Can I improve my gas mileage?
I have a Bigfoot 2500 on a Chevy 2500HD with a big block gas engine. The truck only had about 60,000 miles and is stock. On a recent 900 mile round trip camping expedition, where we also flat towed ...
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2oldnslow wrote:805gregg wrote:
Put someone in the jeep and have them push the chevy
And watch that Jeep get about 2MPG pushing all that weight!
Heck, my TJ only got about 18 on the highway running with a light load last time I checked, but that was a few years ago.
Wow - 18mpg - I wish my TJ got that!
I've found with many vehicles it is about how I drive as someone said earlier - predicting the traffic ahead, allowing the vehicle to coast towards a junction instead of burning gasoline driving right up to it and then banging on the brakes, etc. However - on some vehicles my driving style can make a huge difference to the economy; on others the gas mileage just seems bad whatever I do. The Jeep is one, the two E350 based campers I've rented with the 5.4 gas V8 were others.
Steve.
