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Donnie Yukonie

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:emotions133: i honestly dont see it either i haavent checked in a while but im pretty sure i get maybe 225 250 on a full tank no bs how the same trucks are getting almost 400 or more bewilders me i dont drive like a pissed off teenager either thats for my daytona :)
 

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I don't know what you consider a full tank to be, but 28 gallons and 400 miles is 14 mpg. I get around 14 city/17 hwy.
 

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Please specify if you're driving a tahoe/yukon or suburban type truck. As the suburbans do have larger gas tanks than tahoes. Short wheelbase trucks (both 2 and 4 door) get a 26 (what GM calls 30) gallon capacity tank, while the suburbans received a 42 gallon tank.

I get around 250, all city, 26 gal tank.

If this is true, then I'm not sure how I managed to squeeze in 29.8 gallons when I ran my tank dry years ago...

Usually in the summer I start looking for gas around 300 miles, though normally I can get 450 out of it before I'm getting nervous. I like to keep fuel in the tank because the pumps on these are not known for their reliability and they use fuel as a way to keep cool, so if you urn it low on fuel it'll get hot and fail sooner.

Once, because I had the time and wanted to see, I took some backroads and set the cruise at 55 mph and drove to Utah from Washington and almost did it on a tank. That was 575 miles. It pays to go slow, as that netted me nearly 20 mpgs.

Normal driving (mostly highway) I net 16.1 with the a/c cranking.
 

Donnie Yukonie

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by the book our trucks have a 29.5 gallon tank 4door of course
 

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