If you were going to buy one of these trucks which one would you get? It would see maybe 3-4000 miles per
year pulling a 25 ft gooseneck with 6000-10,000 lbs on it...I'm mostly looking at manual transmissions but
might consider an automatic but do know that they are very expensive to rebuild....
From experience I know that a 1988 460 will get 7 MPG and that a gutless 1991 7.3 non turbo IDI will get
about the same MPG at the very best.....I had thought about a 1994 factory turbo 7.3 IDI but don't really
know what they will do....I recently looked at a nice local 180,000 mile 1994 7.3 turbo for $6500 but didn't
make an offer and it sold..
I have never really been around a 1995-97 Ford Power-stroke so don't know what they will do for mileage
pulling an empty or loaded trailer....I'm getting ready to go look at a nice 1997 F-350 PS manual tranny with
160,000 miles but its priced plenty high at near $9,000...Some in the area with more miles and both
automatics or manuals are priced around $4000-6000...I looked on ebay and see that 8 new injectors are
around $1,000 but would hope that a 160,000 mile truck wouldn't need them..
Diesel is from 30 to 50 cents a gallon higher than gas in my area...
year pulling a 25 ft gooseneck with 6000-10,000 lbs on it...I'm mostly looking at manual transmissions but
might consider an automatic but do know that they are very expensive to rebuild....
From experience I know that a 1988 460 will get 7 MPG and that a gutless 1991 7.3 non turbo IDI will get
about the same MPG at the very best.....I had thought about a 1994 factory turbo 7.3 IDI but don't really
know what they will do....I recently looked at a nice local 180,000 mile 1994 7.3 turbo for $6500 but didn't
make an offer and it sold..
I have never really been around a 1995-97 Ford Power-stroke so don't know what they will do for mileage
pulling an empty or loaded trailer....I'm getting ready to go look at a nice 1997 F-350 PS manual tranny with
160,000 miles but its priced plenty high at near $9,000...Some in the area with more miles and both
automatics or manuals are priced around $4000-6000...I looked on ebay and see that 8 new injectors are
around $1,000 but would hope that a 160,000 mile truck wouldn't need them..
Diesel is from 30 to 50 cents a gallon higher than gas in my area...