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Topic: First trip
Posted By: Msoguy
Subject: First trip
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2013 at 6:22pm
We just purchased a 171 and are off on our first cross country trip.  Our gas mileage cut in half.  What have you experienced?

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Msoguy



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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2013 at 6:52pm
We just got home from a week trip and averaged 16mpg with a 2010 F-150.  I kept it at 55 or less the whole trip.  Last year I went south on a trip, ran at 75 and barely got 10 MPG.  55 is the sweet spot for me.

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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150


Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2013 at 9:23pm
Welcome.  Lots of talk about mpgs here, this is just one thread:   http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1301&KW=&PN=3&title=lets-talk-mpgs - http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1301&KW=&PN=3&title=lets-talk-mpgs

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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual


Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 9:51am
I get about 10 MPG with the Jeep. Which is about half. 

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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition


Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 2:35pm
Seems that regardless of what anyone was getting before, they get 10-11 mpg when towing the Pod.  I get 28-29 mpg w/o it, and have been averaging 10.4 with it in tow.

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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod
2018 Ram 2500


Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 2:36pm
BTW, congratulations on buying your 171, and have a blast on your x-country trip!

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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod
2018 Ram 2500


Posted By: Thinker
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 2:38pm
Originally posted by Msoguy

We just purchased a 171 and are off on our first cross country trip.  Our gas mileage cut in half.  What have you experienced?

Our mileage went from 24 to 12.. about half

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Tow Vehicle: 2013 Pathfinder 4WD R-POD Model 171



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