Actual Gas Mileage

MagillaGorilla wrote:
Wow there are so many negative people on this forum it amazes me. This is actually the third time I have tested my mileage. Each time it has come out to just over 9 MPG. Each time it was filled and then refilled at the same gas station with the same pump. Sheeeeesh.

I understand that each time you drive the MPG can be different due to many factors like head winds, hills and so on. I get it. BUT you have to start somewhere and the place I have to start is with the trips I actually take and not the one that I wish I could take. Twice now I have driven to Old Orchard Beach in Maine (122 miles each way) and twice my mileage worked out to just a hint over 9. That is the furthest I have driven so far. I have made a bunch of other shorter trips too.

If, when I go to Florida next year, I can get close to 9 MPG I will be happy. If I end up getting 7 it will be as expected.

Some people on here suggest that you cant tell your mileage unless you drive 5000 miles first. That is just not how we use our coach. We take lots and lots of short trips. My last one I had for 10 years and never went more than 200 miles in a round trip. I guess I'm lucky in that I live close to where I want to go/stay for vacations.

It sounds like you have made the same trip (or similar) 3 times. It's quite likely that you will get the same mileage driving the same route or similar route again and again since you were able to refuel at the same station each time. If you keep doing this you will likely continue to get the same results and that's great! If the area to which you drive changes, expect changes. You should not be offended that posters are trying to warn you that a single trip is not a good judge of long term MPG. You should welcome the fact that there are folks who have been RVing for many, many years that are willing to offer some advice to help you understand that how and where you travel will make a difference in your actual mileage.