Notes after an 18 day trip to the Midwest
My wife and I just returned from an 18 day, 3000+ mile trip to the Midwest (we live in Oregon) to help my parents move into assisted living. I wanted to give a SHOUT OUT to two things that made our tr...
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gbopp wrote:
Did you check the MPG while towing?
Of course! :) As you know Fords aren't known for overwhelming mileage, especially while towing but we were at least able to keep it in double digits, which was better than my 2005 F-150.
Speed was a factor as was, of course, wind speed and direction. Going 55 MPH I was able to keep it around 12 MPG. Going 65-70 mileage dropped to 10.5 roughly. Pretty much what I expected and with gas prices in the Midwest hovering around $2.20 /gal it was acceptable. (Plus I have a 36 gallon tank which allows us to go farther between fill-ups.) :)
