Hello, I'm new to this scene and I don't know much about diesels, I grew up on a farm and I love the power and torque. I have a 2yr in auto tech but we only went over gas not diesel so I don't know much. I'm looking to get a late model 4x4 diesel crew cab truck, I'm not to picky about brand. So I figured I would start off with a few really newb questions. What kind of mpg can I expect to get out of a high power truck? For example that 1100HP 07 ram in the for sale section. And whats the life expectancy of a truck like this 200K miles? I plan on using a truck like this for a daily driver. 800hp off the juice seem like a little bit of an overkill but I can live with that. I'm not in the market right now but will be in September. I have about $35K to spend but I want to learn as much as possible before I buy. So well I would greatly appreciate any and all advise you guys can give me. Thanks Pat
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Fuel mileage depends alot on mods and your right foot. When I'm "having fun" in my truck, I get 14-15 mpg. When I drive it like the law says I should, I get 18-19 mpg. The life expectancy IMHO depends more on how you take care of it, and not being a dumbass, than the mods you do. For instance, I have been known to spray nitrous directly into my turbo, even before I got head studs, that was me being a dumbass, and I'm lucky I still had a turbo and a cylinder head afterwards.
Fuel mileage depends alot on mods and your right foot. When I'm "having fun" in my truck, I get 14-15 mpg. When I drive it like the law says I should, I get 18-19 mpg. The life expectancy IMHO depends more on how you take care of it, and not being a dumbass, than the mods you do. For instance, I have been known to spray nitrous directly into my turbo, even before I got head studs, that was me being a dumbass, and I'm lucky I still had a turbo and a cylinder head afterwards.