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Mission successful!
We drove a 22' Diesel Penske truck with my 1997 Toyota Corolla (2400 lbs) on a full tow behind it.
We averaged 9.1 mpg at a speed of 60-65 mph. There was a significant elevation change going from Dallas, TX (elevation 600) to Asheville, TX (elevation 2000). We had to cross over mountains at an elevation of over 3000 feet.
Diesel prices cooperated with us and we never paid more than 3.999 /gal.
115.29 gallons
1044.4 miles
454.28 total cost
9.1 avg mpg
The truck had a slight alignment problem (it pulled to one side) which may have cost us some gas mileage.
The other vehicle (2003 Honda Accord EX 4 cyl, 5 speed auto) averaged over 40 mpg with one tank getting 42.1 mpg. This was with modest drafting of the moving truck and was significantly higher than I had budgeted for, saving even more money.
Thank you for your posts EM'ers! The info definitely helped our journey.
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