I'm evaluating whether or not keeping my truck is feasible now that gas and diesel prices are pushing $3 a gallon again.

I would mostly like to hear from you gasser owners as to what sort of mileage you get with your trucks/SUV's. If you could, give me year, make, model, engine & transmission as well. All makes and models are free to report in this thread.

My truck is a diesel, but I've never gotten better than 13 mpg out of it, in town or on the highway. Neither seems to make much difference. It seems like everyone I know with a gasser pickup does better than that especially on the highway. Hell, my boss has a '03 Silverado with (I believe) a 5.3 that he says gets 19-20 mpg on the highway, and another supervisor has an ''00 or so Ram 1500 with a 5.9L in it, and although he just had to have the transmission rebuilt because it was slipping, he said since the rebuild he's been getting high teens with his truck driving back and forth to work. WTF, I thought the 5.9 Rams were gas hogs?

 

My 2000 chevy.4 w/d 5.3 auto gets 20 mpg. hwy. unknown city milage. My 2002 chevy. blazer 4w/d 4.3 auto gets 23 mpg.hwy.also unknown city.We live outside city and never go long enough inone to check mileage.

 

72 F250, 360 4bbl 3.73 gears and 4speed, 12mpg empty 7-8 towing.
81 Courier, 2.3 5speed 4.10 gears and 1.21 Motorcraft 2BBL, 20-22 highway, ~15 mixed, and 1/2gallon of oil per tank.
78 E150 300-6 C6 auto, 2.75 gears, 16.5mpg towing, ~18 on the highway empty.

 

My 94 302 Bronco got 21.5 on the highway 14 around town.

On the other side of the coin, my 93 460 F-250 gets 10.5 around town and 12.5 highway.

 

What gears do you have in the '94? We have a '93 IDI with ATS turbo that gets better than 13 and it has 4.10's, doesn't get much better but a 1-2 mpg better.

 

My '88 5.8L 4x4 5spd with 3.73.1 axles gets around 18 hwy and 14 city. 15 combined.

I'm totally trashing the idea of getting a new truck. I'm keeping the '88 and buying an econobox as a DD. Spending north of $60 a week on gas takes the fun out of driving the damned thing.

 

My 86 F150 with EFI 302 and AOD gets 21-22mpg
My 68 F250 with 360 and C6 got about 14-15 mpg

 

I am getting about 14 mpg mixed driving in my 5.4L V8, using 91 octane. I wish gas was $3 a gallon in BC, thats so cheap. I just filled up for 1.13/L (4.26 a gallon) and it hasn't peaked yet.

 

I have 4.10's too.

 

2005 Tundra 4x4
4.7 V-8, 5-speed slushbox, 3.90 gears
EPA rated 15/18
Real world best 21, worst 13
It typically gets 19 empty and 16 with the slide-in camper mounted. I dont tow.

Jim

 

17.30 MPG average

 

'02 Excusion, V10, 2WD, 3.73 gears
14-15 Hwy, 11 city

 

'93 F-150 Supercab w/ camper top
2WD, 3.55, 302, AOD

12 city, 15 hwy

 

'94 F350 2wd CC LB 460ci 4R100 trans 3.55 gear

11 hwy 8 city

 

'04 ford excursion 4x4 V10 auto 8.5-10mpg city 12-14mpg highway.

'94 ford explorer 4x4 auto 4.0 V6 14mpg city 17-19mpg highway.

'99 ford explorer V8 5.0 auto AWD 13mpg city 18-19mpg highway.

'04 ford f-150 crew cab 5.4 4x4 12mpg city 18-20mpg highway.

those are some of our gassers..hope this helps.