Yep, she get's 7 in town, 7 on highway, and 7 pulling the 5th wheel, don't matter what she gets 7...
Maybe it's just the way I drive it?? She does pull the 5th wheel nicely up hills at 60 mph though!
If the question of this thread was "will the gas prices have an affect on hauling the 5th wheel alot this summer" my answer would be YES!
FWIW though I can't seem to get my ave mpg up over 32.1 on my Connie either, but I also don't do much highway riding...
Something else we have in common J, the 5th wheel that is. Montanas are nice.
ZG, maybe you need to check the air (er..put some air) in your tires.
My V-10 gets 11-12 mpg around town, 12-13 mpg at the speed limit on two lanes, 9-10 mpg pulling my 30' bumper pull camper (NOT a 5th wheel). That's a much taller hole to punch through the air.
Same here. OMG on the prices on a new truck. i'm not sure I could afford my own truck now.
Nope, not in the cards Gumbi, bought her new 12 years ago and am just now hitting 60k miles on her. She's a good rig and has been long time paid off, no car/truck payments for me in this economy!
I will keep riding every day since my Expedition only gets 10 mpg and my wife's CX-9 only gets around 18 mpg in town. The 5.4 is a boat anchor! Anemic performance and horrible economy. But it is fun when I take the family fishing or camping.
I love our Expedition as well, but the mileage sucks. I will say that the 5.4 is an anchor also, but I have 150K miles on mine and have had no major problems yet (knock on wood). The plugs are a pain in the ass to change. I am hoping to get 200K miles and then break down and get a new used vehicle.
I really have a hard time understanding the idea of driving a vehicle that drinks fuel faster than I drink beer. 7 to 12 MPG ? I could never sleep at night.