got actual fuel numbers !
Originally Posted by Tbird69
You can't expect to get accurate fuel mileage numbers by taking a single trip. Sure on that day, with those conditions he got 19 MPG. There are too many variables though, was he trying to get the best MPG on that trip, or was he driving normally? I can take a 300 mile trip, drive like a granny all the way there and probably get 22 MPG. That number is meaningless because I wouldn't normally drive like that.

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Originally Posted by Tbird69
You can't expect to get accurate fuel mileage numbers by taking a single trip. Sure on that day, with those conditions he got 19 MPG. There are too many variables though, was he trying to get the best MPG on that trip, or was he driving normally? I can take a 300 mile trip, drive like a granny all the way there and probably get 22 MPG. That number is meaningless because I wouldn't normally drive like that.

Last edited by mrshadetree0222; Dec 23, 2007 at 02:50 PM.
Originally Posted by bluejay432000
Yep, that was so low, I'll come over and take your side now!

Originally Posted by mrshadetree0222
welp theres the point of my posting! i drove this trip just like any other trip i do or anydifferent then the way i drive it locally. im not a lead foot one time then granny next. in my opinion the only way this number should change for me will be when i have my 3500lb boat behind me im sure that will change it. and yes i asked for opinions but didnt want to upset anyone. i dont drive my p.o.v. very much i drive 3500 4000 miles a week in a big truck last thing i want to do is drive when i get home but when i do i like to try to keep up with what my truck is or isnt getting or doing.
im just glad i dont foot the fuel bill for my big truck at 4.9-5.3 mpg's could you imagine $900.00 fill up daily? shwoaw not me! i dont drive enough miles on my pov to even care what i get i just thought that since i took a trip round trip then i would get accurate numbers on the trip not the truck... i dont really care what milage i get gas could be 10.00 gallon i personally wouldnt give a hoot less what fuel i get in my pov. my old broncho stood 10'3" tall and got 4 mpgs out of a 5.0 but that was when gas was 1.19 gallon big difference. i didnt declare that these were actual numbers for the truck just actual numbers for this trip(i should of title the post better) ... i do hope i get that good of fuel economy all the time but i dont know since this was my first filll up in 2 mnths. i would hope that this is the milage ill get when i have my big bass boat behind me but i doubt it!
Originally Posted by JeremyGSU
What speed was this mpg obtained on the highway at? I typically cruise at 80-82 and that nets me somewhere in the 17's or 16's most of the time. Depending on wind I've gotten 15 before.
Originally Posted by mrshadetree0222
hello, folks took small trip today, into upper slo-hio 250 miles one way
(actual) topped before i left and toppped when i got there. 13.02 gallon at 250 miles equals 19.21 mpg. what do you think folks? good? bad? ok? the seat problem is fixed, since ive done the lift on the drivers seat ive not been anywhere but around town here or just a few miles away but 500 round trip non stop today turned out to be joyess and confortable!
(actual) topped before i left and toppped when i got there. 13.02 gallon at 250 miles equals 19.21 mpg. what do you think folks? good? bad? ok? the seat problem is fixed, since ive done the lift on the drivers seat ive not been anywhere but around town here or just a few miles away but 500 round trip non stop today turned out to be joyess and confortable!





I think FreekyFX4 is wearing on you a bit.