Waaaay back in 1984 ford made a diesel truck that got over 20 mpg with a four speed manual trans and no computer or turbo. With a kittle tweaking to the fuel pump it would run well over 100 mph and tow loads way over gvw, not at the same time because i did not have the nerve.
There has been a huge increase in power but also a decrease in fuel mileage and a huge increase in maintenance and operating expense.
For $50,000 dollars I am not very satisfied with any of the new trucks!
Those are the numbers computed on the lieometer, wonder how it converts when figured by hand. The lieometer on my truck is off by 5 mpg.
Waaaay back in 1984 ford made a diesel truck that got over 20 mpg with a four speed manual trans and no computer or turbo. With a kittle tweaking to the fuel pump it would run well over 100 mph and tow loads way over gvw, not at the same time because i did not have the nerve.
There has been a huge increase in power but also a decrease in fuel mileage and a huge increase in maintenance and operating expense.
For $50,000 dollars I am not very satisfied with any of the new trucks!
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