Some folks were interested in the mileage I got in the Silverado with the Duramax diesel engine.
This past week I drove it to Winston-Salem, NC, and back, a distance of about 650 miles. This time I
wasn't towing anything. The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad. I was surprised. Shoot,
that's as good as I was getting in the 4Runner.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:27 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

No, mine's not a dually. It's max towing capacity is 13,000 lbs. Enough for me!

We're considering one of these now...

http://tinyurl.com/6h3g9qh

But, it'll be a year or two.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:18:13 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:27 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

No, mine's not a dually. It's max towing capacity is 13,000 lbs. Enough for me!

We're considering one of these now...

http://tinyurl.com/6h3g9qh

But, it'll be a year or two.

Nice!

That's a real "Land Yacht" as some people call their RVs. :-)

If you really want it, I'd do it now before diesel hits $10/gal.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:44:36 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:18:13 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:27 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

No, mine's not a dually. It's max towing capacity is 13,000 lbs. Enough for me!

We're considering one of these now...

http://tinyurl.com/6h3g9qh

But, it'll be a year or two.

Nice!

That's a real "Land Yacht" as some people call their RVs. :-)

If you really want it, I'd do it now before diesel hits $10/gal.

Well, if diesel hits $10 a gallon, we'll just have to save twice as long before going to Alaska. For
the past month or so, I've found diesel for less than regular at some stations. Now it's back up,
but it's still between regular and high test. It's running about 3.88/gal. I'm doing a lot more
motorcycle and bike riding.

On Jun 17, 7:08*pm, John H wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:44:36 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:18:13 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:27 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. *What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

No, mine's not a dually. It's max towing capacity is 13,000 lbs. Enough for me!

We're considering one of these now...

http://tinyurl.com/6h3g9qh

But, it'll be a year or two.

Nice!

That's a real "Land Yacht" as some people call their RVs. * :-)

If you really want it, I'd do it now before diesel hits $10/gal.

Well, if diesel hits $10 a gallon, we'll just have to save twice as long before going to Alaska. For
the past month or so, I've found diesel for less than regular at some stations. Now it's back up,
but it's still between regular and high test. It's running about 3.88/gal.. I'm doing a lot more
motorcycle and bike riding.

Today, local pump gas is $3.69

On Jun 17, 6:18*pm, John H wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:34:27 -0400, Wayne B wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:29:28 -0400, John H
wrote:

The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad.

Not bad indeed, incredibly good for a heavy duty truck. *What is your
max towing weight, and is it a dualie?

No, mine's not a dually. It's max towing capacity is 13,000 lbs. Enough for me!

We're considering one of these now...

http://tinyurl.com/6h3g9qh

But, it'll be a year or two.

Hey that's quite a lay out. Very nice. Your Duro ought to dance with
that one as well.

John H wrote:
Some folks were interested in the mileage I got in the Silverado with the Duramax diesel engine.
This past week I drove it to Winston-Salem, NC, and back, a distance of about 650 miles. This time I
wasn't towing anything. The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad. I was surprised. Shoot,
that's as good as I was getting in the 4Runner.


Not bad at all.

What ever happened to diesel costing less than regular unleaded? From
what I've read, there is less money spent to refine it so it must be a
political thing.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:44:40 -0400, L G wrote:

John H wrote:
Some folks were interested in the mileage I got in the Silverado with the Duramax diesel engine.
This past week I drove it to Winston-Salem, NC, and back, a distance of about 650 miles. This time I
wasn't towing anything. The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad. I was surprised. Shoot,
that's as good as I was getting in the 4Runner.


Not bad at all.

What ever happened to diesel costing less than regular unleaded? From
what I've read, there is less money spent to refine it so it must be a
political thing.

From what I've read it's due to demand...and higher taxes on diesel.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:24:32 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:44:40 -0400, L G wrote:

John H wrote:
Some folks were interested in the mileage I got in the Silverado with the Duramax diesel engine.
This past week I drove it to Winston-Salem, NC, and back, a distance of about 650 miles. This time I
wasn't towing anything. The truck got 21.6 mpg for the whole trip. Not bad. I was surprised. Shoot,
that's as good as I was getting in the 4Runner.


Not bad at all.

What ever happened to diesel costing less than regular unleaded? From
what I've read, there is less money spent to refine it so it must be a
political thing.

From what I've read it's due to demand...and higher taxes on diesel.

There has also been a great deal of political pressure on the refinery
operators to ensure that they are producing sufficient quantities of
home heating oil and gasoline. The new environmental regs requiring
low sulfur diesel have also had an impact.