Thread: Back to working on the wife's truck...it's paying off
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Old 07-23-2018, 10:42 AM
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Well, we drove the truck to our house in PA and back this past weekend. Trip there, with an empty box and two adults, cruise set to 70, we hit 13.94 mpg. The trip back with over 600lbs in the box and the same two adults, with speeds up to 85 or higher for small stretches, just to keep up with the idiots on the road, economy was at 13.63 mpg. Since EPA claims 14 highway, at 55 mph (1989 numbers), I think I've got all the bugs worked out of the system and can safely call it mechanically proper for now...
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