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2021.5 Pleasure Way Tofino, gas V6, 564 mile round trip, driving at posted speeds limits +, mountain driving included - 18.0 mpg.
 
ilmor said:
2021.5 Pleasure Way Tofino, gas V6, 564 mile round trip, driving at posted speeds limits +, mountain driving included - 18.0 mpg.
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You've got a gem with above average mpg, so enjoy. I'm always amazed at the mpg reports of our vans, given the added weight of our conversions.
 
rowiebowie said:
You've got a gem with above average mpg, so enjoy. I'm always amazed at the mpg reports of our vans, given the added weight of our conversions.
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Thanks. I’m very satisfied how well it does. This is, however, a small van (18’, low roof) compared to the majority of class B’s so one needs to keep that in mind.
 
Just returned from a 5750 mile trip from NH to Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park. Mostly 2-lane but in much of the country I cruised at 65-70. Ave MPG for the trip was 17.4 and the ave MPH was 49. 2021 PW Lexor on the Promaster 3500 chassis.
 
Took our first trip that was longer than a weekend. A 10 day, 1700Km trip through the BC interior. Several mountain passes, and some idling to keep the air conditioning running for the dog. Averaged 17.3 L/100Km or 13.6 mpg. Not the greatest. 1998 Roadtrek Popular 190.
 
Unfortunately the diesels that get the better mileage have a high up-front acquisition cost. Compared to my 5.4L Ford van, I once calculated if I drove 15000 miles every year it would take 25 years just to break even.
 
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Scottie 409 just got back from 15000km trip and averaged 16 mpg.
2001 Roadtreck 200 with 5,7 vortec.
 
Traveling west from Chicago to Seattle in a 2014 Roadtrek Ranger RT averaged 15.5 mg due to the 80 mph speeds up to Idaho. Was between two major storms that had shut down I90 with 40 mph winds and snow so I will take that mileage!
 
Nolarae said:
Traveling west from Chicago to Seattle in a 2014 Roadtrek Ranger RT averaged 15.5 mg due to the 80 mph speeds up to Idaho. Was between two major storms that had shut down I90 with 40 mph winds and snow so I will take that mileage!
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Is that the Chevy Express chassis with the 5.7L Vortec V8? That's not bad under those conditions.
 
Recent trips in our 2010 LTV Free Spirit (2008 Sprinter) we got 19-20mpg, interstate and blue-highway driving in New Mexico, Arizona and Calif.
 
We did a 2,200 km trip through British Columbia in October with several mountain passes over 5,00 feet and some idling to heat and charge the batteries. Our overall mileage was 16 L/100km or about 14.5 mpg. That’s about double the fuel consumption of our car, which is really good when you consider that it’s our housing and meals too. Our 10 day trip cost less than $1,000 or $100/day. That includes fuel, camping costs on some nights, meals, and entertainment.
 
Anachr0n said:
We did a 2,200 km trip through British Columbia in October with several mountain passes over 5,00 feet and some idling to heat and charge the batteries. Our overall mileage was 16 L/100km or about 14.5 mpg. That’s about double the fuel consumption of our car, which is really good when you consider that it’s our housing and meals too. Our 10 day trip cost less than $1,000 or $100/day. That includes fuel, camping costs on some nights, meals, and entertainment.
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What make, model, year, and engine?
 
So, our first trip was a 1555 mile delivery from purchase to home. We had minimal stores onboard - no trailer in tow. (All on 89 Octane - ouch!) A 2008 Chevy 6.0L 2500 Express Chassis RT170P.

I only used the ECU-Gauge on the dash, but noted when I ran 70-75 (did this for one leg on the trip) it indicated 15.2 mpg.

On the next leg, I tended/tried to stay between 60-65mph. Combination of light sleet and traffic. That leg (again only the dash meter) indicated 15.7.

Naturally these indications are subject to the many vagaries of measurement variables; temperature, pressure, speed/slowing and any number of other variables. But as long as they make you feel good - HEY, that's OK? Right? We're doing this for fun - huh?

Overall I was quite satisfied, expecting something much lower. I may have a shock when we start pulling a trailer!

Cheers - Jim

BTW: We spent $277 at the pump - no political comment intended here. For the 1555 miles that is under 18 cents a mile [fuel costs only]. At $00.35 per mile (ancient travel pay rates) we would have had over $250 - for the rest of the trip! That could be about $15 per person per meal, by boon-docking in local stops.

Not too bad.
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very economical

My new to me, old E250 2WD with a 5.4 and 3.73 gears seems to get between 14/15 MPG. Purchased last summer for $7400, I spent another $5,500 going thru the mechanicals including a DIY camper conversion. I've done 18,000 trouble free miles in less than 18 months to date. Mostly doing 5/7 day long road trips boondocking around the Western U.S. Overall this rig seems very economical
 

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Seems about right. My 1997 PW is on Dodge B3500 and gets around that when I'm driving around the SW. I got better going across the TX panhandle but that's flat driving. Most of our driving includes mountains/elevation changes. As I've posted before, 18000 miles at 15mpg vs 18000 at 20mpg is 300gal of gas. While that's a costly difference at $4.50/gal, it's not worth the $$ of a newer vehicle to me.
 
sourdough said:
My new to me, old E250 2WD with a 5.4 and 3.73 gears seems to get between 14/15 MPG. Purchased last summer for $7400, I spent another $5,500 going thru the mechanicals including a DIY camper conversion. I've done 18,000 trouble free miles in less than 18 months to date. Mostly doing 5/7 day long road trips boondocking around the Western U.S. Overall this rig seems very economical
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I have the same powertrain. It's only economical when considering the acquisition cost. Newer diesel-powered vans get better MPG, but the up-front cost kills the fuel savings. The new vans cost so much more I once calculated I'd have to drive one way beyond my life expectancy to even get close to breaking even.

Yes everyone would love a nice new van. But monetarily, they are a poor value.
 
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