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09-05-2005, 07:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 5,945
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What ya run, and what ya get? (MPG)
Just did a week long different type mileage check outta my truck, to see how bad it is....
98 F-150 ex-cab short bed, 4.6 , 4X4, automatic:
Just did 2 straight days of Highway, filled the tires to 35 pounds, gave it a fresh wash job, drove it like I stole it, speed limits in 3 states were broken  , (vowed not to change driving style, to alter results)
19.1 MPG... (I was pleased and surprised)
Around town, with air in tires, 15.5, some sit and wait, some run and gun.
Beach driving, some around town, aired down, (my usual summer M.O.)
11.6 ( So maybe I'll actually air up every time, from now on)
All three were better than I would have figured.....
So... how you guys doing? |
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09-05-2005, 08:34 PM
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#2
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
Posts: 5,871
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I haven't driven my truck in a week. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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09-05-2005, 08:44 PM
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,690
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in my tacoma i can go about 300 miles on 16 gallons.. 18.75MPG...
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09-05-2005, 08:45 PM
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: SE Mass
Posts: 194
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Just filled my f150 this afternoon *gag* Good news is 17.9 mpg (mostly hwy on curse control no/ac). Bad news is almost $60 fill up. Heading out to ptown tomorrow... will doing about 45mph buy me any extra mpg??  |
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09-05-2005, 10:17 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: medfa,mass
Posts: 976
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375 miles on 13 gallons of gas........
bout 29 mpg, 2000 celica GT
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09-06-2005, 05:31 AM
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#6
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Really Old & Really Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: not a clue
Posts: 4,860
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11 r-town....13 h-way,,,f250,,bought it for pullin heavy trailer's not for site seein.
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BOAT fish do count.
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09-06-2005, 07:33 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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Ford Exploder, 96
16 in town
20 highway
17-18 average overall;
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-06-2005, 07:46 AM
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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Chevy Blazer. 6 cylinder 4X4
Combined driving I get 18 to 20 MPG.
$45 for a fill up on Sat.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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09-06-2005, 07:55 AM
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#9
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: marshfield,ma
Posts: 833
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87' Jeep grandwagoneer. About 10 or 12 in town and a bout 15 highway.  |
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09-06-2005, 07:56 AM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
Posts: 3,333
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On the HWY at speeds less than 75 MPH W/O AC on my truck get's 21.25 MPG in the city it's 16.75 & a whoping 10.0 when towing our camper
05 Dak
4X4
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Live bait sharp hooks and timing is all you need
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09-06-2005, 08:05 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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2003 chevy silverado 4x4 ext. cab 8 ft. bed with a 5.3 liter engine.
I average 16.2 mpg that's highway,city,beach,pulling my small boat, and pulling an enclosed trailer full of cabinets. I use it for sightseeing,work and fishing.I can only afford one truck and this one does it all. If I drive all highway, I'd get 18-19 easy if I stay at 65 or under.
34 gallon tank cost 100 bucks to fill  |
The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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09-06-2005, 08:16 AM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
Posts: 8,592
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96 Ford F-150 5.0 4x4- open road 20 mpg at 1800 rpm --60 mph. Local driving around 16mpg.
Usually run #32, but thanks for remindng me to bump it upto #35 0n a trip Karl.
Oh, BTW Karl, when ya get your Flow 50s your gonna be gunnnin and runnin and your local mileage is gonna drop like a rock.   And don't forget to put some $$ aside for tickets. |
" Choose Life "
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09-06-2005, 09:58 AM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
Posts: 7,181
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96 Dodge Ram 4x4 ext. cab.
10 city, 12 hwy.
Ouch! 
I won't be using it much.  |
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09-06-2005, 10:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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"Around town, with air in tires , 15.5, some sit and wait, some run and gun"
and with out air in tires 0
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09-06-2005, 10:06 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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98 Chevy Minivan....Won't drive on beach, but is very suitable for Rhody Fishing. 25 MPG if I keep it at 70, goes to 20 when I need to drive in CT style traffic where either the gas or the brake pedal is on the floor at all times.......
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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09-06-2005, 10:44 AM
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Registered LUser
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mashpee, MA
Posts: 643
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Ford Exploder, 96
16 in town
20 highway
17-18 average overall;
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Man, you must have a death wish, buying a car called the Exploder. 
My Escort...not the male one, the Ford one... goes over 300 miles on about 10 gallons. So 30 mpg on average. I haven't bothered to calculate highway versus rural routes. Good fishmobile, as long as I stick to 2-piece rods and one or no passengers. |
The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
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09-06-2005, 11:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Saltheart
Chevy Blazer. 6 cylinder 4X4
Combined driving I get 18 to 20 MPG.
$45 for a fill up on Sat.
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Why even try......... 
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09-06-2005, 12:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Seekonk
Posts: 1,796
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03 Nissian Xterra 6cyl 4x4....Figured around 17 mpg...18 gallon tank..300 miles per tank.
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09-06-2005, 01:13 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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2004 TrailBlazer. Computer says 18.5 MPG average. Not so bad for a mid-size SUV. If I took the 700 odd plugs, 2 pair of waders, jackets, 120 qt cooler and assorted other junk out I probably would get 20. I carry too much junk with me.
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No boat, back in the suds. 
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09-06-2005, 01:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Outer Banks of Framingham
Posts: 434
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1997 4x4 chevy pick-up, 5Ltr. 18HWY, 13CITY  |
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
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09-06-2005, 01:48 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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2k Toyota Taco 4 banger. 24 mph highway 21 mph city   |
Domination takes full concentration..
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09-06-2005, 02:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 429
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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee -- 18 MPG -- mostly highway
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09-06-2005, 02:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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1999 silverado 5.3 V8, 17-19 average all around 21 on the highway.
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09-06-2005, 03:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Bridgewater, MA
Posts: 2,031
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2005 Tacoma 6 cyl
Avg MPG = 19
Bought in Feb and it cost me ~$39 to fill tank, just filled it over the weekend for $60!
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--Mike Malone
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09-06-2005, 05:48 PM
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No Trolling allowed
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Posts: 414
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gas
just filled the boat 110 gallon tank, only needed 79. Truck, 31 gallon tank, needed 28. $300+ of gas.
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09-06-2005, 07:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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I've got a few!!!
ford f350 dump (gas) 460 engine carburated 8-10 mpg if I'm lucky!!!
ford f350 dump (gas) 460 engine injected 9-10 mpg
full size Chevy blazer 350 throttle body 9-10 mpg
f8000 (BIG) dump !!! Cat 3208 not sure on the mpg, but will idle on very little diesel all day and night!!!
2003 parker with 250 Yamaha 4stroke about 7-8 gph!
Wifes mini van, about 19-21 mpg
I just sold my Toyota 4cyl 4wheel drive pick up that drove about a week and a half on a tank full of gas  
I'm looking for a newer Toyota now, maybe a 4runner
and getting rid of the Blazer VERY soon!!! |
LETS GO BRANDON
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09-06-2005, 10:18 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Originally Posted by JoeP
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee -- 18 MPG -- mostly highway
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Believe it or not, I just got over 22 mpg on my trip home from the Cape on Sunday with my 2002---and that included some local running around yesterday before I gassed up 
Normally, I do 20, maybe 21 on a trip, 19-20 on "NY style" highway, and 17 or so with a mix of driving. Maybe 16 with 15-20 miles of the beach thrown in.
4 liter straight 6 with automatic O/D. |
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09-07-2005, 08:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
Posts: 4,949
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i just spent 200 bucks on gas on a recent trip (3 nights) to RI.I have a E350 van with a 34 gallon tank thet equates to about 2 tankfulls.at around six hundred miles.plenty of daytime sittin wit the air on an lookin at the water.to offset this I sleep in my van a shower in the sink at the donkin donuts.kinda gross washin ur face with a big b00gie on the edge of the sink.Don't they clean them things.When i get home I go to the firehouse an get a silkwood shower.
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09-07-2005, 10:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,595
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1995 toyota 4 skinner
Nothing working on my dash board, so I have no clue 
Also a ton of rust, just 2 more years with this beast,
then I am doing diesel,,,maybe |
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09-07-2005, 02:47 PM
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#1 Plug Building Supply
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Point Pleasant, NJ
Posts: 220
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04 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Quad Cab LWB with 6spd Cummins, 35" tires, 4" lift, exhaust, AFE intake, blah, blah, blah
My average since new over 41,308 miles is 17.36 mpg (I keep a spreadsheet) . This average includes everything from traffic, some heavy towing, city, highway, warm ups, etc. However, on open highway running 75mph I get 21+ mpg. Stopping and starting a 8k lb truck around town REALLY kills my overall mileage.
EDIT: As a side note, check out what the IRS is doing for Diesel owners. You'd think to be fair they would do the same for gasoline running vehicles but nooo!
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/...147221,00.html
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