2010 Ford F-150 Diesel Mule Pic
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Folks who buy these damn things for fuel economy are buying them for the wrong reason. You aren't supposed to "keep your foot out of it." Diesels need to be worked and worked hard for best results, wind 'em up, beat the **** out of them. Puttering around town trying to beat the fuel pumps just promotes deposit build up in the engine and its emissions components.
Buy the diesel pickups because you need the power and torque. Buy a Volkswagen diesel if you need the fuel mileage.
Buy the diesel pickups because you need the power and torque. Buy a Volkswagen diesel if you need the fuel mileage.
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U sure don't need a crystal ball to see what diesel fuel is going to do in northern wa. state it is $5 a gal. as we speak and if u have seen the pricing on the 09 f-150 plat. u can just imagine what a diesel will be, my crystal ball tells me the deisel f-150 is dead before it even gets here
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I don't know. If history tells us anything, it's that every bubble will burst. The recent gas 'fiasco', for lack of a better term, shows all the signs of other financial bubbles we've experiences over the past few decades. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see prices plummet by the end of the year. But, I wouldn't be surprised to see prices stay about where they are, either. Who knows...
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I agree that one shouldn't buy one of these vehicles if gas mileage is of primary concern. The higher cost of the diesel engine will take a while to re-coup based on fuel mileage.
I would say the same thing about a current hybrid vehicle (i.e. Toyota Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid, etc). They get really good gas mileage, but they will take much of the life of the vehicle to cross the break-even point of cost effectiveness.
Most people don't keep a vehicle long enough to make these things cost effective. Just buy what you want.
I generally keep vehicles for at least ten years (currently a 97 F-150, bought new), so the diesel would provide the longevity, towing ability, ...and yes gas mileage is a part of the equation. So the break-even point would make sense, though it is not my primary reason for likely choosing the diesel. I have been hoping for a diesel F-150 for some time, but don't want or need a super duty. So I will just buy what I want.
I would say the same thing about a current hybrid vehicle (i.e. Toyota Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid, etc). They get really good gas mileage, but they will take much of the life of the vehicle to cross the break-even point of cost effectiveness.
Most people don't keep a vehicle long enough to make these things cost effective. Just buy what you want.
I generally keep vehicles for at least ten years (currently a 97 F-150, bought new), so the diesel would provide the longevity, towing ability, ...and yes gas mileage is a part of the equation. So the break-even point would make sense, though it is not my primary reason for likely choosing the diesel. I have been hoping for a diesel F-150 for some time, but don't want or need a super duty. So I will just buy what I want.
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What ever the price of diesel will be gas will be right there with it at least here in the PNW, actually diesel as far as I know has always been slightly more expensive but its really not the price its the diesel I love them engines.
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Folks who buy these damn things for fuel economy are buying them for the wrong reason. You aren't supposed to "keep your foot out of it." Diesels need to be worked and worked hard for best results, wind 'em up, beat the **** out of them. Puttering around town trying to beat the fuel pumps just promotes deposit build up in the engine and its emissions components.
Buy the diesel pickups because you need the power and torque. Buy a Volkswagen diesel if you need the fuel mileage.
Buy the diesel pickups because you need the power and torque. Buy a Volkswagen diesel if you need the fuel mileage.
Why make a F-150 Diesel that can pull a house down? If someone needed that kind of pulling power.. buy a Super Duty..
It makes me scratch my head when a Chevy Duramax 2500 gets better MPG (20+) then my F-150...
Diesel on the F-150 should be Fords "Hybrid" killer.. the V8 already out pulls the competition.. why just add another engine to the mix to pull close to the same but with a 20% better fuel economy? If the cost would remain the same then ok.. but I bet they toss in a nice little price premium that cancels out all fuel cost savings...
One more thing.. Just a thought...
I think its real a JOKE that a 80,000lb Mack Tractor Trailer gets 6MPG loaded... and my F-150 is only getting about twice that..... But I knew that before I bought it... and I still wanted it... but something is just not right with that thought...