Tow Mode & Gas Mileage
We tow a '10 Jeep Wrangler behind our 30' V10 G'town and our gas mileage is pretty sad (under 8 mpg). DH thought that perhaps being in tow mode caused it to use more gas so wondered if we were drivin...
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paulcardoza wrote:
LOL! Old wives tale..... All gasoline is refined in just a handful of refineries these days. Branding is a farce and thinking one is better then the other is fantasy........ken07734 wrote:
I personally use the best gas I can buy whether I'm pulling the TT or just driving the truck. I found that when you add it up the better gas actually costs less than the Regular watered down gas. It cost me a few dollars more but I get better gas mileage so mile per gallon I get more miles out of my money than using the low cost fuel...
paulcardoza: Before they started putting Ethanol in gas, you'd be right - Reality is you'd see very little if any difference in mileage by buying more expensive brands, or higher octane gasoline (unless we're talking about an engine designed for use with high octane fuel, but thats a whole 'nother matter).
However, now that they have started watering down fuel with Ethanol, if you can find fuel with ZERO Ethanol in it like is sometimes the case with high octane fuel...Yes, you WILL see better fuel mileage then. Has little to do with it being one brand or another, or being 92 or 89 octane vs 87, but more to do with there not being any Ethanol in it.
I know there is one station near where I live, that just started advertising that they offer fuel that is 100% Ethanol free. Next time I refuel, think I'm going to get a tank of that and see how it does.
