On Tue, February 7, 2006 8:56 pm, Korey Atterberry said:
>
> I know a few of you (Jason for one) tow travel trailers with your
> Dakotas. I was wondering if you would share what gas mileage you get
> while towing. I personally have a '05 V8 with 3.55 gears, but I'd
> appreciate responses with any configuration.
It's somewhere between "don't ask" and "OMG I wonder how I'm gonna pay for this".
Ahem. OK, it's around 9-11 MPG. Changing the gears from 3.55 to 3.92 didn't
seem to affect the mileage, only how sluggish it felt when merging on the
highway.
> I currently have a medium-sized popup but it never hurts to dream!
I think the big thing that kills the mileage for us is the wind resistance.
Any trailer has the aerodynamic properties of a large brick, but some are
slightly smoother or better shaped than others. I've noticed that I have to
keep my foot in the gas to maintain speed going downhill, which I hadn't
expected (figured the weight was going to be pushing me). The popup will make
a huge difference in that regard.
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