2004 Suburban Reality Check
I own a 2004 Suburban 2500 with the 8.1 gas engine, tow package with all the additional coolers for oil, power steering and transmission. It has the heavy duty 4-speed 4L85E automatic transmission, th...
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Mike E. wrote:
MPG concerns....really???
It's a gasser, so it is what it is.
I had an '01 Burb 8.1L , 4.10 4X4 that I towed roughly 20K miles with (one trip was 9K with 3 teen boys...what a hoot)
My hand calculated average over those towing mies was 8.2MPG towing an 8000 lb trailer. Cruising at 63MPG the beast was barely breathing.
That is in line with most of the current gassers, so I wouldn't get too worried about it.
Driving UNLOADED, well that's another story. :)
I drove it like a granny in town and probably never got better than 11-12MPG.
If you decide to "flex your displacement." prepare for many stops for fuel
Cheers.
Ha! Indeed! I expect to not pass by too many gas stations without stopping... LOL
RW
