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Re: Has anyone heard of a Heritage Eagle travel trailer?
It looks like the Jayco light weight trailers from the early 80's. When I was a kid I used to order brochures from trailer manufactures and I had one from Jayco. (no longer have them). You could probably email a picture to Jayco and ask them.611Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
dodge guy wrote: I`m more impressed that the 4.3 is still around! with that said it is a solid motor, but thirsty. 10mpg is good! This is an all new for 2014 4.3,, its based off of the newer ls series v8 engine family. It even has a diffenent bore and stroke compared to the old 4.3.402Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
IdaD wrote: kvangil wrote: 68ltd wrote: IdaD wrote: Losing thousands of dollars trading in a 2014 in an attempt to get better towing MPGs is economically stupid, assuming he's otherwise happy with the truck. For that size trailer he's got plenty of truck if his expectations are reasonable. I keep a vehicle till it pretty much worn out. The several thousand I saved going with the v6 will be far greater than the decreased trade in value will be. Comments like yours about being "economically stupid" is why I hate posting here. By the way I have a degree on economics. OP, I had your same initial reaction to IdaD's post, then after reading it carefully, I don't think this person meant any offense to you. I believe it was said in response to some posts that suggest that your low MPG is a result of "not having enough truck" and the suggestion that you will need a bigger truck to achieve the goal of better MPG. In a nutshell, I believe this person was sticking up for you. :) I didn't mean any offense to anybody. I just meant if you trade a 2014 truck to try to improve your towing MPGs, you'll make a dealership someplace very happy. Sorry, I thought you meant it was stupid to buy the v6 instead of the v8 to begin with.402Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
IdaD wrote: Losing thousands of dollars trading in a 2014 in an attempt to get better towing MPGs is economically stupid, assuming he's otherwise happy with the truck. For that size trailer he's got plenty of truck if his expectations are reasonable. I keep a vehicle till it pretty much worn out. The several thousand I saved going with the v6 will be far greater than the decreased trade in value will be. Comments like yours about being "economically stupid" is why I hate posting here. By the way I have a degree on economics.278Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
Dakota98 wrote: How well did the Colorado pull hills as compared to the Silverado ? 10 is decent I get 8 with my 5.2L In the rocky mtns the Colorado would tow about 35 to 40 mph in second gear at 3500 to 4000 rpms. It was a manual 5spd by the way. The Silverado would go as fast as I was willing to drive.291Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
On a good flat road if I keep it at 65 or under it gets 23 to 24, that's only 2 mpg less then my Chevy Colorado. This is going by the mpg readout I haven't checked by hand. In town its only about 15 to 16 if I'm lucky. Since this is my main vehicle I wanted the v6 for fuel economy even if it is only 1 or 2 better than the v8. Also on paper the v8 is only about $800 dollars more but in reality they are going for several thousand more because of the demand. Frankly I'm impressed by how much power my truck does have.291Views0likes0CommentsRe: towing fuel milage
As stated in op the trailer is very small, I pulled it over 20k with a 4 cylinder Chevy Colorado. The current truck is rated to tow 6000 lbs. Power is know problem. I just expected better mpg. I've been towing small trailer with 4 and 6 cylinder trucks since 1990!291Views0likes0Commentstowing fuel milage
I just returned from the first long trip with my new truck and was disappointed in only getting 10 mpg. The truck in a 2014 Chevy Silverado double cab with the 4.3 v6. My trailer is only 17ft and has an empty weight of 2300 lbs. I was the only passenger and was loaded very lightly (empty water tank etc.) For 3 years I pulled it with a 4 cylinder Chevy Colorado and it got 13 to 15 mpg depending on speed. Even though my truck has a v6 it never lacked for power even in the rocky mountains. I started rving with my parents in 1971 so I know towing mpg is never good, but I expected better than this. It didn't change whether I drove 60 or 68. Any thoughts?6KViews0likes44Comments
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