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sreigle · 11-08-2007, 11:05 AM

That's very intersting. I'll have to buy that magazine and read it. What were they towing? I'm towing 14,620 lbs and get 11.6 mpg with 17,000 miles on the truck. The only time I got close to that 8.7 was the very first towing with less than 1000 miles on the truck I got 8.6 towing that same Montana in the Pennsylvania mountains with a strong headwind. When I read these tow tests I really have to wonder how and what they're testing. The numbers rarely seem to match the real world.

Mpg reports don't tell me much unless it also says how much weight is being towed, what engine, axle, cab/bed, transmission, towing speed and conditions. Otherwise it's very hard to compare numbers.

Thanks for the report. I'll look for that issue.

11-08-2007, 11:05 AM	#3
sreigle Montana Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oceanside Posts: 20,028 M.O.C. #20	That's very intersting. I'll have to buy that magazine and read it. What were they towing? I'm towing 14,620 lbs and get 11.6 mpg with 17,000 miles on the truck. The only time I got close to that 8.7 was the very first towing with less than 1000 miles on the truck I got 8.6 towing that same Montana in the Pennsylvania mountains with a strong headwind. When I read these tow tests I really have to wonder how and what they're testing. The numbers rarely seem to match the real world. Mpg reports don't tell me much unless it also says how much weight is being towed, what engine, axle, cab/bed, transmission, towing speed and conditions. Otherwise it's very hard to compare numbers. Thanks for the report. I'll look for that issue.