Pickup that gets best milage, need to buy 1

[JRMichler]

Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon does all right if driven right. Most of the MPG I'm getting is from DWL at 55 MPH. The aero topper has given the smallest improvement so far.

My Scangauge showed over 50 MPG once when I started on Miller Hill in Duluth and mostly coasted until east of Superior. There was a tailwind that day also.

[CFECO]

The Federal government tells us what to drive, as much as they can, by way of the EPA, NHTSA and who knows how many other regulatory organizations. These little trucks would be great for many things. Were in AZ they can be registered as OHV's for off road use, and now we have a law where you can make OHV's street legal. I have seen one of these little trucks on the road here. You used to be able to get one for about 1/2 the price of a Yamaha Rhino!

[roosterk0031]

I'll get one once steet legal here, generally run about $7000 around here, cheaper than mules or rhino and with heat & AC.

[slowmover]

I seriously don't know why they don't sell these in north america, tons of city/business would benefit from 40/50mpg trucks.

Barnum & Bailey has the output locked up for awhile

[darcane]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

I have gotten a few trips at 20+ but the wind has to be just right, the moon full, and I have to throw salt over my left shoulder first and recite an incantation. So a couple of 20+ readings do not make for a good 20+ fe claim. IIRC looking through the pickups at the EM garage does not reveal much good luck out there for 20+.

Well, I watch my mileage pretty closely, and most tanks I'm exceeding 20mpg until I have some heavy hauling that I need to do (I'm currently working on redoing the landscaping for most of my backyard). In spite of that, my 90 day average has now creeped up over 20.0.

It it weren't for hauling stuff, my average would significantly higher, but that's the whole reason I have a truck...

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by darcane

Well, I watch my mileage pretty closely, and most tanks I'm exceeding 20mpg until I have some heavy hauling that I need to do (I'm currently working on redoing the landscaping for most of my backyard). In spite of that, my 90 day average has now creeped up over 20.0.

It it weren't for hauling stuff, my average would significantly higher, but that's the whole reason I have a truck...

Same here. Feel stupid for hauling mulch in 94F and 74%H; each bit shoveled three times. But soil fertility/tilth and water-use won't start to change without sweat equity. The number of miles roundtrip is the only "expense". MPG doesn't mean too much on short-lived jobs. That's what careful planning/driving is for the rest of the time.

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[oil pan 4]

A car with a trailer isn't a horrible option.
As long as its flat where you tow and you dont plan on driving long distances with a load you should be fine.
You better read your owners manual on this one. Dont exceede hitch weight that will likely only be 100 to 150lb Max (I think thats the most important one), dont exceede GVW if you can help it. And reread your owners manual, old ford cars with auto trans had a work rest cycle when towing, where you drive 50 to 100 miles then stop for 10 to 20 min. (fun eh?)
The problem is cars dont have tons of power for hills, there transmissions aren't set up to remove excess heat, they dont have a frame to hold the load (cars have a unibody) and they have tiny brakes when compared to trucks.
Things to do with a car-trailer set up:
Move or help a friend move,
Move a few hundred pounds of stuff,
Move bulky items,
Move loads in town locally.
Buy a huge tv that wont fit in your car.
Move a used engine or transmission.
Things not to do:
Start a large masonery project
Pick up a trailer load of bulk mulch, top soil or rock
Reroof your house with one trip to the hardware store and one trip to the dump
Move a full load of green or wet fire wood.
Pull what seems like a resonable load up or down a miles long >4% grade.