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regularman

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Ouch. $300 in gas for the truck and $35 for the midget. Can't wait till that bill comes in with the hotel and all added on. I would do it again in a heartbeat in a couple years. Good news is that I got 21mpg towing and 38mpg running the midget around there, that even includes a bit of fast idle not going anywhere time charging and starting Jeff Kelly's battery in the hotel parking lot after his ignition left on episode.
 
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Never, ever, do that!! I'd hate to think what I spent on my truck's gas - that big 5.9L V8 pulling my Midget 1,000 miles each way!!
 
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Shoulda let the Midget pull the truck....
 
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Ha - Kim, if it makes you feel better, I do 50% highway, 50% city on my daily drive. My 2007 Liberty gets about 17 mpg with the A/C off, 16 with it on.

So, your Ranger, towing a Midget and trailer, did better than my Liberty unloaded!
 
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Atrus said:
Ha - Kim, if it makes you feel better, I do 50% highway, 50% city on my daily drive. My 2007 Liberty gets about 17 mpg with the A/C off, 16 with it on.

So, your Ranger, towing a Midget and trailer, did better than my Liberty unloaded!
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Yeah, but its weak. I have to gear down and can only hold 55 on most hills with the air on, then back up to 70 downhills and on the flats. I can do better after dark without the A/C like last night. But yeah its not too bad. has a 20 gallon tank so I could go near 400 miles before a fill up. I wasn't worrying about running out as I had an extra 7 gallon reserve on the trailer :wink:
 
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I wasn't going to do it, but hey.... $60.56
 
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