truck guys...whats your fuel consumption ratio( couldn't think of the proper term)LOL

John Y Cannuck said:
I enjoyed watching my buddy trying to pull a trailer full of hardwood up a hill with his Suzuki Sidekick, as the traffic piled up behind him, and I vanished up the hill in front of him, pulling a bigger trailer behind my Jeep Cherokee. 4.0 liter. Acording to his wife, he was in first gear and fading when they hit the hill top.

20 mpg summer, maybe 22, doesn't matter what I'm doing in the Cherokee. Unless I'm speeding, then it's crappy.

Winter sucks, at 14 to 18mpg.
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Definitely not made for hauling a load at highway speed. Even with a 16' fiberglass boat, you could feel it losing power on a hill.
I as well have pulled a few trucks out when I had a Sidekick, as long as I wasn't hung up myself, in low gear it was like a tractor.

Just for fun with my Grand Vitara, I pulled a 5 ton truck with no front tires and seized brakes around my neighbour's junk yard.
 
1993 Nissan pickup, 3 l v-6, 2 wheel drive, 29 mpg on the highway. Speed or load doesn't seem to make much difference.
 
The wife had a 2004 dodge 3/4 ton truck with the hemi. The BEST gas milage was 12 mpg!!! , on the highway WITH a tail wind! In the city, 8 mpg IF you were lucky. It would suck back the 120L tank back in about 2-3 days with her buisness. She gave it back to the dealer, told them to shove it and drove off in a caravan...30-35 mpg.
 
Dogleg said:
Mercuryv8,
I was always impressed by the Ford inline 6, and I'm no even a Ford guy. They weren't the fastest thing on the road but at hunting and bush speeds they would seem to go forever without the gauge moving. They always seemed to have enough power for that.
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94 F150 I6 it gets great gas mileage and it runs like a top.
The only problem is the fuel tank is too small I think I can go almost 500km and then its time too pull over and fill it up with the jerry.

I would never knock those sidekicks, my buddy has one and it is great in the bush and is cheap to drive.
I hate vehicles all i want is A to B and back with no problems and cheap.
 
Amphibious said:
29mpg in my little rig, fits a whole moose too ;)

Suzuki Sidekick Sport 4dr, 4x4, 1.8ltr best damn vehicle I have ever had
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Nothing wrong with that!! Ive got an 06 F-150 FX4 and its a pig on fuel and its soon going to a dealership on trade for a Toyota Tacoma (older ones).

Fords wondering why it had record losses this year, maybe a vehicle that only go 20 mpg has something to do with.
 
My dodge 1500 v8 gets about 14 mpg on the hyw and around 9 in town.

But I knew that when I bought it. Truck and Fuel Economy do not go togother. Never have.

Sidekicks and such are not trucks. Just jazzed up cars.

Don
 
We had a guest speaker at one of our recent F&G monthly meetings and the topic of the evening was aspects of hauling/packing capacities & Govt. reg's. Legally, my F-350 Super Duty, Super Cab diesel, won't 'handle' as much as I thought it would. I'm looking at a Bigfoot camper built for my 'short box' and the end result, 'wet' I'm just under the max. CHRIST, it's a 1 ton, but............:rolleyes:
Now, back to fuel economy, what do you want 'it' to do? Then take it from there.
 
savage17hmr said:
The wife had a 2004 dodge 3/4 ton truck with the hemi. The BEST gas milage was 12 mpg!!! , on the highway WITH a tail wind! In the city, 8 mpg IF you were lucky. It would suck back the 120L tank back in about 2-3 days with her buisness. She gave it back to the dealer, told them to shove it and drove off in a caravan...30-35 mpg.
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Strange. I have the same truck, crew cab. I can make Yellowknife to High Level(714 km) on 102litres of fuel going about 110km@hr.

One trip I made this year I had 1800lbs of shingles in the back. It took 104 litres that time.
 
in an 04 Ford F350 diesel.. it all depends on if you're hauling a load, city driving, highway driving, sitting in traffic... using 4X4.....

I dunno.. $100 a week?
 
97 gmc sierra with a 5.7L, I get about 16MPG city and 18MPG highway, not great but its got 236k on it and still going strong
May have to throw a 383 in it once the 350 goes :)
 
joe-nwt said:
Strange. I have the same truck, crew cab. I can make Yellowknife to High Level(714 km) on 102litres of fuel going about 110km@hr.

One trip I made this year I had 1800lbs of shingles in the back. It took 104 litres that time.
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You don't know my wife do you...shes the blurr that passes you! (no offensive, she just has a lead foot)
 
hoochie said:
in an 04 Ford F350 diesel.. it all depends on if you're hauling a load, city driving, highway driving, sitting in traffic... using 4X4.....

I dunno.. $100 a week?
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As I said with mine, empty, 14 - 16 city, 20 hwy. Not great, but no shortage of power and I may 'need' that Bigfoot so I'll live with it.
 
2001 Chevy 2500HD Crew w/6.0L = 16MPG long run. Short or loaded drops to 12 if I have a tail wind.

I knew it was too good to be true when I got 21MPG when I drove it home from the lot. Not sure what went in the toilet but I've tried alot of stuff and it hasn't changed.

Noel
 
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