Posted by John in Mich on December 04, 2020 at 15:56:03 from (98.224.238.10):
In Reply to: Which truck to buy posted by uncletom on December 03, 2020 at 15:43:02:
Over the years I have owned Ford, Dodge and Chevy trucks, all purchsed used. My experience was, take care of it and do not abuse, it will do what you need. My last 5 trucks were all Chevys. Only my last one was new when I bought it. I retired from GM Powertrain Hydra-Matic service engineering. (I did buy a new Suburban in 1979. Awesome family vehicle! My most resent truck (I bought new) is a 2018 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 with the 5.3 liter varialble displacement. So far, it performs very well. Has pep when I want it, hauls what I need to. I immediately replaced the factory tires with Michelin E rated tires and added adjustable airbags to the rear axle. When I go to tactor show flea markets I have a 6.5 foot slide in camper that weighs 1300 pounds. I pull a 24 foot enclosed trailer with 12' flat bed wagon and my golf cart. My "wares" are on the wagon. Traveling like that over a couple hundred miles I get 8-10 MPG. Now, traveling empty truck and just me? I have a picture of my IP showing the best mileage that I got over 25 miles. Hold on, believe it or not, I have the picture, 29.3 MPG! Granted, this was not on any expressway. I drove all secondary roads and not exceeding 55 MPH. I did easy launches and pretended that I did not have any brakes to stop. Coast, coast, coast! Try it some time. When there is no one behind you, let off the gas 1/4 mile from a known stop sign. How fast are you still going and have to apply brakes to stop. Further, a friend has a similar Chevy. He likes to drive 30-35 mph going to town. I have passed him many times on our way to McDonalds for coffee (when we could still do that). We compare mileages. He does not understand that my RPMs are the same as his but I'm in a higher gear. Who is getting better mileage? BTW, we are currently praying for his recovery from Covid-19. He is in ICU with a ventilator and on sedative.
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