how many mpg do you get?

[Chauncey Gardiner]

what car is that chance? its sharp looking

Thanks, raggie. It's a 2009 Cadillac V8 STS. They were loaded with every option except dependability.

 

[hsa]

It's surprising how many Cadillacs you see at the drag strip. Racing!

 

[kerneldrop]

Have to have some practicality.

There’s a lot of truth to that as it relates to duallys. I didn’t realize how the little stuff adds up…no more drive thru food places or car washes, parking close to anything, turning around.

Sure you can get a short flat bed, but you better have a mouth piece in while driving it.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

The cruise liner QE 2 gets six inches to the gallon.

 

[bykfixer]

Not many MPG but when you hit the throttle you'd better aim right 'cause you're going there in a hurry.

 

[raggie33]

i cant wait to we have a ev dragster that can beat a gas one lol

 

[orbital]

Not many MPG but when you hit the throttle you'd better aim right 'cause you're going there in a hurry.

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approx. 4 ~ 5 gallons per 1/4 mile

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

 

[raggie33]

wow that engine must move a lot of air to get that fuel mixture right

 

[Monocrom]

The cruise liner QE 2 gets six inches to the gallon.

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6 inches?? Doubt that'll impress the ladies. They really care about fuel economy.

 

[alpg88]

Nowadays it is not the size that matters, it is the amount $$

 

[Monocrom]

I think they'd care about both.

 

[bykfixer]

I thought of this thread today when this

flew past going 85 in a 60 zone.

Then later I saw this……

That is a portion of a digging bucket for an excavator at a rock quarry.

 

[Monocrom]

Guess we should exclude Work Trucks that help their drivers make money. But that top pic., looks a bit too clean to be something that does actual work on a daily basis.

 

[gadget_lover]

I'm amazed that this thread got all the way to Mid year of 2022 without an reports of more than 50 MPG.

I bought my 2017 Prius Prime in Oct of 2019 with about 15K miles on it. Since then I drive it either 1000 or 2500 miles a month at highway speeds (~70 mph) . The car shows that I got 59.7 MPG for the last 60,000 miles. For quite a while I was getting over 60 MPG, but that number dropped when my wife needed to rest in an air conditioned car while I was inside shopping last summer. You can suck up a lot of energy just running a heat pump on a 110 degree summer afternoon.

I've verified that the MPG closely matches the actual MPG that I get at the pump.

Dan

 

[Stress_Test]

I thought of this thread today when this
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flew past going 85 in a 60 zone.

Guess we should exclude Work Trucks that help their drivers make money. But that top pic., looks a bit too clean to be something that does actual work on a daily basis.

I notice that guys driving trucks like this (w/o the mods though) also whine a lot about high gas prices....

I mean, really?? Did they not know that was part of the package that they signed up for? Gosh, who woulda thought a giant king cab truck with a 6.0L 4WD package would get lousy gas mileage??

Anyway, I've been very happy with my '07 Mustang GT getting about 18mpg in my daily commute, which is roughly half slow neighborhood stop & go and half highway speed. On a 380 mile Interstate trip a while back, I got over 28mpg, with the A/C running, cruise-control at ~75, and a slow city construction zone on the way.

Works for me!!

 

[Brokenarrow]

Anywhere from 9-19 depending on which vehicle I decide to drive. Life is short- worrying about mpg is not worthwhile.

 

[Poppy]

WOW!!! A fifty wheeler! I never saw a fifty wheeler. Boy was that designed to carry a lot of weight.

 

[knucklegary]

..and check out that cow pusher!

@Poppy do you know what is the load on the trailer?

 

[bykfixer]

@Poppy do you know what is the load on the trailer?

Nah seriously it's part of the digging bucket.

For one of these