I'm not new to the new generation of F150's having owned 3 but this is my first diesel powered vehicle ever. I only drive my newer truck under 10K miles a year but 40% of that is towing between 3K and 7K pounds. My '17 5.0 was always in the sub 10 mpg range when towing and 17 mpg empty so I took the plunge and traded for a '20 XLT Crewcab with the 6.5' bed. There is a station near me that does a high volume in diesel and the difference between corn gas and diesel is usually around 20 cents. State fuel tax in MO is only $0.1742/gal so with the increased mileage I'm ahead of the fuel cost curve.
I've done my standard "mods", mud flaps, tailgate protector, bed mat, crossover toolbox and rear fenderwell liners. I did have a level kit on my '17 but it decreased the mileage a good bit so likely won't but one one the new truck. The only other thing was to disable the auto start stop.
My background is an aircraft mechanic/flight engineer in the Navy for 21 years the another 20 as a bio-medical engineering tech. Plan on doing as much of the routine maintenance as possible myself. The reason that I put so few miles on a new truck is that my daily driver is a '62 F100 Flairside that is my go to as long as the roads are dry.
I've done my standard "mods", mud flaps, tailgate protector, bed mat, crossover toolbox and rear fenderwell liners. I did have a level kit on my '17 but it decreased the mileage a good bit so likely won't but one one the new truck. The only other thing was to disable the auto start stop.
My background is an aircraft mechanic/flight engineer in the Navy for 21 years the another 20 as a bio-medical engineering tech. Plan on doing as much of the routine maintenance as possible myself. The reason that I put so few miles on a new truck is that my daily driver is a '62 F100 Flairside that is my go to as long as the roads are dry.
