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Someone that drives a pickup is worried about MPG!?
You don't think they could've done better?
If anything, we don't have much of a choice in this country when it comes to selection.
All those lower, more aerodynamic, small pickups in other countries are absent over here.
Instead, it's all about catering to the bro/manly man demographic that's prevalent on this rock.
There's time where I like having the best of both worlds.
If they still made the Subara Outback with the pickup bed and manual, I would've been all over that in a heartbeat.
It's so funny how some truck buyers and car buyers want what the other has. Honda drivers would never own a truck but they will try to load up their little matchbox car with lumber sticking out the windows at home depot
Then you have truck owners who simply use it to drive and never haul anything and complain about gas mileage
You can't have it all. A truck is a truck and real truck owners don't buy one for fuel mileage. It's like a boat owner complaining how much gas costs to use it...it doesn't make sense.
Instead, I'm routinely seeing about maybe 18-20 mpg if I'm lucky on 200-300 mile trips, and I never floor it or go over the speed limit either.
Unfortunately I don't have a suggestion for you but I will echo the above thought. My 2WD, automatic transmission, V6 Silverado work truck only got about 16mpg city/highway combined and could barely haul its own weight up some of the steep grades in the mountains of AZ. Despite the fact that it only had 120k miles or so, the dash was cracked and rattled a lot. It just seemed like a real piece of junk.
I had a V6 Tacoma years ago that averaged 22mpg. Maybe look at one of those if you can afford one.
How much weight are you towing??? People buy full sized pickup trucks and then never haul anything heavier then a motorcycle or couple of 2X4's. Why not buy an S-10 or Tacoma unless you just need the bed space. Or how about a Subaru Outback plus a trailer and trailer hitch? They have a 2500lb towing capacity. I know you said you're stuck with it but just be patient and get rid of it ASAP.
It's so funny how some truck buyers and car buyers want what the other has. Honda drivers would never own a truck but they will try to load up their little matchbox car with lumber sticking out the windows at home depot
Then you have truck owners who simply use it to drive and never haul anything and complain about gas mileage
You can't have it all. A truck is a truck and real truck owners don't buy one for fuel mileage. It's like a boat owner complaining how much gas costs to use it...it doesn't make sense.
A trailer hitch and a small utility trailer is a lot cheaper than a truck and the fueling costs if the truck needs are occasional. I am surprised more people don't do this with small cars instead of driving an under utilized truck.
A trailer hitch and a small utility trailer is a lot cheaper than a truck and the fueling costs if the truck needs are occasional. I am surprised more people don't do this with small cars instead of driving an under utilized truck.
I personally don't care if someone doesn't use their own truck to it's full potential just don't complain about the gas mileage it gets.
Lots of people live in oversized houses that they don't need too but that's their choice.
A trailer hitch and a small utility trailer is a lot cheaper than a truck and the fueling costs if the truck needs are occasional. I am surprised more people don't do this with small cars instead of driving an under utilized truck.
Well, I'll definitely keep this in mind if I decide to make any switches.
Someone that drives a pickup is worried about MPG!?
Not necessarily "worried" about mpg... but if you can find a truck that fits the need that gives you the most mpg you can get out of it, why not? My truck gets better fuel mileage than some cars (better than most fullsize gas burner trucks), has a lot more HP and torque, is bigger, and should last a lot longer. Why not work to improve it? I need the truck, but like some sort of fuel efficiency if available.
Someone that drives a pickup is worried about MPG!?
I've heard that trucks aren't made to go fast...yet, Ford sold every one of the SVT Lightnings they cranked off the assembly line.
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