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Small diesel truck - at last
Ken, it would seem they might be behind planned schedule but that is not uncommon.
There is at least one imported small truck now in the US. Sells for about 10,000 but don't think you would want to use for a 90 mile per day routine. Have a client who sells them. Think they are made in China. To me they look like for local runs.
Just wondering, what kind of MPG do you get on your 90 mile round trip? I have a 2004 Tundra which is not a lot larger than the new Tacomma if any and for my routine driving get 17 something tank in tank out. Have you a cover over the bed to cut wind drag?
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Ken I am surprised at that 18 mpg but understand the ethanol requirement. It does not seem to affect mine so much, but does affect my son in law with the new style Tundra (only pickup in our family now is Tundra and each one is different). Here Sunoco does not have ethanol in it's gas but then it is not a state requirement and also we are running rather flat ground.
As to gas it does not seem to improve my mileage to use premium gas, in my wife's Toyota Avalon it does some. I do find some variance between brands and Exxon as brand name is the worst for my mileage and has been for years. It calls for regular unless hot weather or heavy loaded or such, she just uses it period as that is her baby.
As I was about to hit to post this a little thought came to my mind...what kind of speeds are you running on your trip. My wife's car has computer with nice large display and when on the road I often set it for mileage just to see what I can get. To run 70 mph drops the gas mileage about 5 mpg over 60. Decide I liked 60 and 30 mpg more than savings 10 or so minutes for a two hour drive.
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Ken, two more questions if you don't mind: are you running synthetic oil and maybe even in your differentials? Also what about your tires? Some of those off road tires have to get worse mileage both tread wear wise and mileage wise than car tires.
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Ken, is not Mobil and Exxon the same company today? I think I mentioned this earlier but for years I have used Exxon off and on and at times for weeks on end but it those years it never gave me as good of mileage as did some other brands even the no name ones. No idea why. I first noticed in with a 94 or so Dodge Dakota as it developed valve rattle and solved it with change of brand of gas. My father in law had same pickup and bought Exxon from same station and had same results. Just because of convenience my wife and I still will buy from there once in a while and if we run about two tanks we still notice a difference. Now it is Toyotas. When my wife had her Maxima don't think we noticed any issue with it but then it used premium.
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EW, I use to make a mostly open road round trip of about 250 miles. I got a little better mileage with tailgate down. The wind still whips some around the cab in the bed as pine straw will pile up behined the cab if memory is correct. This with short bed pickups. When I had a long wheel base it did get noticable better mileage with tailgate down. But the fiberglass or such tops level with the bed are suppose to give you something like 2 to 4 mpg as it cuts out the wind in the bed.
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My wife's Toyot has mileage computer and it is very interesting to see what changes it. She picked up her sister one day and after driving I think less than a mile it dropped her mileage by a good bit. They both laughed at that for a while.
So Ken, is it possible there is an issue with the engine it self that could be causing the drop in mileage? Are you 100% sure the overdrive (auto correct) is working?
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