real world fuel mileage
Checking to see about fuel mileage on your Class C, with or without toad.
Forum Discussion
tpi wrote:ron.dittmer wrote:
Is it just me or do you all experience nature's head wind regardless of direction? I'll look out a side window at tall grass far from the road and the wind always leans it into the direction we are coming from. We head west to go on vacation and we have a head wind. Weeks later we are going back home and sure enough, we have a head wind again.
Murphy's Law! :(
Probably partly because side winds are not good for fuel economy either (love that feeling of the steering cranked into the wind :E). Odds are we're getting unfavorable wind direction. It has to be a nearly pure tailwind to help us along.
Correct. If you are having to correct the steering for a crosswind component you are scuffing the tires which is friction. I've driven with a good tailwind and the mileage increase can be epic...like 2 MPG for me for a good stiff tailwind.
