1500 mile road trip avg 17.3mpg!

My TRUCK gets decent mileage, a ton of variables. 6spd manual , the sweet spot is 68 mph@2350 rpm, 21 mpg, AT tires.

 

First of all, I find that hard to believe. That stretch isn't all that easy to sustain an average that high.

Average means some more, some less.

The time spent in 'more' lowers more than the time in 'less' improves for the proportionate amount. IE 85 for an hour uses more than 75 for an hour will compensate for.

 

Maybe he was using "countermeasures" The current Cannonball Run record color-coded speed map (28 hours and 50 min):

 

You just found a new phobia for me. Thanks alot

 

Truth. It's why for a long time I had 3. All used. Sports car, nice CUV for people and trips, small truck for small truck stuff. And I owned operated them for less than the cost of one new vehicle.

Yep. Me too. Even my poor man's 5 lug is likeable. Since it meets my needs.

Now you've gone too far. There's not enough anti nausea medicine made to get me through 10 hours of that.

Unless you tell me it counts if I sleep while it's on.

 

I thought this was going to be a happy thread. I’d be happy with 17.3mpg
Nope. Just another “my truck gets shitty mileage” thread.

 

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This thread is hilarious. I can average 16.5 to 19 mpg on my 370 mile trip between work and home. Most of it is on I 10 in west Texas. When I am I. A hurry and drive over 80 (81-85)it’s 16.5. If I am in not hurry and drive 70 I get 19. If I take back roads and get off the interstate it’s back over 20. Speed kills gas mileage.
Wind load is not linear. It takes more power to overcome it with more speed and that takes more fuel.
If you want something that gets great mileage on the 8 terstste try a BMW 328 or similar sedan.my 2012 328i would getm36 mpg at 85 mph.

Folks complaining about gas mileage going down at interstate speeds with a off-road truck

 

what can i say?
took this trip in august, cape cod to maryland.
73 mph average
bed loaded but covered.

 

This was from a trip I took a few months ago when I had a Taco. If you guys aren’t getting good gas mileage, it’s because you’re not driving it correctly.

Yes, this was all interstate across the hilly I-10 in Florida, average 75mph.

 

If all the posts of mpgs from one trip were deleted, TW would lose 73 pounds.

 

The one thing we can control here is our speed. https://researchmaniacs.com/Calcula...oes-it-take-to-drive-370-miles-at-60-mph.html
Do the math here to see how much time you actually save.
For example I have a 245 mile run down I 10 if I go 80 it takes 3hours 3 minutes and 45 seconds
If I go 70 it takesm3 hours 30 minutes
How much is 26 seconds worth
80 mph=16.5 mpg for 245 miles = 14.85 gallons
70 mph =19.3mpg for 245 miles=12.7 gallons
So is that 26 minutes worth about 2 gallons or 4 bucks? Are you going to stop and get a burger anyway? You can double the distance and it is still only 8 bucks for almost an hour if you don’t take long breaks.

There is the safety factor as well. Driving slower is less fatiguing than driving faster. And you have more time to avoid incidents, animals , potholes etc.
In the grand scheme of things it doesn’t cost much to go faster, but there is a cost.

 

I don't know why some people would never drive 1,500 miles? That's the only way to see your country. Notn from 35,000 feet. But from driving it.
I love long distance drIves. Hell l love even short drives.

 

We do it all the time. We drove 1,500 miles to Moab last October. I just personally prefer traveling that far in my car.

 

Never said I wouldn't, so maybe you're quoting the wrong post?

But a Tacoma wouldn't be my #1 choice for a drive-about.

 

This. My wife and I dread driving this thing on the highway.

Over the mountain passes to Eastern Washington? Get ready to listen to the truck scream along at 5K RPM up the mountain to keep up with traffic......its really relaxing. Strong head wind? down shift, down shift, down shift, down shift, down shift, down shift, all. fucking. day. long.

Yes our truck has the latest software update and yes it still has an engine better suited for a car. If I wanted all my power at the top of the RPM range I would have got an S2000. Before anyone tells me I should have driven it longer or whatever this is my wifes vehicle. She REALLY wanted this truck and still loves it despite its shortcomings. I want to sell it LOL

 

Amen.

 

Truck + Speed + Hills + Mods = Complete Mileage Killer

 

If you want to improve the drive ability of these trucks ( Shifting- MPG's ) I recommend you looking into the OVtune! 1.05 was just released and the stock truck owners are just blown away at all the improvements the tune gives there trucks! Power, MPG's , Shifting and the overall feel of the truck! I am heavily modded. Lift , 34" tires, Armor, Bumpers. I am also re-geared with 4.88's I have had alot improvements with the tune but will get even better improvements when custom tuning is open up! Go check it out