Hey All,

I am ate up over the fuel prices as of late and I wanted to do a little informal survey of what the average fisherman is getting MPG wise.

I am looking at what your average is all around driving on a day to day basis. Not hwy vs city but all around MPG. Also would like to know if you have checked it towing.

Please take a minute or two and post up your vheicle.

Also please no war on what is better gas or diesel etc. This is simply a fact finding mission.

Thanks

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?

Diesel or Gas?

Size of Engine?

Type of Transmission?

Rear End Ratio?

2WD or 4WD?

Average MPG?

MPG while towing?

Here is mine...

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?

2002 Ford Superduty F250 Crewcab

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 7.3L

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? 3.73

2WD or 4WD? 2WD

Average MPG? 16 MPG

MPG while towing? 14.5

2002 yukon
5.3l gas
2wd
automatic
3.73 posi
avg 19mpg
16.0 mpg towing but i drive a little fast most of the time.
Stacey you really need to find out what rear end is in your truck it makes a big difference in comparisons of vehicles.

Hey Stan,

I added that as well. You are 100% correct on that.

Regards

Stacey do you have a chip installed, i know my sons truck jumped up to 21 after he chipped it and pulled the boat alot better also.

Hey Stan,

That numbers I listed are as stock.

I do have a programmer that does something like 65, 80, and 100 HP and all of them get me slightly better MPG, probably 2 MPG on average.

Even the 100 HP is better than stock as long as I do not hotrod it.

But I wanted a stock comparison

My idea was to collect some data for different brands both gas and diesel and post up the averages here. I figure as long as most are honest then it may help future buyers.

Regards

2007 Chevrolet Silverado (new body) Crew cab w/towing package

5.3 W/ active fuel managment

3.73

2wd

avg 20mpg (I work 25 miles from my house and the speed limit is only 55 so i set cruise)

15 while towing 21 foot boat.

Have seen as low as 11 mpg but that was towing a 24 crownline at 75. Pretty heavy load for my truck!

2003 Dodge 3500 SRW SWB
H.O. Cummins
6 speed
3.73 rears

25-27 bobtail
17-19 with the boat
14-16 with the 5th wheel

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2008 Toyota Tundra double cab SR5 (just hit 2500 miles)

Diesel or Gas? Gasoline

Size of Engine? 5.7L

Type of Transmission? 6 speed automatic

Rear End Ratio? 4.30

2WD or 4WD? 2wheel drive

Average MPG? Fort Worth to Plano each day I've averaging 16.9

MPG while towing? towing Skeeter 20i I'm averaging 13.5

2006 GMC crew cab
Diesel
4wd
auto
22hwy with extra 80 gal of fuel in back
17-18 towing 21ft triton loaded
bully dog programer set on performance

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2007 Ford F350

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 6.0L

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? beats me, whatever stock is

2WD or 4WD? 4WD

Average MPG? 15

MPG while towing? 11 with my boat. 7-9 with my 38ft 5th wheel

I bet you would save a little money by upgrading to a class 6 or 7 tractor with fuel milage like that

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2005 GM 1500 Crew Cab

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 5.3l

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? 3:42 (would never again own anything else higher than 3:73)

2WD or 4WD? 4WD

Average MPG? 16.5

MPG while towing? 15 with my boat. 11.5-13.5 with my 25ft travel trailer

Before ethanol gas I was getting 17.5 average.

I can see how running gas in your truck would lower the average fuel milage old town....

Someone once said there are a few things guys will lie about and one of them is fuel mileage and the other is the size of their...I forget the rest of it????

I have the same truck as NitroRick but mine is a 2006 and my in town mileage is around 15 and towing is 13. I have seen in the 18's if I can stay on the highway...but I just don't drive highway unless I have the boat.

Rear end ratio in mine is 3.73 too, they do make a 4.10 for the F350.

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?

2000 Ford Excursion

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 7.3L

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? 3.73

2WD or 4WD? 4WD

Average MPG? 18 MPG highway, 15/16 in town

MPG while towing? 15+/-

That's with 4" exhaust and AFE cold air intake.

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?

2004 Dodge 2500 quad cab

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 5.9L HO

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? 3.55

2WD or 4WD? 4WD

Average MPG? 19.5 Mix open highway/ sitting on 635. 22.5 driving through west Texas last week with cruise set at 78 mph.

MPG while towing? 17.5-18.5

2002 Chevy 2500 HD Quad Cab
Diesel
6.6L
Allison (auto)
373
4x4
22 mpg
17 towing

I have a quadzilla tuner on my truck, Quadzilla air intake system and 5" exhaust all the way through. I was getting about 18 and 14 before I had all this installed. And I am sure I get much better mileage if I would keep from racing and stomping on it. I just have a lead foot.

2000 F-350 Crew Cab
Diesel
7.3
automatic
3.73 i guess, not sure.
4WD
average MPG 20.7
while towing 26' box trailer full of cabinets front t back top to bottom around 19

now you are probably thinking BS on the MPG i just posted. the truck has a Super Chip, 5" pipe, 7" tip. sounds like a jet in the mornings.

2005 GMC Denali
Gas
6.0
Auto
3.43
AWD
Average Hwy 17mpg at 75mph
Average towing 12.5mpg at 75mph

Stacy,
I have two so I will list both, both are stock/no chips/programming.

2002 Ford Excursion

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 7.3L

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? 3.73

2WD or 4WD? 2WD

Average MPG? 16 MPG

MPG while towing? 14.5


2007 Tundra

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 5.7

Type of Transmission? Automatic

Rear End Ratio? ?

2WD or 4WD? 2WD

Average MPG? 16 MPG Highway 18

MPG while towing? 10.5-11.5 Depending if I am running 75-80 or 70-75.

1987 Chevy Suburban

Gas

350 TBI

Transmission: Automatic

Rear end: 3.73

2 WD

Average MPG 13

Towing 10.5


No truck payment.

2000 Dodge 3/4 ton Cummins diesel engine w/5sp manual and 3.55 gears. Bumped the timing up and injectors. Limited slip and 2WD. Sounds like a truck all the time.

Average mpg:17.5
would be better but my ride to work is only 3 miles one way and a number of stop signs/lights. No speed over 40....ok I cheat that just a little.

Hwy mpg:21
has gotten 23 on a long trip but its only been under 20 when I was driving over 80 and a full load of passengers/luggage.

Towing: 17.5
a light weight boat.....my name gives me away. My Ranger 518 was about 1/2 mpg less.

After reading through several dozen mileage threads on diesels for the last several years, I would call some posted here fudgers.

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?
'92 GMC truck

Diesel or Gas?
GAS

Size of Engine?
350

Type of Transmission?
4 speed with over/drive

Rear End Ratio?
don't know

2WD or 4WD?
2WD

Average MPG?
15 mpg

MPG while towing?
14 mpg

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2007 F-150 extended cab 6.5 Bx

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 5.4

Type of Transmission? auto

Rear End Ratio? 3.55 LS

2WD or 4WD? 2 WD

Average MPG? 17.2

MPG while towing? 15

JUST FOR LAUGHS....



Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?
2001 chevy silverado 1500, on a 12in. lift, and 38in super swampers.

Diesel or Gas?
gas unfortunately

Size of Engine?
5.3L v-8

Type of Transmission?
auto

Rear End Ratio?
??

2WD or 4WD?
4X4

Average MPG?
10 city, and a whopping 11 highway

MPG while towing?
about 6 give or take a few depending on the wind