From: Royce C Hayes (rc_hayes1@juno.com)
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 06:52:58 PST
You are correct. Was just having a light hearted moment.
An SUV is not a truck. It serves the purpose, towing light loads and
hauling lots of people. Its like don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
Serious loads require a real truck.
Royce
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:38:16 -0500 MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com> writes:
> Apples and Oranges.
>
> Let's do a real comparison... Ford Super Duty 6.0 liter diesel or
> Dodge
> Cummins with 15,000 lb trailer - 9-11 mpg. 250K+ mile engine design
> life.
>
> Typical Gas powered SUV 14-16 mpg on gas pulling nothing.
>
> Typical Gas powered SUV pulling 15,000 lb trailer - 5 mpg for the
> first
> 50 miles, there after $2.50 dollars per mile being towed with
> wrecker to
> nearest dealer to replace drivetrain.
>
> VW Diesel subcompact - 45 mpg on diesel.
>
> The lesson - want to do some real work - drive a big honking diesel
>
> truck. Want to get great gas mileage - drive a bug. (;->)
>
> I own a Ford Excursion with the 6 liter diesel and it is fantastic.
> I
> get between 18-20 mpg with no trailer (9500 lb gross weight) and get
> as
> low as 9-10 when pulling 15,000 lbs (11,000 lb forklift on triaxle
> trailer) 24,500 gross weight. Why the Ford morons decided to nix
> the
> production of the Excursion is beyond me. They never wanted to
> advertise it's gas mileage due to the gas hog V10 most came with
> (about
> 10mpg downhill with a tailwind). But with the diesel it is actaully
> a
> reasonable vehicle to drive and has power to spare.
>
> Stepping off the soapbox.....
>
> Dave
>
>
> Royce C Hayes wrote:
> > Hum, lets see, 18 mpg @ $3.00 per gal. = almost .17 per mile.
> > My SUV 15 to 18 mpg @ $2.00 per gal. = .11 to .13 per mile.
> >
> > I think I will keep my SUV! ;>)
> >
> > Royce
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