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

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?

1983 Chevrolet Crew Cab 2500

Diesel or Gas?

Gas

Size of Engine?

Rebuilt 350 w/ vortec heads, full roller rockers, headers, dual flowmasters, comp cams extreme energy 268 cam, edelbrock intake, demon 650 carb, msd 6 ignition.

Type of Transmission?

Rebuilt turbo 400 three speed

Rear End Ratio?

4:10

2WD or 4WD?

2WD

Average MPG?

9MPG

MPG while towing?

9MPG

It don't matter what I do it gets 9mpg all day long, like someone else said though, No payments!

Thanks for the info Guys.

Maybe we can get some more guys to post up.


Regards

2005 Toyota Tundra 4.7L v-8 gasoline 2wd

18mpg empty
12-13mpg loaded

1998 GMC Sierra 5.7L gasoline 4wd standard transmission.

13mpg empty 12mpg loaded

Mine's an itty-bitty in comparison:

2000 Ford Explorer, 4.0 SOHC V6, automatic, 3.55 rear-end, 2WD

Normal city mileage approx 17-18mpg

Normal highway mileage approx 21-22mpg

Towing mileage approx 14-16mpg, but I'm not hauling a huge boat - just an 18' CC. Best feature is the car loan - there is none, as it's PAID FOR!

I think "some" of you guys are full of *&%^, I agree with the comment about "the 2 things a guy will lie about". I have had a new 1998 Chevy p/u, a new 2000 chevy p/u, a new 2002 chevy p/u, a new 2004 dodge diesel, and now a new 2006 dodge diesel. Almost everybody I ask got or gets better mileage than I do. There is no way I can be that unlucky and have the worst mileage truck ever built from that manufacturer for that particular year, and before you say something about my driving style that is a bunch of [censored] too, I have not had a speeding ticket in over 13 years nor an accident, so don't tell me it is my driving style.

Year Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2006 Dodge 2500 quadcab

Diesel or Gas? Diesel

Size of Engine? 5.9L

Type of Transmission? Auto

Rear End Ratio? 3.73?

2WD or 4WD? 4wd

Average MPG? 16.2 (hand calculated every tank)

MPG while towing? 14.4 (hand calculated)

I hate to tell you rodbender it is your driving habits, I can get anywere from 10 to 20mpg out of my truck while empty, driving habits have all to do with it. My dad hasnt had a speeding ticket or accident in over 20 years, and I get better mpg on average than he does in it.

1994 double cab half ton chevy

gasoline

350

4 speed auto

3.42 rear end

2wd

Average mpg city 15 highway 18 towing 13

matt

1986 Chevy Silverado Single Cab
305 V-8 (gasoline)
3 speed automatic
2wd
3.08 Rear end

15.98 MPG empty highway
8 MPG towing 24 foot Pontoon boat
10 MPG towing 20 foot ski boat
12 MPG towing 10 foot utility trailer with Kubota tractor

She ain't as pretty as she once was, but 19 years (come June 1, 2008) without any payments (except insurance) covers a lot of ugly.

I'm looking at getting a 1992 - 1996 Oldsmobile wagon (1992 on that), Buick Roadmaster wagon, or a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham to save on gas...They tow 7,000 lbs if equipped right, so might be worth it....Sometimes you gotta think outside the box, right? However, I'll never get rid of Big Red

1995 Toyota pickup
2.4l 4 cyl.
gasoline
2wd
5-speed
not sure on the gears

avg. 23 mpg

don't tow far enough to calculate mpg while towing, but my guess would be mid-teens.

1998 GMC EXTENDED-CABB
3.42 GEARS
4L60E TRANSMISSION
5.7 LITER V8

18 MPG HIGHWAY
15 HWY/IN TOWN
12 TOWING 19FT TRITON

07 GMC Classic Crew Cab, 4.8L V8, Automatic, 4X4. Averages about 15 1/2 mpg. 17 hwy, 14 in town and 13 pulling my 20' Skeeter. Was hoping for better when I bought it but I guess it is ok.

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2001 Toyota Tacoma SR5 XtraCab TRD

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 3.4L V6

Type of Transmission? 5 speed manual

Rear End Ratio? 3.91

2WD or 4WD? 4WD

Average MPG? 18

MPG while towing? 13-14 pulling 18.5 ft Skeeter TZX-190

2001 Ford SVT Lightning
Min. 93oct.
4 speed o/d automatic
3.73
2WD
City MPG: 16
Highway : I have seen 21mpg, going 55mph (As long as I don't hit boost, I get decent gas mileage)
Towing: Towing a 2600lb race car 17mpg

Of course mods include stegmeier stage 5 ported supercharger, upper pulley,crank pulley,single blade TB,bassani mid-lenth headers,bassani catback,tonneau cover lowering kit:D(reduced drag FTW)cold air kit,diablo chip with tune

If i mash on the throttle, I might as well be throwing my cash out the window!!!!!!!!

Hmmm a supercharged v-8 throwing up better numbers than just about anything out there, I dont buy it. Do you live at the top of a mountain and only check it at the bottom?

matt

Ehhhh....ain't here to convince anyone, take it at you see it. All I know is its my wallet paying for it, and I'll take every mile that I can get for each gallon that I pay for

2005 Chevy Silverado Ext Cab

4X4 Z71

5.3 V8

Automatic

4:10 Gears

I'll get 17-18 driving 60-65 and
I'll get 16 driving 70

I average about 16.5 every fill up.

Pulling a boat I'll get around 13-15 going 60.

I found that 60 mph is the magic number for optimal fuel mileage for my truck.

2008 Ford F-350

6.4L Powerstroke

4X4

Auto

3.73 Rear end

15-17 hwy

13-14 city

14 towing

Year Make, and Model of Vehicle? 2001 F150 Super Crew

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 4.6L

Type of Transmission? Auto

Rear End Ratio? 3.55

2WD or 4WD? 2wd

Average MPG? 16

MPG while towing? 10 at 65mph towing my 21ft Skeeter ZX250.

2007 f150 supercrew 4.6l v-8 16-17 city 20hwy.14 pulling boat

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?
2007 toyota tocoma double cab
Diesel or Gas?
gas
Size of Engine?
4.0 v6
Type of Transmission?
5 speed auto
Rear End Ratio?
whatever came with tow pkg.
2WD or 4WD?
2wd
Average MPG?
20.4
MPG while towing?
15.0 (18' blue wave 115 yamaha alum.trailer)

02' Ford 4x4 Crew Cab, Gas, Avg 13MPG, No chips, Higher end rear end.

02 Ford 4x4, Crew Cab, Gas, 13 MPG. Higher end rear end.

2003 H2 Hummer
12mpg highway
12mpg city
12mpg pulling my Triton 18 explorer.
12mpg pulling 4 horse trailer loaded

My mpg never changes in the Hummer, but it is just used for towing now. It pulls so well I have to remind myself I am
pulling something.

JD

2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab
19 MPG Avg driving
14 MPG Towing 19 foot boat

Year, Make, and Model of Vehicle?= 2005 GMC Denali yukon XL

Diesel or Gas? Gas

Size of Engine? 6.0

Type of Transmission? don't know

Rear End Ratio? don't know

2WD or 4WD? All Wheel Drive all the time.

Average MPG? 15mph

MPG while towing? 12mph I drive fast!!!

1999 Suburban
2W drive
5.7L
Auto transmission
Rearend???
19 MPH Highway
14.5 MPH City
12.8 Towing 19ft fiberglass bass boat

I have an 06' dodge 2500 quad cab 4x4, stock everything with the hemi gasoline engine. P.O.S. on gas mil