horrible gas milage while towing

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You could do this without the Tow Package if you use a car dolly (less weight than a double axle car hauler). I have towed a few vehicles across state and across country now, and the tow package is really great if you are hitting the hills really hard (blowing up them at 65 MPH), or you are towing right at your 6,500lb limit (with the tow package). However, with a car dolly (~500-600lbs) and the Cobalt (~2,800lbs + whatever you put in it). You should be fine without the tow package.

That is not to say that it wouldn't benefit you to get the tow package.

Back to Kubota Man's topic: My 94 Suburban would regularly return 8-9 MPG when towing a vehicle down the highway at 60 MPH. My Tacoma will return a minimum of 13-14 MPG towing the same vehicle on a similar trailer down the highway at 65 MPH.

My suggestion: Get a scan gauge and monitor your instant fuel economy with that. You should be able to find what gear (even on the automatic) and what driving style gets you the best fuel economy under load under different conditions. Almost every vehicle I have owned returns different fuel economy under load depending on how you drive it, what you are hauling, and the other outside/environmental conditions.

 

I pull a 18 ft. Ski Boat and it weights about the same as your tractor, 2300lbs probably a little more loaded up. When I drive down to the lake I usually get about 10-13 mpg. It really just depends on the hills. It pulls it great, but def down from the 16 mpg I typically get. If you only pull that trailer four a couple of weeks every year I wouldn't regret not getting a Tundra.

 

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