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Originally Posted by Man4God
I get what you are saying. I really do: These trucks under the most ideal of conditions can get better than 20 MPG. Ok, fair enough. If you live in the sticks where you drive 100 miles a day to work with no one, even a moose on the road, yeah, 20 MPG is feasible. But real world for almost all these truks is more like 15-18 mixed, USA driving. As the gentleman from AZ stated, less than 65 there is tantamount to death and it's practically the same here in Southern California. Short of asking everyone on the planet to slow down so I can get 20 MPG on my way to work, it is just not a reality.
But 3 years with 3 different 3.4 Auto equipped trucks/4Runners and averaging almost 21 MPG? Get out. You drive in a dream world.
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If you read the OP's post you'd understand that I was responding to it:
"I am trying to get 20 mpg in the 98 4runner while towing the super jet and the blaster. I think if we are driving the speed limit (60) I think we can pull it off."
He was simply asking if it's possible to get 20mpg pulling a trailer that has his super jet and blaster (apprx. 1000#'s) with his 98 runner. I told him yes it is POSSIBLE under the right conditions doing 55-60mph. I didn't say he'd get it everywhere he'd drive pulling the trailer doing whatever speed he chose. I also mentioned in my post you quoted that my mpg's varied depending on numerous traffic, environment, highway factors. And where does it say I drove 3 different 3.4 Auto equipped trucks/runners???? My runner is a 5spd. Keep your yotatechers straight.
And yes I'd agree that regular "real world" day to day driving in these vehicles does average 15-18mpg. That is true, especially if you drive in the city or 70+miles per hour on highways. I never said it didn't. But as I said, occassionally real world driving can be ideal and you CAN get 20+mpg pulling a trailer of approximately 1000#'s on a secondary highway where the posted speed limit is 55mph. That's all.
You are the one calling BS and stating I "live in a dream world". Nice!
Cheers