My experience is the Supercab F250 with a 5.4L is comparitable to owning a F150 with the 4.6L and a Supercab F250 with V10 is comparable to a F150 with the 5.4L. They each have their own place. If I had a 4X4 in those I would go V10. And crew also go V10. Otherwise if towing 5K or less and not either of the two options metioned the V8 does a fine job and will get 15 MPG mixed driving and 19 unloaded trip consistently with the 3.73. A little less with the 4.10's. If you are like me and you only tow five or six times a year and your truck is your second vehicle you can put up with a little less ummph those times to get the gas mileage the other 95 - 99 percent of the time. But... hey... if you can afford it and you don't mind the increased maintanence cost then the Deisel is really nice.

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2000 F-250 Super Duty, SuperCab XLT, Oxford white with medium grey cloth captains chairs, 5.4L Triton V8 (260 HP - 345 FP Torque version!), 4R100 4 Speed Automatic Transmission, 3.73, 4 wheel ABS, Deluxe Aluminum Wheels, Trailer Towing Package, Telescoping Trailer Towing Mirrors, Class IV Hitch, Reece load distribution system, Escort Sensor II Electronic Brake controller, Sure Stop towing skirt, "Westin" black powder coated step bars, Herculiner bed liner, ISSPRO Tranny Temp Guage, Excursion center console, Ford moulded mud gaurds, K&N Air and Oil filter, Amsoil XL7500 5W-30, Air filter minder, Perma Cool 8" (800 CFM) Tranny Cooler Fan (manualy switched), Deflect-a-Sheild Aluminum Dimond plate Tool Box.

 

I am interested in this too; we are deciding between a F250 XLT CREW 4X4 AUTO 156 V8 and the same configuration in a V10. Gas milege is an issue what is the diff v8 v. v10 on gas?? $ is about $600 more for the V10 - we tow a large tent trailer 3200 lbs and plan on adding a camper shell, etc to the bed. Any thoughts, opinions would be appreciated. We want powe - but don't want the milege to "kill us"....thnx

 

Welcome to the site BD!

I like the 5.4L, but that's a lot of truck for the engine. Add the trailer, camper, & "stuff" and it'll probably be a little slower than you want. For your needs, I'd recommend the V10 w/3.73 gears. There is a small MPG penalty, but I think you'll be happier with the performance.

Perhaps others will give their personal experience- I'm just "shootin' from the hip"!


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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/Ravin DI/DO, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 F150 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2000 4x4 F250 SD XLT SuperCab SWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, Camper Pkg, 4.30LS, Tape & CD player, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, 265/75R16 OWL tires, Smittybilt nerf bars & Line-X bedliner.

NoMo's site

 

BD,
as nomo states, I think the V10 would serve you well. Once you start adding more stuff, towing etc, the 5.4L mpgs go down from optimum. In that configuration of truck, I bet the mpg difference would be 1 or 2 mpgs at most. Definately not a 'killer' in my opinion..

btw: If you were getting an SD like mine, then I feel the 5.4L is a better choice, but you have different needs than me..



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Y2K F250 XLT SC 4x2 5.4L 5sp 4.10LS

 

Thanks for the opinions. I agree I think the V10 will serve us better for the long haul - now we just need the $!! Thanks again

 

You guys aren't getting that much worse mileage than the 4x4 SuperCrew F150's! I have the 5.4 SuperCrew 4x2 and only get 15-18, so size for size the SuperDuty's aren't bad at all! If the wife wasn't scared of the SuperDuty I would have jumped on one, but she's got 50% of the money and 100% of the sugar so we got the F150 LOL She said I can get a Big Poppa as soon as the F150 is paid for, time to double up on those payments! LOL

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F150 SuperCrew XLT

5.4L, class III towing, Oxford White, Parchment interior, Sliding rear window, Ford Duraliner bedliner, Power drivers seat, auto lights, 3.55, born on 10/00...more to come!

 

V10 it is! We got a F250 CrewCab XLT 156 Auto V10! It is awesome! Thanks for the tips.

 

Congrats on the new truck!

Now you'll have to show it off by posting some pics.

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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/Ravin DI/DO, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 F150 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2001 4x4 F350 SD XLT CrewCab LWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, HD Suspension Pkg, 3.73LS, TT mirrors, 6-disc CD changer, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, GoRhino nerf bars.
NoMo's site

 

Is it just me, or does the V10 sound weaker than the V8? I know it has more power, but I recently heard the V8 and V10 together and the V10 sounds almost like a 4 or 6 cylinder... LOL

 

Most concur that V10s (Ford or D*dge) sound like 6-cylinders on steroids. But, "sounds" can be deceiving.

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1997 4x4 Expedition- 4.6L, true dual exhaust w/Ravin DI/DO, K&N air filter, SuperChip, airbox mods, Edelbrock shocks, 285/75R16 BFG ATs, 2000 F150 "XLT" wheels, 4.10 gears, Auburn LS, Clarion In-dash CD player, Smitty Bilt push bars and nerf bars.

2001 4x4 F350 SD XLT CrewCab LWB- 6.8L, Offroad Pkg, HD Suspension Pkg, 3.73LS, TT mirrors, 6-disc CD changer, Remote Keyless Entry, Sliding back glass, tinted windows, GoRhino nerf bars.
NoMo's site

 

v10 is the way to go, but if I would do it again I would of gotten the PS but it suites me fine pulling our 7k 23ft boat

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1999 SD F250, V10,373gears, all the options, bright red,

 

I would have to say that the V10 would be the way to go its right in the middle more power than the V8 and cost less than the PSD. Its just like the F150's most go with the 4.6 as its right in the middle its got more power than the 6 banger and you save some cash from the 5.4 cost. Now if everyone could afford it they would go with the PSD in the super duty trucks and the 5.4 in the F150 but thats not the way it is and you get what you can afford with the most power you can get.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box