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I previously had a pickup where the power/economy balance was non-existent, both were poor. Went for best economy in a larger diesel pickup (only a Cummins for this) and found a good one besides. Since then, as mileage was so good, it has been fun to find every margin in driving where (with safety first) economy and longest life coincide.
Been driving for economy since the first oil crisis, so much is not new. But, never had a vehicle that could carry 3,000-lbs or tow above 10,000-lbs, or that could also average 19 city and (multiple times) 27 highway. And weighs over 7,000-lbs empty. Ha! Those business-deductible miles look even better, now.
Best of all: it ain't no $70,000 6.7L 2011 Ferd, but was a three year old $19,000 no-rattles, eveythings-like-new Dodge when I bought it. 40,000 miles later, a single $300 repair in 160,000 miles.
[Loudly knocking on wood, too, boys, wishin' you luck with yours hopin' you ain't as old as me when you get "the best one I ever owned".]
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