...I have a 00 ECSB 2500 with the 6.0L and just moved about 30 miles away from work. Well with the current gas prices it makes it hard to drive this beast to work every day. So I'm looking for either a 1500 with a auto/manual 4.8/5.3 or 6cyl. So anyone with these combo's post up your mpg and if your regular cab or extended if you don't mind. Thanks!

-Sly

 

03 ecsb 4x4 with the 5.3
in town i see around 13-15 mpg pending on driving habbits
on the highway i see around 20 mpg.

 

If you havent already, get a good thorough tune. That usually helps quite a bit.

 

That's cool however around town I average 9-10.5 and last time I checked on the interstate I averaged 13-14, which driving 60 miles a day that tends to eat up a lot of gas, don't think a tune will help significantly lol.

-Sly

 

the 4.8 and the 5.3 get about the same mpg...the v6 is not as good as these 2...

 

really? I kind of figured that actually, I was thinking I would get a regular cab 1500 with a 5.3 or a Ford F150 with a 6cyl and a manual.

-Sly

 

Do you guys know if the manual gets significantly better gas mileage than the a4 in these trucks?

-Sly

 

mods in sig.
city 13mpg / hwy 20mpg

 

I got a 92 V6 gets 20+mpg in the city, and about 24 on the highway. Runs strong, 4k. I will even through in the tool box

 

Ok dude. You asked and I replied. That truck is so detuned and runs so fat from the factory. Youd be surprised.