That is pretty good. My 2016 2500 (Elvira), 6.4L, Crew Cab , 6'-4" bed, 4X4, had 37,000 miles on it when I bought it Dec. 9th, 2021. She now has just a tick over 40,000. I am getting about 13-1/2 MPG running around town, to work, etc., around 18 - 20 highway, and about 9 MPG towing 30' camper, about 6500 lbs.
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Expected MPG: 6.4/3.73
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Gondul
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I had a 2019 1500 Limited and the 2500 gets better mileage for sure...
Pulled my 10K TT thru NE Alabama and NW Georgia last week...7.5mpg. 45-55mph, one section was a 13% grade for 3 miles (descent). Tried 91 octane on the way over, no difference in mpg. Not bad, considering the elevation changes and curves. 6.4 was working though.
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Thats really good. Mixed I'm getting around 12MPG. 13k miles
I was getting 12.5mpg, I couldn't do that. 14+mpg I can deal with.
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What did you do to improve from 12.5 to 14? Trim some weight from your right foot?
Ha, I love it too. I cut it out unless it was really cold (spring now).
Rockcrawlindude
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Towing the crawler from Georgia to Tennessee. 150 miles 6500ish lb trailer. Need to weigh it but that’s a pretty close guess
Drove from Richmond, VA to Holden Beach, NC about a month ago. Kept the cruise on the speed limit (55, 65 & 70) and averaged 18.5 mpg, 3/4 tank to get there. Not bad for a 3/4 ton truck, but I did not do the math on miles driven and gallons to fill back up, I was pretty happy with that. I usually get 15.5 - 16.5 on around town driving.
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Impressive indeed!
Will be heading out on a long road trip from Wash state to Alabama and back beginning next week ~2,700 miles each way. The truck has 11,000 miles on it now so should be completely settled in. Will report back with best and worst mileage.
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I don’t know how some of you are achieving those numbers! This thread is for gas 6.4s with 3.73 rear axle yes? Some of those numbers sound like diesels…
If I’m full-on highway only I can eek out 17-18 if the wind hits just right….
14-14.5 combo highway and around town
11.5-12 around town
9.5-10 towing (7K lb trailer) highway with tow haul engaged (and sometimes cruise control)
7.5-8 towing backroads
I still have less than 5K on the truck and am hoping at 15K I get the improvements others have mentioned…
If I’m full-on highway only I can eek out 17-18 if the wind hits just right….
14-14.5 combo highway and around town
11.5-12 around town
9.5-10 towing (7K lb trailer) highway with tow haul engaged (and sometimes cruise control)
7.5-8 towing backroads
I still have less than 5K on the truck and am hoping at 15K I get the improvements others have mentioned…
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Best I got was on a round trip Charlotte to Philly, roughly 560 miles each way. Averaged 18.3 going to Philly, and 17.6 driving back. Hand calculated with Fuelly app. I had about 1000 lbs worth of stuff in the bed on the way back.