Better gas mileage
Looking at used class c's and just wondering if the length will affect the gas mileage. Looking at a few 24 ft and some 30 - 31 footers. My husband says he doesn't think it will, but I am thinking the...
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Gonzo42 wrote:
I have to take exception to you Cousin. Studies have proven many times that the drafting effect only works at a distance of a very few feet, well closer than any safety margin.
Yes you will feel some difference at a safe distance but extemely small MPG effect.
Please don't draft. In the meantime, check up on your life insurance. We really don't want to lose you.
From the chart in the Mythbusters link you posted above it seems that at 50' back, 2 vehicle lengths for a smaller C, the fuel mileage goes up by 20%.
