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Mike_Up
Jul 19, 2015Explorer
Pat in Speedway wrote:
Here's my upgraded tow monster we bought Friday. We went form an '03 Toyota Sequoia to this '09 GMC Sierra 2500 HD. Towing our 29' Shasta has now become much more enjoyable. The Sequoia's 118" wheel base didn't fare well with the length of the Shasta, creating some unsettling interstate driving. I hitched up today and took it on an interstate run around town. The difference was remarkable! Surprised the towing mpg on the Sierra (6.0L V8) is about 1mpg higher than the Sequoia (4.7 L V8).
We weren't in favor of adding new debt, but it was either that or sell the trailer and buy a tent. Nah!
Nice truck. I also learned that a fullsize truck with a larger or more powerful motor can get better fuel economy.
My 2008 Sport Trac with the 4.6L 3V V8 got about 1.5 to 2.0 mpg 'worse' towing the smaller Jay Flight 19BH than what my 2012 F150 5.0L gets towing the much larger Jay Flight 26BH. ;)
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