Post your MPG in Diesels.
Hi everyone, Looking at getting a diesel truck. Would appreciate your feedback on what you have, and what you get. Please give me a Truck year, make, model, transmission, rear end ratio. E...
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Truck is a 2002 Dodge 3500 dually 2wd, 4:10 gears with auto trans.
Camper is a 2005 Bigfoot 9.6 2500 series.
Combined wieght is 11300 lbs.
I have taken 3 very long trips around North America loaded with the camper totaling 27200 miles and used 1822 us gals of fuel. This works out to slightly under 15 mpg (US gal).
I drive 58 to 60 mph (1800 rpm)average. If I try to drive 70mph my average drops to somewhere in the 12.5 mpg range. Anyone that says driving slower doesn't help mpg is not properly checking thier milage numbers, it goes against the laws of physics and aerodynamics.
Unloaded highway at 65mph truck gets 19 mpg.
Camper is a 2005 Bigfoot 9.6 2500 series.
Combined wieght is 11300 lbs.
I have taken 3 very long trips around North America loaded with the camper totaling 27200 miles and used 1822 us gals of fuel. This works out to slightly under 15 mpg (US gal).
I drive 58 to 60 mph (1800 rpm)average. If I try to drive 70mph my average drops to somewhere in the 12.5 mpg range. Anyone that says driving slower doesn't help mpg is not properly checking thier milage numbers, it goes against the laws of physics and aerodynamics.
Unloaded highway at 65mph truck gets 19 mpg.
