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I drive my 19 mpg ctd around, it's less novel at $4.99 a gallon. But torque smile does help
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How do folks have such old trucks with so few miles? I can’t put less than 20K/year on a vehicle.
2nd or 3rd vehicles. Most don't need a big truck as a daily, and most with a big truck have budget for a more reasonable commuter
Then you have to drive around in a little commuter shitbox every day… gross.
I drive my 19 mpg ctd around, it's less novel at $4.99 a gallon. But torque smile does help
Average with my 12 valve is 17.9MPG, that's basically all rural and suburban driving, almost zero freeway miles. Best is 20MPG and worst is 16MPG.
My last DD was 5.2 turbo Dakota, I was averaging 13.5 in it, so even with the price of diesel being higher than premium, I still save money on fuel, when I bought my 12v in early 2021, diesel was the same price or cheaper than regular here, so the savings was even more dramatic.
I used to drive 20K+ a year when I was young and had a social life, I got better MPG with the Dakota back then with more freeway driving, around 15MPG average, it's best ever was 19.3, but it's hard to think about how much I used to spend on fuel. I bought that truck with 215k on it and it has 367k on it now. I average 8k a year these days. If I had a long commute I'd drive something more sensible.
I guess I never posted a pic of my rig in the thread, it has 254k on it. The interior is in remarkable shape, on the outside it needs a bed, a rear bumper, and a paintjob.