MPG and fuel costs for summer trip
Just thought you'd like to see some real world numbers: Day 1 - started out on ethanol stabilized fuel that had been in the unit all winter, and was a bit below full due to exercising generat...
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BruceMc wrote:Without towing I was hoping to average over the 11.0 mpg mark but it calculated to 10.6 mpg. I even compensated some for generator usage. There were a couple tanks that averaged near 13 mpg, but the trip average fell short of expectations. I suppose it didn't help that we drove more U.S. routes when interstate roads were available. And we did do a lot of back woods driving, switchbacks with 15mph hair-pin turns and steep elevation climbs. Even so, I hoped for better with our rig. Given we had 4 weeks to go easy, I kept max cruising speeds under 60mph.
Ron, I'd expect mid-10s from your rig, maybe even closer to 11.
Oh well.
