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    Guess the gas mileage

    Its 2:30 in the morning, Im in the middle of a 1300 mile road trip from Wisconsin to Daytona Beach, and wanted to see if you guys could guess the gas mileage

    Theres go karts in the trailer with tool boxes etc., approx. weighs 1/2 ton to a full ton.



    Fun fact: the hummer has 250k miles on it and running without skipping a beat
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    Well you didn't mention what your average driving speed is. So I'll guess 11.8 MPG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dermestid View Post
    Well you didn't mention what your average driving speed is. So I'll guess 11.8 MPG.
    I was going to say 11.5, but you beat me to it. So I will guess 10.1

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    Guess the gas mileage

    Avg speed is at 67 mph 99.9% freeway driving.

    Hint: those numbers are a little high

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    So looking at my map it appears as if its all down hill so I expect you have coasted most of the way, right? Mike
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    8.9 mpg?

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    I'll say 9.8 MPG because of the trailer.
    Does the winner get the Hummer? LOL

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    8.3 The .3 caus it's highway.
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    I would say 7mpg.
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    6 mpg. Sounds expensive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsmith53149 View Post
    Hint: those numbers are a little high

    Hey what the heck, gas is near $2 gallon now. Psshhhh aerodynamics are for the hippies

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    If gas gets any cheaper, I may be able to afford to drive my truck to work!

    Who am I kidding? That'll never happen!

    Since the Hummer uses a 6.0L V8, I'll stick with my estimate, but I'll guess that I'm a smidge high.

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    6.5 miles/ per.

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    My guess
    your 1300 mile trip will use 250 gallons of gas
    or 5.2 mpg
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    6.8mpg
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