Adrian_Thompson wrote:
That's amazing. When we went from Detroit area to Louisville and back to pick up my Saab, Tom's Eco boost averaged 15mpg while not sparing the right foot too much. Admittedly as we had to pass through Ohio the steepest hill we encountered was when we accidently drover over a quarter someone dropped, but I was still very happy with the economy.
Oh for sure, I'm just using it as an example. You didn't say whether it was an enclosed trailer or not? And yes, the Canadian Rockies on Highway 3 or the Trans Canada can get a bit silly. He was also hauling the mail (75mph) and we're talking travel trailer, which has twice the frontal area of an enclosed typically.
HiTempguy wrote:
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
That's amazing. When we went from Detroit area to Louisville and back to pick up my Saab, Tom's Eco boost averaged 15mpg while not sparing the right foot too much. Admittedly as we had to pass through Ohio the steepest hill we encountered was when we accidently drover over a quarter someone dropped, but I was still very happy with the economy.
Oh for sure, I'm just using it as an example. You didn't say whether it was an enclosed trailer or not? And yes, the Canadian Rockies on Highway 3 or the Trans Canada can get a bit silly. He was also hauling the mail (75mph) and we're talking travel trailer, which has twice the frontal area of an enclosed typically.
Open trailer, and I kept it between 70 and 75. Aerodynamics make a huge difference. Towing a giant box and being in the mountains (a lot more time in boost), I can see the mileage being much worse.
Feel even better now, looks as though "Properly Equipped" the EcoBoose trucks are rated closer to 10k lbs.
