Hi all,The equipment: a 28'5" class C E-450 fully loaded weight of 13750 lbs. It has oversize wheels and tires to improve clearance. It has air tabs.The trip was on pretty much flat prairie from Davidson Sk, to Pike Lake Sk and back. I'm a slow driver at 80 kph (50 mph)Distance 371.5 kilometres (230.8 miles)Fuel 83.609 litres (22.087 us gallons)That works out to 22.6 litres per 100 k or 10.4 mpg US (13 mpg imperial)Cost was $127.78 cdn

That sounds pretty typical. I haven't had a C for several years, but I had a 1998 Gulfstream built on an E-Super Duty (which later became the E450) with the gas V10. I often towed a 3000 lb-ish car. My mileage ranged from about 7-7.5 pulling the car at freeway speeds traveling from Western to Eastern Washington, and I could squeeze out close to 10 running solo down to the ocean with slower speeds and less freeway driving.

pianotuna wrote:That works out to 22.6 litres per 100 k or 10.4 mpg US (13 mpg imperial)Mine was a 37' Class A 8.1L vortec allison. With towedOriginal towed a 4.000 pound Chevy Lumina APV I got about 8 MPGSecond towed 2500 pound Dodge Neon about 7 (I do know why)Now tow and a fresh wax job I hit 11 going East 10 west. Yes I waxed before my semi-annual migrations.Now days the MH is gone all I have is a 2014 JEEP with a ceramic wax job and a half (Actually two complete coats of heavy duty Ceramic coatingAround 23 MPG average... 30+ at 65mph 40 at 55I looked up a 2020 Jeep Electric 22-23 MPGe So I'm as Green as if I drove an EV. perhaps Greener..

I have nothing to compare that too, cause I’d go to sleep if I drove 50mph unless it was in a 45 mph zone. I typically do around 65, and usually get in the high 7’s.

pianotuna wrote:I'm a slow driver at 80 kph (50 mph)In this part of Cannuckistan everyone, including the nun driving the school bus, would be flipping you off for doing just 80 ……. In 60 zones! LOL Seriously, at 80 in an 80 zone, you will attract a lot of attention and very likely get pulled over to see if everything is OK, in a 100 zone you’d likely get a ticket. I do however put a lot of miles (km’s?) on my C doing 90 - 95 (in 80 zone) and generally get 11 - 11.5 Imperial (9 - 9.5 US) mpg doing so without a trailer, 9 - 9.5 (7.5 - 8 US mpg) with a (2k pound) trailer.

Before our current 42' 5th wheel, we had a 27' Class C, E-450, V-10. Drove at the speed limit or 60 MPH when the speed limit was 60 or higher, did not tow anything. 9.91 MPG overall for the time we owned it.

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JimK-NY
Explorer II
May 16, 2023
Goostoff wrote:
Chevy C3500 with mildly built 454 gas, and 5 speed manual pulling 35' 5th wheel with 3 slides. I average 4 MPG. Needless to say we dont travel very far from home.

It is all a matter of choices. Some people want to "camp" with a high degree of comfort in something as big as a mobile home. That is not my choice. For my upcoming trip, I plan to travel about 15000 miles over a period of 3-4 months. I will see lots of National Parks and other great scenic areas with rarely even a week in one location. BTW I do keep the speed down to 65 mph or less and get roughly 12-13 mpg.
LouLawrence
Explorer
May 17, 2023
My 40,000# bus conversion with Detroit diesel Seties 60 engine gets 6.5 - 7 MPG. I travel at the speed limit (plus a few) up to 73-74 where I top out. The majority of our driving is Interstate as I am looking for more time at the destination than the travels.
NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
May 17, 2023
I travel heavy but mileage is good in mountains and flatlands. 2014 Ram 1500 4x4 5.7 V8 Hemi. Cheers to fellow

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