Posted by Sprint 6 on September 24, 2020 at 03:45:11 from (50.102.196.45):
In Reply to: 2020 Super Duty posted by David G on September 23, 2020 at 18:45:41:
I continue to be amazed at how mountains of expensive technology don't seem to be increasing fuel economy by enough to offset the expense. For the technology difference between a 2000 diesel to a 2020 diesel, these trucks need to be getting 50 mpg to offset the difference in purchase price and maintenance costs. I worked for Chevrolet when the HD trucks debuted with the LB7 Duramax. It was not unusual to have customer reports of 16-18 mpg (one guy personally told me his truck did 20), but that was when real diesel fuel was still available.
These modern trucks, one load of bad fuel, or bad DEF, and the repair cost will melt your platinum credit card. One flub with DEF in the wrong filler, and the owner just spent $10-13K. I just had a customer returning from a trip with his 5th wheel when 2014 truck stalled several states away. He was just shy of spending $10K to get the truck home. Better emissions is just about separating people from their money, nothing else.
Gas half-tons is where improvements have actually been made, because that is the bulk of the market. My BIL's F150 EcoBoost regularly turns 26 mpg+ on the interstate. The 2014 and up GDI GM trucks don't do bad, either.
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