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re: F-350 .......... Gasoline or Diesel??
Posted on 4/23/13 at 3:25 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
Posted on 4/23/13 at 3:25 pm to Ice Cream Sammich
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I have the 6.2 in my F150 and its a blast. Its loud and fast. I know several people with the 6.2 in their F250s and they still enjoy it but are thinking twice about the 6.7 in the future. I dont know how I would feel about the 6.2 and F350. All this said, the 6.2 creates more hp and tq than every single diesel did 15 years ago and does it more more efficiently. If you are opposed to diesel, the 6.2 will do just fine. I would recommend a tune though. They detune and put a lot of restrictions on these motors and leave a lot on the table.
Sammich:
Good info.
I'm not necessarily opposed to diesel ...... I'm just oppsed to forking out an extra $7500 unless there's a significant benefit.
What about maintence, fuel additives, etc. on the new diesels ??
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Posted on 4/23/13 at 3:28 pm to dawg23
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What about maintence
High
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fuel additives
One more thing that cost money
Posted on 4/23/13 at 3:30 pm to dawg23
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What about maintence, fuel additives, etc. on the new diesels ??
I've found that the maintance and additives cost is usually exagerated by those that don't even own a diesel or are relatively new to them. An oil change for my 6.7 is comparable to the cost for an oil change in my previous 7.3. The fuel additive(DEF) is ~$17 for a 2.5 gallon jug, I'll usually add one jug roughly every 5000 miles or so.
ETA: I do my own maintance. Currently in my truck is the required oil(13qt), oil filter, and fuel filters(2 of them) for a grand total of ~$150. Also keep in mind that the maintance schedules, per Ford, are recommended every 10,000 miles for an oil change(I do it every 5,000 just to be safe). Whereas my 7.3 and any gasser will require an oil change every 3,000 miles.
This post was edited on 4/23/13 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 4/23/13 at 6:10 pm to dawg23
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I'm just oppsed to forking out an extra $7500 unless there's a significant benefit.
What about maintence, fuel additives, etc. on the new diesels ??
at that little use. with the marginal difference in fuel mileage, it would take forever to recoup your money with the price difference between diesel Fuel and Gasoline...
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