Had to use GSRA yesterday
Yesterday was the first time I unfortunately had to use the GSRA service. I called at 5:45pm on Sunday because I had run out of gas while towing. I spent 25 minutes on the phone waiting to find out ...
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Bird Freak wrote:NinerBikes wrote:Wow!Bird Freak wrote:RandACampin wrote:I agree, Empty is the same gas or diesel. What kind of TV does Niner have that gets 19mpg towing? Really?:hNinerBikes wrote:RavensFan24 wrote:
I agree that this should not have happened. I should have paid closer attention to it, but it was at the end of a long trip and we had filled up fairly recently and had been expecting to be able to make it home without an issue based on our average mpg and time spent between fill ups. I normally get 200 miles to the tank. I don't think this tank lasted more than 100-120 miles. It was a bit windier towards the end of the trip, but I've never seen it drop that fast. Lesson learned. The last thing I wanted to do was add 2.5 hours to my trip by running out of gas 2 miles from my final exit and gas station.
Time for a diesel. I can go 400-450 miles on a tankful with my 21 foot travel trailer doing 57 to 58 mph, most of the time. About 16.5 to 19.5 mpg. A head wind will drop that to 12 or 13 mpg for the tank. fill up at 1/4 full, or sooner, or plan to drive slower with a headwind if fuel expenses are too great with headwind.
BTW, I refuse to run Shell, or Valero, or any super market/Kroger/Food 4less, or any other off brand diesel fuel in my rig. Because my fuel logs prove that most of the time, it costs me 10% in MPG running those off brands. Phillips 66, Conoco, Unocal, and Sinclair when I can get them, are my first choice, hands down. The fuel logs don't lie.
Time for a diesel? Are you kidding, if you ignore the fuel gauge on a diesel you will run out of gas as well. :S
16.5 to 19.5 MPG. 2013 VW Touareg TDI Sport with 3.0L turbodiesel, 18" wheels, fornt 39 psi, rear 43 psi, with 8 speed automatic Asin transmission and a 4000# 21 foot Palomino Gazelle Travel Trailer, towing at 57 - 58 MPH, tires are only rated for 55 MPH. I do 40 -45 MPH up the big grades with the tractor trailers that are laden down.
Most of my towing is at 4500 to 8000 ft in elevation, in the summer time. Thin air at elevation helps alot in dropping the wind resistance against the TT. Flat landers near sea level that drive faster pay a heavy penalty at the pump when they fuel up. Increasing speed increases fuel consumption exponentially. 57 to 58 MPH keeps the transmission from hunting and stays in 8th gear most of the time, I drop the gears down manually, going up and down hills and mountains. Climbing grades, I want the engine at 2000 rpms and on moderate boost, speed is irrelevant, rpms are what are important and trans and coolant temps.
