Assuming flat highway, no tailwind, truck is empty except for driver, modest A/T tires (eg. Cooper Discoverer AT), and cruise set at 60-65MPH, what kind of fuel mileage is everyone seeing?
I have a friend with a 2005 Dodge 2500, Cummins diesel, crew cab, manual tranny, who gets 24MPG if he is driving for economy. Mixed driving he claims around 19-20MPG. I'm not sure what gears he has. He is running a programmer so that may be helping. He is an engineer so I trust his observations and math.
Do these numbers seem fairly common and reproducible across 3/4 trucks? The best I can ever hope for is 20MPG out of my van; I averaged 19.8MPG last week driving across much of OH, PA, and NY.
Thanks!
I have a friend with a 2005 Dodge 2500, Cummins diesel, crew cab, manual tranny, who gets 24MPG if he is driving for economy. Mixed driving he claims around 19-20MPG. I'm not sure what gears he has. He is running a programmer so that may be helping. He is an engineer so I trust his observations and math.
Do these numbers seem fairly common and reproducible across 3/4 trucks? The best I can ever hope for is 20MPG out of my van; I averaged 19.8MPG last week driving across much of OH, PA, and NY.
Thanks!
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