petersterncan

From my perspective, I'm looking forward to when the 6.8L V10 goes out of production. My exposure to this engine is mainly when I have to rent the odd large moving truck. And I hate getting a moving truck with this engine. I find that it isn't particularly smooth (the V6 in a Camry I drove was way smoother) and it's a terrible gas guzzler when compared to other moving trucks I've used that had the 7.3L diesel. Haven't tried a truck with the 6.7L scorpion engine... but sooner or later, I'm sure I will. It seems to use even more fuel than the GM-based moving trucks I've used that had the 8.1L V8. And if I was buying/renting an RV, I wouldn't want to have this V10 gasser.. Whatever I'd save upfront would likely get blown away in all the extra fuel burned. And note where I live (Canada), fuel costs me about $1.30L... which is roughly $5/gallon. And while CNG looks good on paper because the fuel is so cheap, it isn't that useful in an RV because of the lower driving range and limited refueling locations. And the situation is made worse by the fact the V10 gets lousy mileage to begin with. I'd rather see a CNG version of just about ANY other Ford engine... especially the 3.5L Ecoboost. I understand that some of you will miss the mod V10 because it's cheap and reliable. But I won't miss it when it eventually goes out of production.