Interesting, because fuel economy and cost were one of the reasons I stayed with the base 4.8L. FWIW, my dad has a '03 V6 F250 Extended cab. He claims to get 23-25 mpg. My dad isn't one to boast or B.S. so that probably is accurate. He does always tag onto the end of that statement, "Have you driven a Ford lately?" To which I always reply, "No, but I passed one broken down on the side of the road."

The funny thing is he was a diehard Chevy/GMC truck man up until he bought his first Ford truck in 1981. Drove that truck into the ground until he replaced it with the '03. I guess 22 years is pretty good for a truck.

 

A 3/4-ton V6? You mean a 6-cyl diesel? If so, yeah diesels don't seem to mind pulling the weight of a truck around too much. Their milage seems to be much less impacted by things like weight and wind resistance.

 

You used to be able to get a "light duty" so to speak F250 that was basically an F150 with a higher payload. It wasn't a part of the Super Duty line. I'm not sure if they offered it with the 4.2L V-6 or not though.


-Mike

 

Ahh... I see. Kinda like the GMT800's 1500HD series. 3/4-ton in a 1/2-ton body. But with those they give you the motor selection from the 3/4-tons, I think. (the 6.0, at least)

 

Ford's diesel is a V8, anyway. The Cummins (Dodge) is an inline 6, but the Powerstroke and the Duramax are V8s. But like Threxx, I paused at the thought of a V6 F250, even a light duty F250. It is certainly possible that the 4.2L is offered as the base engine in a LD F250; I don't know if the 4.3L can be had in a LD2500 or not (from Chevy).

 

Yes, 4.2L V6 LD F250 Extended cab. Yeah, I thought the same thing when he told me it was only a V6 and had to do a double-take on the F250 badges. My dad would never consider a diesel.