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Originally Posted by munger
a 89 1 ton
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I used to drive one, a K3500 with 4.11 gears. Driving to and from work it did 7 or 8 mpg. On the highway it would do about the same, though driven carefully it might get 9.
My best tank was 10 if I can round up generously. My worst was about 3 pulling a trailer and fighting a head wind that was strong enough I was told a couple of semi trailers were knocked over by it.
With a 35 gallon tank it often cost $100 plus to fill it.