[A/S] Mileage better or not with diesel

["Thomas Dickieson" <drighten@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can only speak about my own truck with any certainty.

I have a 2004, with the 6.0L and with only 4,000 kms (2500 Miles) on 
the truck, I am already getting 24 MPG Highway, 17 City (miles not 
kilometers)  This is all that I am absolutely sure about.  Now 
then.....

I also belong to a couple of diesel forums, and all the following is 
from other owners statements.  The 2003 6.0L diesels had some 
problems, but not very many were mileage.  After reprogramming in 
October 2003, almost all of the mileage problems that there were, 
seemed to be corrected.  The 2002 Ford trucks had 7.3L diesels and 
in that, the last year of the 7.3L, they were probably at their 
best. Except for the massive amount of power the 6.0L diesel is 
putting out, and the availability of Ford's new five speed 
automatic, I wouldn't mind having a 2002.  I just couldn't get one 
new at the end of 2004.  Who knew.

And the oil change question?  It is getting to be an opinionated 
debate, so I for one am not going to address it further.

Tom