Buddy just got his platinum edition crew cab 4x4 lariat PSD....nice truck inside, but was horrified by his mileage....he got 12.5 MPG on a 175 one way trip...true he was running 80 the whole way but heck i got almost as good as that with my gasser and 35's....the PSD also seemed gutless on passes, it took a while to gain momentum to pass anyone...I was thinking about getting back into an F350 PSD, but i am not so sure anymore...a chip would defintely have to be a must..

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Hi 4X4,

Sounds like he's got a nice truck there, a PSD Lariat is a pricey vehicle!

Yes, a Superchip will help not only with more power (60 hp & 115 lbs./ft.) but also improve the mileage on those PSD's as well. If your friend is interested, we'll be happy to extend our F-150 Online discount to him.

One quick thought, if this is a brand new vehicle, and it sounds like it is, then it usually takes a few thousand miles for new motors to fully loosen up and make their rated power & get their best fuel mileage, so your friend's might improve a bit as he accumulates the next few thousand miles. It won't be a lot, but every little bit helps, just a thought you might want to pass along to him if he isn't aware...........

Good luck!

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well it is fairly new, I think he's got 6K on the truck now....yep 38K is what he gave for it too....I will tell him about the discount, what ballpark figure are we talking about here on the PSD chips?

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i get 17 to 20 mpg driving around Houston, with the AC on high

it sounds like he has something wrong his. We have 4 F-250 SD PSD's and none of them have any problems passing other cars

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Ronnie Hartzog
Houston, Tx
2000 F250 PSD
1973 VW THING
1996 New Vision 5th Wheel
2000 Kawasaki Prairie 4x4

Former Rides
1999 F150 Sport with FQR
1992 F150
1989 Chevy S10

 

Well Ron we drove from Clear Lake to Port O'Connor to fish and got a whopping 12.5 MPG....He was going 80 but if you have to baby the diesel to get the good mileage than it defintely isn't for me....he would also literally have to slam the pedal down and say c'mon bessy to go around some cars....he was running about 2400 Rpm's while going 80...he has the Auto BTW...

the platinum edition is really nice inside but i am not crazy about the color scheme or the lowrider visor with the lights in it...


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i know that with my truck all i have to do is push the pedal a little bit further and my truck will be at 95 before you know it.
mine is the automatic also. The only difference that i see is that the platinum edition is 4x4 and mine isn't

 

A lot of people with the PSD see widely varing mpg. Some are chipped, some are manuals. There have also been a couple of serveys done on the diesel board about milage. The best I can figure out is speed really does affect milage. I've found that when I'm towing my 30' travel trailer (loaded to the brim) I get the best milage going about 67mph. Now in those states where they keep you at 55, my milage goes into the sewer. Same goes for if I go faster than 70mph. If I'm not towing, then anywhere around 67-74mph gives me the best milage. Tell your friend to try to keep the rpm's around 2000 and see if his milage doesn't improve. I added a Superchip to mine to give it that added punch for passing and getting up hills.

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