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Well I do have the Morimoto LED HID kit.. put almost 10,000 miles in the last month on it

 

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For me, towing my camper, I get better mileage with the diesel over my old gasser. Calculated by hand, 13-15 mpg diesel to 8-10 on gas.....

 

I often hit mountains (east coast mountains, blue ridge, Appalachian) Recently I had a guy in a 6.2 gaser F250 beside me hauling a boat, I would venture several thousand pounds lighter than me. Hit the hill and I hear his motor kick down and the revs climb. 900 ft lb of torque come in handy, I rolled along the interstate in cruise control as the gasser fell back. So far my experience has been, get her up to speed, then hold that speed and let her eat.

 

Now where I find my diesel lacking is in stop and go city driving. If there is a wreck or construction where there are more starts and stops, then my mileage goes down.

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I've got upwards of 550 miles on the 5.3 double cab 4x4 during an unloaded trip

 

 

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Damn, I hope I can get some better fuel economy on my next 2500 mile trip. 12mpg has been about it. Still better than my last gasser by 3-4 mpg and at least 10 mph slower.

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My truck is my daily driver. We camp most weekends and a few weeks a year. My last ride ('04 Suburban) got about 11mpg around town and between 3-6 mpg towing. Just bought a '17 3500 duramax denali dually to replace the Suburban. Obviously, towing is night and day... towed from Jersey to Mid-Maine on 1.5 tank-fulls. It's odd to tow and drive and see comparable mpg. I'm still in my honeymoon phase with the truck, but it's only got 1,800 miles on it.

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