Coasting trucks, what's the point??

I can hit 22 MPG with my 5.0 Coyote with no start/stop or cylinder deactivation.

 

Best I've ever seen on the dash was 24. Mine's the newer aluminum one. 4x4 probably hurts the mileage a bit but you'd never want a 2wd truck up here in winter.

 

I drive a 2019 International LT with a 10 speed Eaton, governed to 68 mph, and going downhill in gear it’ll get up to 73 mph before the engine brake kicks in, particularly if I have a load. Don’t like it? Then pass me.

 

Supposedly the new starters last longer, but they cost more; this whole concept of saving the environment costs more to consumers with very minuscule or non-existent savings to the environment.

 

If youre loaded and coasting at 73mph down a hill you couldnt climb faster than 45 mph, youre a special kind of stupid.

This is not specifically aimed at you its aimed at the demographic i stated. If anyone has a hard time figuring out why its not that bright, they probably oughtnt be trucking.... like at least 50% of all truck drivers

 

*cough* def *cough*

 

I owned my pickup for a year and the dealer started badgering me with emails trying to get me to trade it in. Mine was the last year without the start/stop stuff. Sticker price on the new truck they wanted to sell me (same trim package, identical specs) was $2,600 more. I firmly believe this will be the very last new vehicle I will ever buy. I'll start buying "f'kn mint" beaters off Kijiji for $5k or less once this one's worn out.