Gas Mileage when not towing

Gas prices are down here, but with Memorial Day just around the corner, I am sure they will be shooting up again. I have two Fords now, a 97 F150 V6 and a 93 Supercab 5.0. Neither one ever sees decent gas mileage. That is not the question though. What kind of mileage do most of you see with a crew cab dually? Diesel OR gas, Big or Small block, manual or auto. I am kinda looking for either a diesel or 350 manual at the salvage auctions. What kind of gas mileage would be an average for a one ton truck? What are you getting? I need the extra crew cab room for the family and the dually option to tow with about 3 times a month. But this would for the most part be my work truck daily driver. Opinions?

Chevy Duallys usually get around 15mpg. Thats with the 350 or 454 Vortecs or the 6.5 diesel. All 3 engines will get about the same. I would stay away from the older TBI motors because their mileage can get as low as 7mpg. Each truck will vary but that is about average from all that Ive heard.

i have a 2000 with a 454 standard and i average about 12 to 13 mpg per tank mostly city drivin

haha now he tells me, he's not kiddin about the 7 mpg with tbi 454! the guy before me had a locking gas cap, like he was convinced people where jacking his gas! lol i got 12 mpg towing once...then i checked my local milage and cryed, and never looked again!! lol

I dont know what mine gets I dont ever drive it long or far enough.

Your truck is a 5spd?

i got from detroit to dayont ohio and a little west into indiana like 4o0 miles or sso wit my 454 it got decent gas mileage

16-18 depending on how much of a hurry i'm in 95 f350 7.3l 5spd

yes sir!!!

NICE! Im a HUGE fan of 5spd trucks. I almost swapped a 5spd into my dually. My daily driver is a V8 5spd GMC Sierra. I LOVE EM!