Airstream Caravel towing mpg question
I just bought a 17' airstream in OK city and drove it home to SC. I got 13 mpg leaving Okc (2005 Volvo V70 tow veh)which is very poor but as I continued on mpg improved dramatically, gradually. When I...
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Not everybody wants a light-weight vintage trailer. If you go vintage, then you can get something like an old Airstream (=good mileage), but you also have to adjust your expectations: No TV, no microwave, no Corian, no hardwood floors, and (in the 1960s) no gray tank and a very small black tank, and much more! All of that adds up.
That said, it also makes a HUGE difference if you simply take your foot off of the accelerator. You don't HAVE to make it up that hill at speed limit; let it slow down, then speed up on the way back down. You don't HAVE to make it to your destination in one day; how about two or three or four days. You don't HAVE to travel interstate and see absolutely nothing along the way; take those US and state highways and see the country!
:)
Lynn
That said, it also makes a HUGE difference if you simply take your foot off of the accelerator. You don't HAVE to make it up that hill at speed limit; let it slow down, then speed up on the way back down. You don't HAVE to make it to your destination in one day; how about two or three or four days. You don't HAVE to travel interstate and see absolutely nothing along the way; take those US and state highways and see the country!
:)
Lynn
SoundGuy wrote:eubank wrote:
Folks, this is a relatively aerodynamic trailer that weighs little. It stands to reason that the OP would do well. (Our substantially larger Airstream of the same vintage also did well, though not that well: We generally got around 15 mpg with our older F150 with small V8.)
The point is that 21 mpg the OP is claiming while towing is absurd. :S If this was even remotely possible we'd all be doing it. :R
