Calculated MPG
Have read a number of posts, in different site forums, describing posters hand calculating their mileage. Some post that they record details at every gas-up and have kept meticulous records since t...
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MarkTwain wrote:
Old Mark Twain proverb "If you have to worry about MPG or have to ask the price of fuel, you probably should give up RVing" :):):)
Follow the nickles & dimes and the dollars tend to follow.
If you do 3-4 local trips per year, it doesn't prove much. If you are doing 10-20k miles per year, upping the MPG by 1-2 is a few bucks in your pocket. That's very doable by driving more efficiently.
As others have said, it can be an early warning sign. A few years back we returned from overseas after the winter and the first drive into town, she was only getting 10mpg (not towing). Nothing felt odd but stopped and checked. One of the rear wheels was hot. Swung by the repair shop we use and they found the brakes were dragging.
