Fuel Mileage for 7.5L V8 and 6.8L V10?

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Fuel Mileage for 7.5L V8 and 6.8L V10?

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Hello All,

DW and I are former Airstreamers. We had a`79 Classic 31 TT. We are now fulltimers and snowbirds with 36ft HitchHiker 5W.

Due to physical limitations resulting from injuries, the set-up and travel prep for the 5W have now become difficult so we are considering parking the 5W for April - Oct in Alberta and buying park model RV for Oct - April in Arizona.

We are thinking a B190 would be ideal for the trips north and south each spring and fall, short tours of a week or two duration and also serve as our daily driver.

As our current `07 Sierra Crew Cab with 8.1L Big Block isn`t exactly a fuel miser we are used to 10 - 15 MPG solo and would think a B190 would be comparable. We would appreciate hearing what average MPG owners of B190s with 7.5L V8 and 6.8L V10 usually get.

Thanks

GJ
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My 1991 7.5l gets 10 miles on a good day, and a little less when I'm pulling the motorcycle trailer.
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I could get around 10 mpg with the 7.5L during "normal" driving. If I was extra cautious, and the wind cooperated, I could get 12 mpg or so with it.

While towing a car, the lowest I ever got with it was about 8 mpg, and that was from scaling the mountains on I-68 in western Maryland.
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Re: Fuel Mileage for 7.5L V8 and 6.8L V10?

Post by RobertL »

9.5-12mpg is about all I have managed, but I drive in Nevada, California, and Utah, which means Mountains and long upgrades. The weight and wind resistance are the big factor with the B190. Its just a big fat lumbering pig on the road, not a sports car.
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