Should not have taken that damn test drive, now I own it !!
Traded in the 2006 F-250 V10.

 

Congrats! Nice truck.

 

I did the same thing. Go to the dealer on Sundays

 

Ha, now that's a funny statement. How do you feel the performance is of the new 6.2L V8 vs. the 6.8L V-10?

 

That is a great question I think a lot of people would like to know how the 6.2 compares to the other motors

 

lol thats why i go after hours!

Nice truck, congrats!

 

I do not see any real noticeable difference in power/performance between my 6.8L V10 and this 6.2L V8. The 6.2L seems to have better throttle response, the exhaust sounds more truck like or like it has an aftermarket exhaust tone. Just finished a short camping trip pulling my 34', 10,000 lb loaded Jayco travel trailer, mpgs over 300 miles traveled averaged 10.5 mpgs, V10 usually averaged 8mpg puling the same camper. In tow/haul, the tranny (3.73) would drop from 6th to 5th any time there was a hill/incline as small as a normal overpass, in comparison, the V10/4.30 would stay in OD/5th in tow/haul and not drop down to 4th. This was all at 65 mph with the cruise on. Due to the different gearing ratios between the twotrucks, rpms are much different at 65mph. The new truck still has under 1,000 miles on it, I would expect the mpgs to get better over the next few thousand miles.

 

Any vibrations at highway speeds?

 

None towing or cruising with no load.

 

I test drove a new CrewCab the other day and when I put the gas to it (both from a standstill and while going about 25mph) there was no jerk or oomph, if you know what I mean. It just slowly accelerated just like I was gradually increasing the pressure. I realize the F250 is havy but is that how the 6.2 should be? I've had a 2001 V10 Excursion and now have a 2010 F150 Scab with a 5.4 and 3.55 and you know it when you hit the gas on them.
I really would like to get the F250 but don't need the added expense of the deisel.
Thanks for your response.

 

The dealer may have a "Test Drive" tune in it to decrease the top speed and power applied to the rear wheels. I have heard of these tunes but never ran across a dealer using them.

 

Mine throws the power to the wheels immediately, if I put to much pedal to it, it spins the tires like right now.

 

That's good to hear. I was very disheartened when I drove it.... Maybe they do have a "Test drive tune" on it like Dave said. I can understand that thought process on one end but on the other it can definitely kill a sale.

What kind of non towing mpg's are you getting?

 

There is a test drive setting at the dealer, this setting did not affect the trucks acceleration when I test drove it. It affected things like disabling the key fob remote start.

Right now I am at 10mpg, I do not drive the truck much because I am mostly on my motorcycle or Focus. When I do drive it, it is mostly short city driving to the local Home Deport or Lowes, or picking up firewood nearby.

I still have less than 1,000 miles on it.

 

When I test drove mine it spun the tire. I would love to say tires but I'm pretty sure only one tire is chirping. And I don't think they would spin w/ the dif locker engaged. I still waited for the temp gauge to get warm b4 abusing. Just my respect for vehicles I guess from growing-up in a dealership.