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Pawpod
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We got 14+mpg on praire, about 12 in easy hills. Killer was on the mountains, 8mpg. We have a Montana sv6, and we pull in 3rd. Usually we go about 100 km per hour but depending on the terrain we do anywhere from 95 to 105. In the mountain we were down to 75 on one part.
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furpod
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We JUST got back from a quick trip up to a park in Indiana, kind of windy, but averaged just under 13mpg. '04 Expedition 5.4 V-8. No bikes on the roof rack. I set the cruise at 60 or so, OD on, interstate or otherwise (unless of course the speed limit is lower..)
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Kenn
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Rob - E-85 for towing is terrible! It is well worth using it though when you guys arrive and un-hitch. It's not bad for cruising around town. The cost to benefit ratio is definitely there when you're not towing and demanding from your vehicle.
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2010 RPOD 176 (Silly-POD), 2011 Forest River Stealth 2612, and 2014 Forest River XLR 380AMP |
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psaman
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2011 RP177 "Sponge Pod"
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Larry
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Should you use over-drive when towing? I had a mechanic tell me once that you should not use OD when towing; I’ve got to research this, and how does OD effect gas mileage? I guess cruise control might also effect gas mileage? |
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thrasharound
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I personally think cruise control uses more fuel because it can not look ahead to see an upcoming gradual incline so it just mashes the pedal to maintain a constant speed. Without it on you see the hill and just settle in for maybe a little slower climb. I don't know if it is right or not but I tend to watch the rpm's, a lot of the time by dropping 2 miles an hour you can settle in to 2300 rpm vs 3000. Just a thought.
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Bob & Maureen 172 2006 Tundra |
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Ratdog
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Larry - When your transmission starts to "hunt" for gears, shifting in and out of OD, turn it off. That usually happens in hilly terrain. On the flats, I believe it's OK to leave OD on. That's what I used to do when we owned a big TT. The TV we use with the rpod has a transmission that doesn't shift gears so it's not an issue. With cruise control, I think you will get better gas mileage with it off unless, again, you're on the flats where your TV isn't doing a bunch of speeding up and slowing down. We just leave ours on pretty much all of the time except in the mountains. -- Steve
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Steve, Anne, and Paige the Rat Terrier 2013 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid AWD 2011 RP-177 (aka: The Circus Wagon) |
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podsible dream
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We just got back from long weekend in Maine. 330 miles one way from central NJ, Hills, no mountains, lots of long gentle grades. Did 60-62 mph at 2500-2600 rpm with the OD off, got 10 mpg. If the OD was on, the slightest grade would slow us down and the transmission would down shift to keep the rpm's up. It would shift down to the next lower gear, but never dropped below third at 4000 rpm or 48 to 50 mph.
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Chris and Walt
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gmandual
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unlblkrubi
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9.5 to 14 MPG duing a 4500 mile trip out west and back. OD sucks in a Jeep JK.
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