Towing MPG
Hi All! Pretty serious about changing from Class C motorhome to Truck-trailer combo, due to overall costs associated with driving it. The biggest trailer we're looking at is about 8,000 dry & 10,400...
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The F150 with 3.5L Ecoboost engine comes with a tow/haul button, and a Supersport button. It CAN be more fun to drive than your old Mustang. Plus, based on your posted gas mileage, it might actually do better than the Mustang, at least around town.
Eric 18 wrote:
Thanks All!
We're going to go with a lighter weight trailer. I don't want to be near the 10K Mark loaded.
The reason for the switch is overall cost of ownership with the class C.
My wife & I currently have 3 cars, plus the motor home. The motor home alone is $1,000 a year in insurance, plus the 5-7 MPG to use it. Too often we take a separate car to drive once we're parked. Scaling down to 1 car & a truck, & trailer. Plus, we only live 2 miles from my work.
Going back over 30 years, I only average about 7,000 miles a year on any car.
My daily driver Mustang averages about 14MPG in the city & 24 on the highway (or worse depending on how much fun I want to have) Daily driver in a 1/2 ton shouldn't be too much lower than that.
I'm used to driving the class C, so the whole truck-trailer driving experience will be new.
Thanks Again for the info!
Eric
