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lpxguy
Sep 18, 2013Explorer
jake2250 wrote:lpxguy wrote:
don't mean to snuff your candle but I had the identical truck w/ 8' bed (2010) and one of the reasons I traded was the gas mi.(10.5 city) Had an awesome ride & towed great!
Good luck with it!
No its all good,,we took it for a shake down ride the day after 285 miles round trip and I averaged 13mpg not towing,, Not to bad for a full size truck.
I bought it for piece of mind towing knowing I have enough truck to haul all of my stuff safely is my main goal.. I find it strange that people buy a TRUCK and expect car gas mileage. My Impala gets great (to me) fuel mileage for a big car,, My truck weighs close to 7000 lbs and has all the horse power I need,, If I can get 10mpg towing my 5000lb trailer and all of my gear 1500lbs +/-,@60-65mph I will be satisfied, Nice part is I know if I want to get there faster and step it up to 70-75mph I have that power,, knowing fuel mileage will suffer.
Bought a truck to do truck stuff,,, is what it is to me.. Thanks!!
then you're going to love it!!!
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