Suburban 2500…6.0 vs 8.1 vs Excursion V10
I have been really considering buying a Suburban 2500 from the early to mid 2000's. We are an SUV family and I think we will be well served by our future TT with a Suburban 2500. My wife and I ri...
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I own an 8.1 in my TV and it is thirsty towing and even around town. Here in the mountains of WV I can run it up the hills and it will stay at about 55-60 without having to get into it. There have been times when I had to pass big rigs and it would actually speed up going up hill on its way to 65 Mph.
Yes, it is thirsty around town but I can get abou 10 mpg in/around town empty (and I live on a big steep hill), about 14 mpg on the Hwy if I am running 70 mph (probably better at 65 mph), and towing almost 8K I get about 7 in the WV Mountains.
When I was out in Kansas I could pull no problem and get 10-11 (depending on wind) and empty I could see 16 mpg on the interstate with slow rolling hills.
Yes, it is thirsty around town but I can get abou 10 mpg in/around town empty (and I live on a big steep hill), about 14 mpg on the Hwy if I am running 70 mph (probably better at 65 mph), and towing almost 8K I get about 7 in the WV Mountains.
When I was out in Kansas I could pull no problem and get 10-11 (depending on wind) and empty I could see 16 mpg on the interstate with slow rolling hills.
