Gas milage for a diesel / gas engine
Here's my request, I need people that own fifth wheel trailers to let me know about their gas mileage. I presently have a toyota tundra when I'm not towing anything I get about 20 miles to the gallo...
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elkhorn98 wrote:
7,500 lb fiver
2000 f250 with 5.4 l v8 <9 towing and usually 10-14 empty.
2010 gmc with duramax 11-12 towing and 14-20 empty.
So towing mileage will be about 50% better and diesel is cheaper than gas again but who knows if that will last. But i don't think it is really a apples to apples comparison...the power of the diesel is amazing and i would have to slow down to compare my mileage.
The price of gas and diesel vary with the seasons. Winter diesel stays high as it is also Heating Oil, Sumer gas goes up with travel demand and diesel will drop due to less demand.
