Originally Posted by
scottman70
Holy crap these little motors can suck down fuel at that rate? 6-8 mpgs? The worst ever recorded mpgs by my 8.1 with 4.10 gears is 6.5 mpgs!! On flat ground I get about 8-8.5 mpgs. I thought this ecoboost would be an improvement? Well this doesn't sound to good, might as well keep my 8.1 or get a Diesel. Thanks for the feedback, I was hoping to hear that they would get around 9-11 towing my hauler, that would be an improvement! Just was wanting to stay away from the higher priced diesel.
Before you consider a diesel be aware that the newer diesels don't get much better than your 8.1L Chevy. I have a friend that has an 2010 Duramax, he tows for a dealer between Yuma AZ & Southern California. I asked him one day what kind of mileage did he get towing & he said about 8 mpg maybe 9 mpg Empty about 16-17 mpg.
The newer 6.7 Cummins aren't much better. If I couldn't buy a Ford 7.3, I wouldn't own a Ford diesel.
So if your wanting better mileage in diesels look at 5.9 Cummins or Fords 7.3 diesel.
I get 5-7 mpg towing 10,000+LBS with my V-10 Dodge @ 70 mpg. About 12 empty. So your Chevy is about what other 8.1 owners get.
Then remember $40,000 will buy a bunch of gas. I tow about 2000 miles a year.
Craig