Getting ready to put coach into storage and just figured out how much gas I used for the season. I have seen lots of people ask this question so hear goes.I traveled 5,241 miles from March 31 to Oct 31st . We bought 744.9 gallons and averaged 7.2 to 7.5 miles per gallon with a cost of around 2,522 dollars.We tow a 4,700 pound Trailblazer 99% of the time . This is real world numbers and we have a 2011 Winnebago 36 ft 22,500 lbs chassis.

Sounds almost exactly what we get with a 36' Southwind with a Ford 460 V8Looks like the V10 is getting .2 to .5 miles per gallon better.

I wasn't as accurate on my accounting details as you have listed, but that sounds like it's in the ball park for the latest V-10s. Last trip we made, Houston to Las Vegas, in a new 35 foot unit with just over 1,300 on the engine at dealership. I drove at what I call a moderate speed, 63-65 mph with cruise control towing an '07 Focus on a dolly. We got 7.1 mpg for the overall trip. One thing I have found out is that when DW drives she refuses to drive over the 55-57 mph range and she gets from 6.5 to 6.9 per gallon. The tranny down shifts much sooner on the grades when she drives.

About right....I get 7.3 towing and 7.8 not towing. Cruise control on at around 62mph. Any slower, I think might be dangerous...especially on the interstates.

Same here. I found a way to get great mileage by turning off the engine while coming down the mountain. ;-} jk

Kiwi_too wrote:Same here. I found a way to get great mileage by turning off the engine while coming down the mountain. ;-} jkI hope you had your tongue in your cheek - otherwise completely dangerous and illegal in this country - don't know about your country.Now to the OP's question. This past summer we drove our '99 Pinnacle with the Ford V10 from AZ to Olympic Peninsula and then south as far as Florence OR and back to AZ - from June 16 to Sept. 20, 3946 miles in all types of conditions - up hill, down hill, head winds, tail winds, hot temps, cold and foggy, etc.- total gasoline purchase 485.6 gallons. The math comes out to 8.13 mpg average.

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jerseyjim
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Oct 20, 2013
About right....I get 7.3 towing and 7.8 not towing. Cruise control on at around 62mph. Any slower, I think might be dangerous...especially on the interstates.
mustang652
Explorer
Oct 20, 2013
I wasn't as accurate on my accounting details as you have listed, but that sounds like it's in the ball park for the latest V-10s. Last trip we made, Houston to Las Vegas, in a new 35 foot unit with just over 1,300 on the engine at dealership. I drove at what I call a moderate speed, 63-65 mph with cruise control towing an '07 Focus on a dolly. We got 7.1 mpg for the overall trip. One thing I have found out is that when DW drives she refuses to drive over the 55-57 mph range and she gets from 6.5 to 6.9 per gallon. The tranny down shifts much sooner on the grades when she drives.
Ka_Ron
Explorer
Oct 20, 2013
Sounds almost exactly what we get with a 36' Southwind with a Ford 460 V8
Looks like the V10 is getting .2 to .5 miles per gallon better.

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