I still have you on ignore

 

35 m.p.g. (U.S.) @ 90 mph cruise; Golf TDI.

A client of mine, honest guy who owns a couple of tire shops, told me he got 57.5 m.p.g. (U.S.) in his Jetta TDI, cruising at 50 m.p.h.

 

Your wife doesn't.







Professional Racing and Driving Coach

 

'04.5 2500 HD 4wd. Not towing I get 15-16 in town and 18-20 Hwy (70mph) Towing my 911 on an open trailer I get 15-16 on the highway (70 mph). Mileage goes down quickly as average speed increases.

 

The Re-gen filters kill mpg on new models. As I understand it, the unit dumps fuel into a chamber and burns at a very high temp. First time it happened I thought my truck was on fire, so for me whats worse flood fuel and burn to reduce discharge (and mpg) or take the filter off, flash the truck get 20mpg and void the warranty. Of course that is not allowed in USA

 

To quote: I still have you on ignore

And you are doing a great job of ignoring him, too!

 

LOL....he has never stopped loving me.







Professional Racing and Driving Coach

 

2005 Newmar 39 foot Diesel pusher.
8 mpg Highway 7mpg pulling my 24 foot enclosed pace trailer( 8000 pounds)

2005 Excursion diesel
17 mpg highway, 11 mpg towing same trailer as above.

My buddies new ford superduty with the 6,4 liter only got 9 mpg towing my trailer. Its brand new so not broken in but I don't think it will get much better. Those new particulate filters kill the milage... I think they use fuel to burn off the soot.

Jeff

 

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I think you are incorrect and succumbing to myth. See post #15 for an active comparison between Super Duties for a MY 06 and a MY 08. (13.6 versus 13.8 respectively).

I could care less about gas (diesel) mileage. It is what it is, and driven by utility; but let's base the comparisons on reality not myth!

Then, we can get into the Ford versus Chevy merits!

 

'06 Freightliner Sport Chassis w/ MB engine
6-8 mpg empty or loaded

 

Honestly, I've never checked, and I never really got the whole obsession with MPG that some people have.

When it's empty, I fill up.

It might have something to do with the fact that I work out of my house (software development company), and I don't commute, but still... it shocks a lot of people when I say I have no freakin clue what my gas mileage is.

It could be because none of my vehicles are gas efficient in the least... 500hp 930, 1-ton turbo diesel tow vehicle, and a race car that runs on 110 octane.

Maybe if I knew what my gas mileage was, I'd break down crying and never go anywhere.

 

Pulling a 20' enclosed, V-nosed, about 7000 lbs total at 'highway' speeds:

1. '06 Cayenne S: 11 mpg
Long live The Pig!!!


2. '08 RAM 3500 HD: 12.5 mpg


Mileage is down with the new Bluetec motors and the DPFs tend to clog up if you don't drive the truck enough. Exhaust brake on the new RAMs is a HUGE bonus.

 

08 MB GL320 CDI towing an enclosed Trailex with a 3200 lb Mustang - 13.5MPG.

Around town about 18mpg. Highway 22+.

Not bad for 5000 lb SUV.

 

2009 MB GL320 Bluetec
18-22mpg around town and 26-32 highway if I keep it under 70 mph
I start towing with it next month.

 

No fair !

2004 Mack Tandem dump truck 16 yd body, air gate and tarp. 8 Speed LL, 52500 GVW per bridge formula...1300+ ft/ lbs of torque

5.5 MPG loaded, 6.2 MPG empty !