Cold weather, cross winds equals 8.5 mph.
We decided to head down state for a quick trip it see the fall leaf colors along the Wabash River. The tree leaf colors at Clifty Falls State Park were well under way. We left Northern Indiana wit...
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rbpru wrote:
My normal towing mileage is 9.5 to 10.5 mpg. I always call it 10 mpg. Well between the richer fuel mixture these new fangled computers feed the engine and the sustained cross wind buffeting, we got 8.5 mpg.
This was on the flat ground at 55 to 60 mph.
Your thread title "8.5 mph" got me :W ... now I get it. :W I typically see 10.5 mpg towing our 4800 lb travel trailer with our '12 Silverado but often see as much as 12.5 mpg when I get a good tail wind ... regardless, I call it 10 mpg and calculate my costs based on that.
