mileage?
hello all, in my 2006 gmc 2500 410 rear 4wd w lance 915 ive been getting around 12mpg for the past 6 yrs ,now im looking to upgrade to a 3500/f 350 maybe a diesil. just curious what kind of mileage are you getting ?? thanks pete
Francesca Knowles wrote:Photomike wrote:
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer.
I grew up a with brothers, too, and so must ask:
Is this your older brother, perhaps even the same one whose stories about, say, his exploits with the ladies turned out to be whatchamightcall \"a bit on the tall side\"? ;)
Francesca Knowles wrote:Photomike wrote:
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer.
I grew up a with brothers, too, and so must ask:
Is this your older brother, perhaps even the same one whose stories about, say, his exploits with the ladies turned out to be whatchamightcall \"a bit on the tall side\"? ;)
Photomike wrote:
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer.
Photomike wrote:
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer.
nycsteve wrote:
Nobody gets 40mpg with a 350.
nycsteve wrote:
Nobody gets 40mpg with a 350.
Photomike wrote:Photomike wrote:
2002 GMC 2500 HD 6L gas and I get around 11.7, 11.9 on a regular basis. I get a lot better in the mountains 12 - 14. Would love better but honestly have not found it.
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer. I would love to put my camper on his truck to see what happens. I suspect that MPG would drop like a brick but would be cool to see.
Let me try again....
I have a 2002 GMC 2500 HD with a 6L that gets around 11.7 up to 11.9 mpg as an average on most trips, flat to the foothills.
In the mountains I get a lot better from 12 to 14 mpg.
Would love a truck that gets better MPG but have not found one and I have looked at a lot.
My brother drives a 3500HD diesel tricked out with all the toys and can get in the low to mid 40's pulling their large cargo trailer on the highway. I would LOVE to put the TCer on his truck to see what it does to the MPG, have a feeling it would drop like a brick.
Hope that explains it better.
Photomike wrote:Photomike wrote:
2002 GMC 2500 HD 6L gas and I get around 11.7, 11.9 on a regular basis. I get a lot better in the mountains 12 - 14. Would love better but honestly have not found it.
My brother is getting in the 40's with his big diesel when pulling a huge cargo trailer. I would love to put my camper on his truck to see what happens. I suspect that MPG would drop like a brick but would be cool to see.
Let me try again....
I have a 2002 GMC 2500 HD with a 6L that gets around 11.7 up to 11.9 mpg as an average on most trips, flat to the foothills.
In the mountains I get a lot better from 12 to 14 mpg.
Would love a truck that gets better MPG but have not found one and I have looked at a lot.
My brother drives a 3500HD diesel tricked out with all the toys and can get in the low to mid 40's pulling their large cargo trailer on the highway. I would LOVE to put the TCer on his truck to see what it does to the MPG, have a feeling it would drop like a brick.
Hope that explains it better.
6pac wrote:
With the camper @ 55mph according to the computer...20.5mpg
Without the camper in town according to the computer ....26 mpg
With the camper around town according to the computer ...12.4 mpg
Maybe I should mention we drive in Florida on flat ground . When we go to the mountains an we have the mpg does change. We have 185000 miles on the truck an the last time we weighted the combo weighted in at a little over 12200pounds
Happy traveling
6pac wrote:
With the camper @ 55mph according to the computer...20.5mpg
Without the camper in town according to the computer ....26 mpg
With the camper around town according to the computer ...12.4 mpg
Maybe I should mention we drive in Florida on flat ground . When we go to the mountains an we have the mpg does change. We have 185000 miles on the truck an the last time we weighted the combo weighted in at a little over 12200pounds
Happy traveling
sky_free wrote:
Truck/Camper in my sig getting 10.75 hand calculated highway mix loaded at about 12,800 lbs. I cruise at 65 on the freeway. It's worth noting that the computer consistently under-reports my mpg, reporting about .5 mpg low. Not a big difference though.
sky_free wrote:
Truck/Camper in my sig getting 10.75 hand calculated highway mix loaded at about 12,800 lbs. I cruise at 65 on the freeway. It's worth noting that the computer consistently under-reports my mpg, reporting about .5 mpg low. Not a big difference though.
Redsky wrote:
I bought a diesel pickup in 2011 to haul a camper. I would not do it again but instead buy a gas V-8 and get the 4.10 gears. The extra range with a tank of diesel fuel is completely negated with my having to drive further to find stations that pump diesel.
I pay more for diesel than I do for premium gas. I pay twice as much for oil changes and have to change the oil more often. And I paid an additional $9,000 to get the diesel engine and upgraded transmission. $9,000 would buy enough regular gasoline to drive my truck for more than 20,000 miles.
With my diesel and a 4,000 lb camper load the truck gets 12 MPG on average. With no wind and no elevation gains it can be as high as 13.5 MPG. With 15 MPH wind and driving the truck at 65 MPH the mileage is about 10 MPG.
If I was concerned about fuel economy I would have a 1/2 ton gas powered pickup with a 1000 lb. popup camper or get a Class B motorhome on the Sprinter chassis with the Mercedes 5 cylinder diesel engine and get 25 MPG or better.
Redsky wrote:
I bought a diesel pickup in 2011 to haul a camper. I would not do it again but instead buy a gas V-8 and get the 4.10 gears. The extra range with a tank of diesel fuel is completely negated with my having to drive further to find stations that pump diesel.
I pay more for diesel than I do for premium gas. I pay twice as much for oil changes and have to change the oil more often. And I paid an additional $9,000 to get the diesel engine and upgraded transmission. $9,000 would buy enough regular gasoline to drive my truck for more than 20,000 miles.
With my diesel and a 4,000 lb camper load the truck gets 12 MPG on average. With no wind and no elevation gains it can be as high as 13.5 MPG. With 15 MPH wind and driving the truck at 65 MPH the mileage is about 10 MPG.
If I was concerned about fuel economy I would have a 1/2 ton gas powered pickup with a 1000 lb. popup camper or get a Class B motorhome on the Sprinter chassis with the Mercedes 5 cylinder diesel engine and get 25 MPG or better.
Redsky wrote:
I bought a diesel pickup in 2011 to haul a camper. .......... I pay twice as much for oil changes and have to change the oil more often.
Redsky wrote:
I bought a diesel pickup in 2011 to haul a camper. .......... I pay twice as much for oil changes and have to change the oil more often.
