Anyone keep track of their trucks lifetime avg fuel mileage?

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Re: Anyone keep track of their trucks lifetime avg fuel mile

Post by Low_Sky » Fri Jun 10, 2016 4:55 pm

2011TXPowerWagon wrote:Got some good highway miles in yesterday. Took a trip up to College Station, bout 7 hrs an 370miles. Couldn't get dash gauge to get about 11.7 mpg. Tried multiple speeds. How yall getting best mpg? What speed seems to be sweet spot?

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In my 2015 I get 15-16 mpg doing 55 mph. I'm pretty sure you Texans only see 55 on the speedometer in Walmart parking lots and very briefly on on- and off-ramps. 65 mph drops me down into 13-14 mpg territory.
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Post by 2011TXPowerWagon » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:35 pm

Shoot we got 75 mph speed limits, factor in the extra 5mph that people go over an 80 is usual cruising speed. I can't imagine driving 55 mph

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Post by Low_Sky » Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:36 am

If I could do 80 up here my grill would be full of moose and tourists :)


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Post by nfb » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:08 am

My daily commute recently went from 10 miles to 50. I van-pool most days, but this is where my average has been. I went playing in the mud a little bit last week and dropped it to 13, but it came right back up. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by how good it's been.
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Post by Snowsled » Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:11 am

2011TXPowerWagon wrote:Shoot we got 75 mph speed limits, factor in the extra 5mph that people go over an 80 is usual cruising speed. I can't imagine driving 55 mph

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When Texans hit the Colorado border they must just lose their minds then. I see them running 45 in an already too slow 60, only two lanes, huge line ups ensue... That is summer etiquette. In the winter the Texans haul butt on the winter roads, it is just crazy. We get tons of Texans in Southern Colorado.

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Post by 2011TXPowerWagon » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:45 am

Since we had a 7 hour drive back I had plenty of time to try various speeds. 55 mph was an improvement but only got me up to 14.5. If I were to drive 55 over 75 it would take me about 2 hours longer to get home. Driving slower would mean I would use about 25 gallons of fuel vs 33 gallons of fuel. I was able to get gas at no more than $2.50/gallon. So that means it only cost me $20 to save 2 hours of drive time. IMHO my time is worth more than that so I gladly will stick to 75. Moral of the story..... if you drive a Power Wagon, don't pay attention to mpg's lol
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Re: Anyone keep track of their trucks lifetime avg fuel mile

Post by cruz » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:02 am

2011TXPowerWagon wrote: Moral of the story..... if you drive a Power Wagon, don't pay attention to mpg's lol
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Re: Anyone keep track of their trucks lifetime avg fuel mile

Post by hutchman » Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:58 pm

I'm keeping track of mine.... Fuelly is a good tool.
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