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rbpru
May 17, 2016Explorer II
Regardless of what you hear, your mpg is going to vary on every trip.
On my last trip out west, from IN to MO we hit nasty head winds and got 7.5 mpg. One day across OK we picked up a stout tail wind and got 12.5 mpg. Neither was a pleasant driving experience.
If you figure an average of 10 mpg for a gasser and 11 mpg for a diesel you will not be too far off the mark.
There are many other issues to address; such as power, cost and maintenance to consider before fretting over a mile or so more per gallon.
On my last trip out west, from IN to MO we hit nasty head winds and got 7.5 mpg. One day across OK we picked up a stout tail wind and got 12.5 mpg. Neither was a pleasant driving experience.
If you figure an average of 10 mpg for a gasser and 11 mpg for a diesel you will not be too far off the mark.
There are many other issues to address; such as power, cost and maintenance to consider before fretting over a mile or so more per gallon.
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