Gas mileage on the F250 v10

[whitey]

Torn between a 7.3L oil burner or the V10.
The truck wont see a bunch of action. Most likely hauling fire wood and a few trips east of the mountains hauling dirt bikes and sometimes a fishing boat.

My girl friend has the 7.3 litter F250 and it only gets about 13-15 mpg.
What can a guy expect to get in a V10.
I have a small block chevy with a 454 in it and it only gets about 10 mpg.

I heard the V10's get pretty good mileage.
what are Your thoughts on this.
Thanks.

[predatorpro]

my dads f350 v10 gets about 10 to 11! my cummins gets anywhere from 18 to 23! 

[Rick]

With diesel as much or more than unleaded,you'll have to put a TON of miles on a truck to make up for the higher purchase price of the diesel engine.

For a truck that won't get driven much,you'll probably never make up the difference.

[follow maggie]

Have a buddy that has one with the v10. I think it's a 2009. It gets 9mpg loaded or empty, kind to the skinny pedal or hard on it.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Have a V10 in my work truck. I get 10 with it no matter what. Loaded or unloaded.

The extra you pay for a diesel you make up for in power, fuel mileage and resale value. I bought a 2005 dodge diesel for 30,500 in 2005. I sold in 2008 for the same price. My 08 dodge is worth as much now as it was when i bought it new. If i needed a nock around truck i wouldn't hesitate on the V10, my work truck has all the power in the world. And if you find it for the right price you can buy a whole lot of gas for the difference in price of a new truck.

[Huntbear]

Brother's 2001 F250 Superduty with the V10 gets about 12 empty and 8 or 9 loaded with a camper.

[Hunter mike]

My Cummins gets rarely less than 17 combined unloaded (hills will knock it down a bit and of course towing the 8000lb trailer I get 10-14).  About 20-22 on easy hwy driving.  I use a V10 Ford at work and I think around 10 combined is as good as it gets.  A nice enough rig with good power, but those 10-cyl tuneups are pricey (labor-intensive).  Either will work if the truck will mosty sit.  If you think it will get driven a fair amount, then go for the diesel for sure!

[fish vacuum]

Between gas prices and the spark plug problems, I'd pass on the V10. Google "ford sparkplug blowout" or "triton spark plug blowout" if you've never heard of it.

[fish vacuum]

The truck wont see a bunch of action. Most likely hauling fire wood and a few trips east of the mountains hauling dirt bikes and sometimes a fishing boat.

How big's the boat?

[whitey]

It depends whos boot needs to be pulled. Any where between 19 and 22 feet. Im looking at buying a 21 foot Olympic or Glasply. My little truck wont do it for very long.
I think I will just spend the little extra and buy an oil burner.
10 miles to the gallon is hard to swallow.
Thanks everyone for your input.

[MagKarl]

I have both V10 and 7.3.

V10 is a 2001 Excursion, I've never broke 15mpg.  Averages 12-13mpg.  Towing my 22' travel trailer I get about 10mpg. 

My 7.3 95 f350 is mildly modded, injectors, custom chip, intercooler, etc.  Average empty 15-16mpg.  Best ever was 2 tanks at 19mpg.  Towing same travel trailer I do about 13mpg.

Even on the internet you won't find that many guys that claim 20mpg.  I spend a lot of time on multiple Ford forums and my numbers are pretty typical.  Don't expect more than 3ish mpg difference between the two motors.
   

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[firefighter4607]

C-Money has a V-10 F-350 Reg cab w/ the 6 speed manual. I will drop him a PM to Comment on here on his MPG's.

Also I didn't see anyone say if they have a manual or auto trans. Also didn't see 4x4 or 4x2. That will make a difference. That also brings up the question of what are you wanting? Manual or auto; 4x4 or 4x2; reg, super or crew cab; and bed size? Each one will have different mileage.
If you aren't going to use the truck a lot of the time I would stay away from diesels. Also the spark plug blow outs only happened on certain years. Off the top of my head I can't recall what years. There are problems with every engine including a bunch of problems with the cummins people have recommmended above.

[JohnVH]

my '99 cummins auto 4x4 averages 16ish around town, 22 on the highway, and about 13 towing a 26' 8000lb trailer over the pass.   

[C-Money]

As FF4607 said, I have an 04, F350, reg cab, 4x4, 6 speed manual, V10. Empty, HWY & city driving, I average 13.5 MPG. Last weekend I pulled the 5th wheel from Moses Lake to Goldendale via Yakima, over all those passes, I got 11.9 MPG. My 6 speed does not do to bad for me, MPG wise. Plenty of power, starts with ease cold weather or hot, runs like a top. Whitey, my V10 plays pretty much the same role as you describe for your pickup, with me hauling hay, or livestock once in a while. I am very pleased with my 6.8 V10, and highly recomend one. FF4607 feel free to add anything I missed. Whitey, feel free to ask any questions you may have.