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A5mando
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Posted: 26 May 2009 at 9:21am |
What kind of gas mileage are folks when pulling the r.pod?
A5mando western NC |
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capringl
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8 to 12 depending on conditions...there is a whole thread discussing this...you should be able to do a search and find it.
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Craig
R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
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jherald02
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I'm getting 9 to 10 in my Highlander Hybrid.
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Let's hit the road!
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Stan and Linda Irvin
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We drove 1000 mile round trip from Dayton Ohio to Charlotte NC for the race an averaged 10.4 mpg. We use a Nissan Murano AWD with a 3.5L and CVT transmission. We did notice and increase to the mpg when we raised our sun roof which acted as a wind deflector.
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rmaco
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8 to 10 mpg which isn't to bad with current prices but if they go up again that will suck. The other part that sucks is having to stop around every 100 miles or so for gas because of my small 12 gallon tank. I strapped a 5 gallon can to my trailer tongue just in case before I left on this last trip to Moab.
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jherald02
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Stopping for gas so often is bad enough by itself. I prefer to go to a truckstop to get it because of the space issues. There just simply isn't enough room to manuever in some of the regular gas stations.
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Let's hit the road!
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yizit
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We just returned from a 1000+ mile trip. Our Pathfinder gets 20-22 MPG
on the Hwy without a trailer. We got 15 MPG with Rbug with speeds
55-65 max. We are pleased with our mileage.
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Darlene & Jim, Ewok our Lhasa Roada our 2004 Roadtrek 190P Conversion Van |
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A5mando
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Wow--that is great. What do you attribute your better mileage to? I wonder if controlling sway with the Equal-i-zer improves mileage? A5mando western NC |
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yizit
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Couldn't say. We have a Pathfinder V6 4.0L 266HP, with a 6000# towing. Maybe the engine doesn't strain as much pulling the light weight of the TT. It also rides higher, so maybe less wind drag. We also used cruise control as much as possible. What ever the reason, we are pleased. Maybe it was just a fluke...hope not.
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Darlene & Jim, Ewok our Lhasa Roada our 2004 Roadtrek 190P Conversion Van |
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J233
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I don't think it was a fluke. This actually makes sense. An rpod is light and aerodynamic enough for this type of mileage. Your truck most likely runs the tranny on a high gear/overdrive due to light load and there is enough torque to maintain low rpms and steady speed. My friend has a 18' Fun Finder TT that sits low to the ground, is 7' wide only, very light. He tows it with GMC Acadia and gets 16 mpgs. I tow a tall, heavier, longer and a wider trailer ( 8 ‘) and get only 11 mpg with Saturn Outlook (same as
If you towed a popup you would probably gain 1 or 2 mpgs on top of your mileage with the rpod - I would say a comparable number to what you get in city driving with your Pathfinder. |
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