dad needed something from the store or what ever just to drive anyplace, lol. i'm sure i'm not alone on this! good memories!CHEERS Dante59

 

[AlaskaRedneK]

As said before alot of factors go into it.... One of which I dont think was recognized is winter blend (#1 Diesel) fuel. This will drop your milage 1-2 mpg while you are using it... I can see 16 in the summer (average city/hw), and in the winter w/ the crappy fuel, and hubs locked, 12-13.

Take the truck, you wont be sorry you did
-Stouff