The Real Mileage of an Electric Truck
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mtskibum16
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Mountain passes and high speeds are mpg killer in anything. The worst mileage we ever get is our trips to MT over passes and doing 80+. 22 mpg in a full size truck in those conditions is fantastic. Our Outback won't even do that.
I have a Silverado 1 ton dually diesel
I’ve never even got close to anything over 20/22 mpg totally empty- on the highway.
It will tow/haul anything you want- at about 11-12 mpg. That $6.00/gal fuel isn’t much fun on the pocket book. But WTF - gotta have a little fun right??
I’ve never even got close to anything over 20/22 mpg totally empty- on the highway.
It will tow/haul anything you want- at about 11-12 mpg. That $6.00/gal fuel isn’t much fun on the pocket book. But WTF - gotta have a little fun right??
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
And it still hasn’t… (in some respects)… people still ride to work cattle (and such) and to get from point A to point B…
Bring the check book
You know if you had a camper you could haul the raft or the drift boat, unless Montana has an option to pull two rigs.
I think the duramax is a good product
They are beasts
Check out this articulating rack my buddy built for me :
When we bought it home in Vermont, it came with a pretty ancient Maytag washer and dryer. Inefficient with water and energy and broke down fairly regularly.
We found a guy that had a barn full of them and he would come over and fix them when they broke, usually for about $40.
I kept thinking about replacing them, but the guy told me that just keeping these ones running for as long as possible kept them out of the landfill and avoided the environmental harm of manufacturing the new ones. Made sense to me.
My point is that keeping the F150 until you need a new rig and then looking at new options seems smart to me.
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without."
What’s the cost of one? gonna take a long time to pay for the $20-30K over the value of your Tundra. Don’t forget that diesel is 15-20% more than regular, then there’s DEF. The 3.0 Duramx has 104 less horsepower but 60 more ft/lbs torque so I don’t think you’ll see a significant power gain. The Duramax are not without their issues, they aren’t cheap to repair.
HauntedByWaters
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Oh my Lawd! I’m not one to get off on camper porn but that hit the spot!
HauntedByWaters
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I don't know about headwinds, but most threads around here have a lot of hot air in them. Not sure what that does for mileage...
Or $70-$80.
Bells and whistles
On an expensive rig my wife talked me into an extended warranty- something I never go for. Ever .
But…….
For 80,000 miles they fix everything and oil change for life. There are over 50 or so computer dealies ( not a tech guy here) on the truck all covered. I’ve heard repairs can get expensive so we should be good for a bit. The one ton duramax is a fucking beast and beautiful to drive.
Nicest rig I’ve ever owned.
The Def kinda sucks but it can be overrun with a factory reset from what I have heard.
Voids the warranty
But…….
For 80,000 miles they fix everything and oil change for life. There are over 50 or so computer dealies ( not a tech guy here) on the truck all covered. I’ve heard repairs can get expensive so we should be good for a bit. The one ton duramax is a fucking beast and beautiful to drive.
Nicest rig I’ve ever owned.
The Def kinda sucks but it can be overrun with a factory reset from what I have heard.
Voids the warranty
creekx
not crate trained
Max HP is fairly meaningless and that extra torque arrives early on a fairly flat curve. The significant power gain you will see is when towing uphill at 70mph/2,000rpm vs. at 55mph/high rpm with a V8.
