Ford V10 Actual Trip MPG
Last week we took our 2001 E450 Isata on a quick trip from Colorado to Minnesota and back, 5 days. Actual mpg on the way out:9.3 @75MPH; 9.4mpg @75MPH; 9.7@70MPH. Another 250 miles and 3+ days sitting...
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Harvard wrote:Mich F wrote:Harvard wrote:
I do not have a Scan Guage ... do you suppose I too would get better mileage if I had a Scan Guage? :)
Is that supposed to be some kind of dig at my 10.3 MPG average per scan gauge? The newer MH is right around 8MPG on the two short trips I've been on so far. A little under and a little over 8, according to that same scan gauge.
I consider 10 Miles Per an Imperial Gallon to be a good day on our 2004 E450 V10 28 Foot square box. That is about 8 Miles per USG.
As I said, I do not have a Scan Guage BUT reading some of the details it appears a Scan Guage offers both and instantaneous reading and an average reading. An average reading would be closer to the real mileage, I think.
I did not consider the advantgage of having an instantaneous reading to control my speed as noted by Dakzuki so I have come away the wiser. No harm meant. :)
That 10.3MPG was the average for each trip, in U.S. gallons. Now this was for a 24' overall ~ 9,000# MH. The 32 1/2' newer MH, probably somewhere around 11,000#, has been getting around 8MPG on two trips of about 180 miles each, round trip.
I'm going off tomorrow for another 4 day weekend a little farther away from home and am curious to see if there will be much difference in MPG. I've found going across Alligator Alley in Fl (where I'm heading tomorrow) can do a job on MPG.
Keep in mind that most of my driving is done in Fl., where more often than not the highest elevation is a highway overpass, other than the occasional bridge.
