I wish somebody would do this with a gas truck.

[mtmuley]

I saw an old F250 the other day with a 6 speed and a V10. I used to drive an old 03 F250 with the 5.4 and a 6 speed for work. Gutless and rattled your teeth loose, but a great truck. I was tempted.

I drove a V10 Ford for work for awhile. Pulled a 16 foot enclosed trailer from Swan Valley to the Root. 6 mpg. Trailer was empty. If you want a big old gas V8 truck, try to find an 8.0 GM. Rare, but out there. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

I drove a V10 Ford for work for awhile. Pulled a 16 foot enclosed trailer from Swan Valley to the Root. 6 mpg. Trailer was empty. If you want a big old gas V8 truck, try to find an 8.0 GM. Rare, but out there. mtmuley

8.1?

 

[mtmuley]

8.1?

Yeah sorry. 8.1. And they had a real Allison in them. I know someone with over 350K on one. And it had a work trailer or camper behind it a lot. mtmuley

 

[Wyoming270]

No profit margin in cheap vehicles as a whole, but gasoline vehicles also have more parts, so I am not sure anyone could build a gasoline vehicle at that price. Google search says the cheapest new vehicle is the Nissan Versa, and it is right around $20k and that is probably a manual transmission.

Lemme guess, you have a degree that says MBA

 

[Wyoming270]

I saw an old F250 the other day with a 6 speed and a V10. I used to drive an old 03 F250 with the 5.4 and a 6 speed for work. Gutless and rattled your teeth loose, but a great truck. I was tempted.

I had the 5.4 a long time ago. Had the 6.7 power stroke later on. Curerently drive the v10 version. Its 1000 percent better. Same torque as diesel did back then without worrying about getting stranded when the ice storms hit the first week of september, or when it dips to 10 degrees the 2nd week of august at 11,000 feet, or always looking for an outlet to charge the block heater every day in winter. Or paying 5x price for oil change, or paying a dollar more for fuel. I know everyone swears with the proper additives diesel cant gel at 20 degrees but here at 8,000 feet it does every time. That was a short lived mistake and the v10, 4 speed auto, with the limited slip sterling differential drags everything i own anywhere i want in the mountains effortlessly. Thing almost feels like its run away going 90 mph up a 10% grade.

 

[Southern Elk]

Yeah sorry. 8.1. And they had a real Allison in them. I know someone with over 350K on one. And it had a work trailer or camper behind it a lot. mtmuley

Here you go.

 

[Nick87]

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God almighty, that thing would be a shovel full of rust here.

 

[Wyoming270]

God almighty, that thing would be a shovel full of rust here.

We still have ones from the 80s rust free in the western states.

 

[mtmuley]

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That's a pretty good deal. mtmuley

 

[brockel]

I had the 5.4 a long time ago. Had the 6.7 power stroke later on. Curerently drive the v10 version. Its 1000 percent better. Same torque as diesel did back then without worrying about getting stranded when the ice storms hit the first week of september, or when it dips to 10 degrees the 2nd week of august at 11,000 feet, or always looking for an outlet to charge the block heater every day in winter. Or paying 5x price for oil change, or paying a dollar more for fuel. I know everyone swears with the proper additives diesel cant gel at 20 degrees but here at 8,000 feet it does every time. That was a short lived mistake and the v10, 4 speed auto, with the limited slip sterling differential drags everything i own anywhere i want in the mountains effortlessly. Thing almost feels like its run away going 90 mph up a 10% grade.

Also about 8mpg with that v10 gas too



If you’re diesel is gelling up everytime at 20 degrees that’s an operator issue not a diesel issue. I can assure you we’ve ran diesel equipment and vehicles at -30 degrees without gelling up if you treat your diesel right

 

[mtmuley]

Also about 8mpg with that v10 gas too



If you’re diesel is gelling up everytime at 20 degrees that’s an operator issue not a diesel issue. I can assure you we’ve ran diesel equipment and vehicles at -30 degrees without gelling up if you treat your diesel right

When I was 19 I worked on an ExxonMobil gas plant in Wyomng. Some machines we rarely shut off. mtmuley

 

[Southern Elk]

I’ve had more problems with DEF than diesel on really cold mornings. I’ve had DEF tanks freeze up twice on Chevys.