V10 Mpg
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V10 Mpg
Hi everyone,
Pondering getting an Excursion. Be using it for towing, you can see my current tow vehicle below. An Excursion I know would handle it great. Only dilemma I have is V10 vs. Diesel. I know overall the diesel is the way to go, but I don't want to spend the extra $6(I'm buying used.) for the diesel. I can buy a lot of gas for 6k.
What kind of mpg do you get with your V10, town and highway?
Thanks.
Pondering getting an Excursion. Be using it for towing, you can see my current tow vehicle below. An Excursion I know would handle it great. Only dilemma I have is V10 vs. Diesel. I know overall the diesel is the way to go, but I don't want to spend the extra $6(I'm buying used.) for the diesel. I can buy a lot of gas for 6k.
What kind of mpg do you get with your V10, town and highway?
Thanks.
Tuned
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From: SEVA
V10 Mpg
Regularly get 12+ city, and just did a round-trip to Darlington and got 14.5 ... calculated, not displayed on the over head .... have found the display to consistently be over by 0.4 MPG. Towed 5,200# of car trailer over the Appalachians (from Yorktown, VA to Carlise, PA and back), avoided the intestate route around DC, and got 11.5MPG.
And yes you can buy a lot of gas for the extra a diesel costs. Plus, gasoline is much more readily available, and doesn't stink as bad. On the other hand, if I was spending a lot of time towing heavier koads over great distances, I would've probably opted for the diesel.
So if you tow occasionally, get the V10. If you're going on a multi-week RV excursion (pun intended), get the diesel.
Jus' my 2-cents. It's going to be you're decision ... one with which you may spend several years (and $$$).
And yes you can buy a lot of gas for the extra a diesel costs. Plus, gasoline is much more readily available, and doesn't stink as bad. On the other hand, if I was spending a lot of time towing heavier koads over great distances, I would've probably opted for the diesel.
So if you tow occasionally, get the V10. If you're going on a multi-week RV excursion (pun intended), get the diesel.
Jus' my 2-cents. It's going to be you're decision ... one with which you may spend several years (and $$$).
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