Trip MPG on recent trip.
Could not find a tread to attach MPG to. 5400 miles from St. Louis to Sacramento. Then 3 trips back and forth to Ojai and return to St. Louis from Sacramento. Drove like a dream. I averaged 21.1 at 70 MPH until I loaded it down with 2000 pounds of carpentry tools. It then went to 19.6 at 65 MPH, I took a photo of the gage after a refill and it said 530 miles to next fill-up! Don't know how to post the photo as some folks won't believe without seeing. The drive was fantastic! My last post was on the no oil consumption at all. Great vehicle for long hauls. No complaints at all. Everything worked flawlessly. only complaint I still have is how the dealership treated me after the sale (Legal Robbery). And I'm not done with them yet. If anybody wants to see the gage picture let me know here. I'll figure out how to post it.
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Well, I believe you! Our '10 Suburban has topped 20 mpg several times, with the best being 21.6 mpg (drove all the way from Albuquerque to SLC on one tank!), albeit that was nearly all 2-lane highways with speeds from 55-68 or so.
These trucks get remarkably good mpg for such big, comfortable vehicles. |
What grade of gasoline are you using and do you know how much alcohol it contains ?
The octane rating should not impact MPG but the amount of alcohol will, most stations have 10% ethanol but can go up to 15 or 20 I believe... straight gas or marine grade will yield you best of both worlds, MPG and power...:cool: |
Originally Posted by in2pro
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What grade of gasoline are you using and do you know how much alcohol it contains ?
The octane rating should not impact MPG but the amount of alcohol will, most stations have 10% ethanol but can go up to 15 or 20 I believe... straight gas or marine grade will yield you best of both worlds, MPG and power...:cool: |
At 60mph I get 24+ around 67-68 I get 22+ at 70-75 I get 20-22,
My ride is a 2008 LT 5.3L 3LT 3:73 gears with 1030hours and 74K miles. 35psi in tires on Mich mx2's new. Compared to my 2003 Denali its been like a pay raise. The denali got 15mpg no matter what I did. 11-12 combined. It was a 6.0l 3:43 geared AWD. |
2012 Suburban 1500 LT with Mastercraft Courser HSX Tour tires at 33 PSI. I am getting HORRIBLE fuel economy. We just bought this thing about 2 weeks ago and our first tank averaged 11.8 mpg (manual calc, not the DIC). So it seems clear something is very wrong because were getting terrible economy again on the second tank!
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET??? |
I have 3:73 gears 2008 Michelin tires aired to 37lbs cold. 5.3l 2wd Between manual and dic it is correct.
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