Posted by JDseller on October 22, 2012 at 20:55:02 from (208.126.196.144):
My son bought a 2001 Chevy 2500 HD last year. It only has 32,000 original miles on it and looks like new. HE borrowed my Dodge diesel to help move his MIL to Dallas. ( Money well spent!! LOL)
He left me his truck for me to use. So I thought why not. I have just had some general running around to do and did haul a friend's Mercury Mountaineer to the auto heaven IE car auction.
It drives like a dream but the fuel mileage is TERRIBLE!!!! I filled it up Sat. morning. I have done some local running around and then I hauled the car 80 miles round trip. The fuel light was on when I pulled into the drive way. I thought maybe a small tank. Heck NO!!! It took 26 gallons to fill the truck. I figured the mileage. 8 MPG. actually 7.6 but I will round it up. LMAO I have a full size semi that gets that when pulling a 53 ft. step deck trailer.
The boy thought that this would be a good buy as it was in such good condition. You could buy a new diesel truck just on the fuel savings. I figure it cost me $90 in fuel for three days of light use.
I went and got the old 1990 Dodge diesel out. I sweep it out and washed the bird poop off of it. I will go back to driving it. It has 375K on it and will still get 18-20 MPG empty and never under 14 when loaded to the max pulling a trailer.
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