Typical Class C GAS mileage
All, I am sure this question has been asked many times. But, I could not find anything using 'SEARCH' that was pertinent. We considered a Class A. But, maneuverability and gas mileage consider...
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Desert Captain wrote:Agreed!
While I agree that fuel economy and RV's are oxymorons it is foolish {fuelish?}, to not consistently check your mileage. Knowing your mileage is like taking the pulse of your engine and drive train. If something is starting to go wrong often it will show up in a significant decrease in your mileage.
Since it requires all of about 20 seconds to do the math or simply look at your DIC why would anyone not bother to check mpg? :h
I used to document by writing down the fill-ups and tracking miles driven for the duration of the trip. That is about as accurate as I can think of to determine trip-averaging. It is good information to know, just like it's good to know all other expenditures in life. Doing life with blind spending practices is where many people get into financial trouble.
About 3-4 years ago, I installed a ScanGauge-II of which I set it to display average MPG, real-time MPG, MPH, and TPS. TPS is the throttle position sensor of which it's number displayed trains me to understand how much I am pressing down on the gas pedal. The readings help me to drive smarter. So why not drive smarter? I have more fun with that than driving blind and dishing out excessive $$$ at the pump. It is both sound economic practice and better for the environment.
With $20T in national debt, too bad the feds don't have a Scanguage-II type of devise to help them spend smarter.
