I was going to wait till 2000 mile mark but 1700 miles will be close enough with all the time taken up the next 4 or 5 weeks with selling old house (sold and closing next week) and buying new house on 10 acre track in Ozark Hills and moving starting next week so I thought I do a quick report.


1. Computer error for MPG per actual math places reporting error of about 2.5% below actual MPG, so in reality it is getting slightly better millage per gallon, but not enough to brag about IMHO.


2. Around town MPG runs by computer 23.8 to 24.4 so far. Cruising at 75 mph interstate computer shows 28-29 mpg depending on winds. At 65 mph truck seems to settle in at 33/34 MPG really steady. IIRC that's about 1500 RPM range but I don't remember exact numbers.


3. Best sustained MPG's was 42 MPG on a trip to Arkansas and speed limit was 55 mph or below because of one small town and shot couple miles in MO.


So far I have had no complaints about the truck except it's so dang high I carry small Tupperware step to assist wife and I in and out. I'm 6'5" and wife is 5' 2" but I'm 69 today and wife is almost 62.


Number of diesels owned in past is about 6 cars, 4 MB's last MB was 05 model and two VW's, '00 & 01 models.


I have used Power Service additive for cetane boost on each fill up.