Bragging about MPG - in a POWERWAGON?

[Adventurebound]

Crazy right? Can't complain with those numbers from my last trip.

And im heavy, and not very wind resistant...Thuren lift, 35's, slide in 1200#-ish camper in the back.

The secret was slowing down. All 2 lane so I could get away with 67 mph, which I found to be the sweet spot.

 

[Fediej]

Nice job, Definitely could be worse.

 

[British Bulldog]

Is that vehicle next to you the ORIGINAL camper?

 

[Grand Mesa]

20 cent a gallon gasoline in Washington DC back in 1927 when the other 4 wheel drive truck was brand new. No one cared then about mpg.

 

[Tray Burge]

13mpg around town, who ****'n cares?
If I had wanted good gas mileage I'd have bought a Toyota.

 

[2003F350]

Heh. 65 mph in my '17 and I'm lucky to see 14 mpg. 70+ and I can't even come close to it, I see about 13.2 max.

2-lane 55mph roads? 17 all day long.

 

[Moose2]

I’ve been getting around 3 mos to the tank…..

 

[turkeybird56]

13-18 in town, 16 to almost 22 on highway, if I keep foot out of carburetor and stay unda 70. Once over 70, well, U know. At 78 I go down to 17. AT 80, down to 16, and and. BUT I do run top tier gas in the truck and Cruise is my Friend on a highway, and I have a full tonneau on back, helps. But I have heavier AT3 tires on truck, so lost 1 to 1 1/2 mpg on the tires.

 

[retired]

13mpg around town, who ****'n cares?
If I had wanted good gas mileage I'd have bought a Toyota.

i care about mpg. If I only got 13mpg i would be disappointed and trying to figure out what was wrong. Luckily power wagons get Toyota like mpg...

 

[Tray Burge]

i care about mpg. If I only got 13mpg i would be disappointed and trying to figure out what was wrong. Luckily power wagons get Toyota like mpg...

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What's wrong?
She be "hopped up" just a little? lol
I got 17mpg, once, on the interstate with cruise control on. haha

 

[Tray Burge]

13-18 in town, 16 to almost 22 on highway, if I keep foot out of carburetor and stay unda 70. Once over 70, well, U know. At 78 I go down to 17. AT 80, down to 16, and and. BUT I do run top tier gas in the truck and Cruise is my Friend on a highway, and I have a full tonneau on back, helps. But I have heavier AT3 tires on truck, so lost 1 to 1 1/2 mpg on the tires.

Oh, no foot in the "carb" so to speak?
13mpg's around town IS keeping out-of-it. lol
I can literally watch my gas gauge go down if I'm stomp'n and play'n in it.

 

[retired]

What's wrong?
She be "hopped up" just a little? lol
I got 17mpg, once, on the interstate with cruise control on. haha

you have a hopped up power wagon?

 

[Tray Burge]

you have a hopped up power wagon?

Oh, hell no.
03 Hemi RCSB baby!

 

[BlackSheepRebel]

i brag about mpg all the time, mine's lower than all my friends because i actually enjoy the sound of v8's. ;-)

 

[Airmousam]

i care about mpg. If I only got 13mpg i would be disappointed and trying to figure out what was wrong. Luckily power wagons get Toyota like mpg...

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I'm not sure my grandmother could do that well driving my PW..wow

 

[sandawilliams]

That evic reading means very little. Hand calculate and you will see substantially less mpg.

 

[Jerrybob]

I get 99mpg going down steep hills.......amazing!

 

[retired]

That evic reading means very little. Hand calculate and you will see substantially less mpg.

mine depends. if just running around short trips etc my evic is optimistic by 1-2 mpg. on long drives ie full to empty type drives mine is pretty accurate.

 

[69GWC]

Lol mines setting on 9.7 right now, drive 4 miles to work then 4 miles back home just don’t do my mileage any good.

 

[sandawilliams]

mine depends. if just running around short trips etc my evic is optimistic by 1-2 mpg. on long drives ie full to empty type drives mine is pretty accurate.
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Yours seems closer than any of mine have ever been. I pretty much only tow with mine and the evic is usually off about 10% and seldom in my favor.