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Originally Posted by Whitey13
I was not quoting you out of context. In light of your stated fuel economy I was saying that you were among those in this thread that would be averaging over 400 "miles per tank"...meaning much fewer fill-ups compared to my truck. Now you're saying that you've gotten as little as 13 mpg. I suppose, statistically speaking, that your data depends on the sample size it's derived from.
Like Cackalan mentioned, a "fill-up" for most is around ~15 gallons. So when you were towing were you getting an average of 22.5 for an extended period (say at least 15 gallons at a time) or was it just a few gallons at a time when conditions were ideal?
I understand that driving style plays a considerable roll in fuel economy and I assume full responsibility for my mpg #'s because there is absolutely no way in hell that I could cruise down the highway at 55 miles per hour.
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"So when you were towing were you getting an average of 22.5 for an extended period (say at least 15 gallons at a time) or was it just a few gallons at a time when conditions were ideal?"
The answer is the latter, on a couple LONG stretches of highway 300-350 miles (of ideal conditions 55-60mph) I repeatedly got a shade under 22.5mpg. On a side note which I haven't mentioned yet, on the way to my destination I got a shade under 22.5 mpg, on the way back I'd get closer to 19.5-20 mpg. My average, however, during those trips pulling my trailer was between 20-21mpg which is still quite good. On other trips pulling my trailer to completely different destinations I got considerably worse mpg than 20 mpg (again, traffic conditions and speed play a huge role). All I said from the beginning is that under the right conditions I can break 20+mpg on the highway pulling my apprx 1200# tent trailer. Don't get hung up on my 22.5mpg as it was my personal best repeated a few times on the same long stretch of highway, not an average of an entire trip.
I also acknowledge and respect the fact that you live in an area where you can't cruise below 65mph, which means you'll be highly unlikely to ever duplicate what I got for mpg. But if you lived in Montana, Wyoming, Dakotas, or certain parts of my country, you'd be able to drive differently and not worry about holding up traffic. And for that matter you may never want to drive that speed anyway, that's your choice and I would totally respect that). Most of the excellent fuel economy I received was driven in a province where the posted speed limit is 55mph (I usually was closer to 60mph on those stretches).
Seems like we are somewhat on the same page, but often our ego's get in the way.
Cheers