MPG/Ethanol/UK?
Thread Starter
|
Rookie
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 55
Likes: 0
From: Germany
MPG/Ethanol/UK?
Hi all
I have posted another thread saying about my interest in these fantastic beasts. One thing that does concern me is the MPG, not an issue at the moment because as I am in the British Army I get tax free fuel but say if I was to return to the UK I would pay £1.20 a litre!
Is there anyway to improve the MPG, apart from driving more conservatively, I mean perhaps these fad mods you can buy on eBay?
Also does anyone know of any petrol stations in the UK that sell Ethanol??
Baring in mind I have had the great honor of driving some of the MPG greats such as the VW Passat which returned 40 MPG whilst doing a 200 mile trip at 100 MPH!!! at 70 MPH it would return 50 MPG!
I have posted another thread saying about my interest in these fantastic beasts. One thing that does concern me is the MPG, not an issue at the moment because as I am in the British Army I get tax free fuel but say if I was to return to the UK I would pay £1.20 a litre!
Is there anyway to improve the MPG, apart from driving more conservatively, I mean perhaps these fad mods you can buy on eBay?
Also does anyone know of any petrol stations in the UK that sell Ethanol??
Baring in mind I have had the great honor of driving some of the MPG greats such as the VW Passat which returned 40 MPG whilst doing a 200 mile trip at 100 MPH!!! at 70 MPH it would return 50 MPG!
Champion
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 3,497
Likes: 1
From: MN
It's a big truck, not much you can do to increase the milage of something that weighs almost 3 tons. Why would you want to buy Ethanol if you have a choice? Ethanol is a big milage killer because it has less energy than straight gasoline.
Professional
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 175
Likes: 0
From: Marshall, MI
You will get better mileage with a Ram towing a passat than with a passat towing a Ram... That's what these things are made for. Plan on 18-19 MPG at the best, if you are lucky, with the wind at your back, going downhill, and stock tires.
Professional
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 179
Likes: 0
From: GA
Hey Buckers, welcome! I'm combining my reply here with the other thread too.
Being ex-R SIGNALS myself, I am well acquainted with the Benzinscheinen; I too drove a V8 in Germany.
You don't want a Quad cab with 6 up, you want a Crew cab in the 1500, or MegaCab in the 2500 and 3500s.
For gas mileage, you want a 1500, not a 2500 or 3500. The 09s and 10s in the 1500 are both 4th gen, the 09s in the 2500 and 3500 were 3rd gen. HUGE difference.
You could get a folding tonneau for the bed to give a little shelter to the hound. That said, my dogs are fine at the kids' feet.
I happened to have been in the UK last week, and saw a RAM, which surprised the bejezus out of me. I don't know how they got the headlights converted and such, I can imagine that wouldn't be too straightforward.
BTW - don't forget the truck is calibrated in US gals, not Imperial, so the mileage figures are slightly out when comparing with Imperial. The US gal is 20% smaller. My truck (09 1500 HEMI) does 20-22mpg on a run, and about 15 in town. That equates to 24-26 on a run, and 18 or so in town in Imperial mpg.
If it makes any difference to you, I can tell you that having driven a Passat rental last week, and then got in my RAM at the airport last night, it felt like a Rolls-Royce.
I wish you well.
Being ex-R SIGNALS myself, I am well acquainted with the Benzinscheinen; I too drove a V8 in Germany.
You don't want a Quad cab with 6 up, you want a Crew cab in the 1500, or MegaCab in the 2500 and 3500s.
For gas mileage, you want a 1500, not a 2500 or 3500. The 09s and 10s in the 1500 are both 4th gen, the 09s in the 2500 and 3500 were 3rd gen. HUGE difference.
You could get a folding tonneau for the bed to give a little shelter to the hound. That said, my dogs are fine at the kids' feet.
I happened to have been in the UK last week, and saw a RAM, which surprised the bejezus out of me. I don't know how they got the headlights converted and such, I can imagine that wouldn't be too straightforward.
BTW - don't forget the truck is calibrated in US gals, not Imperial, so the mileage figures are slightly out when comparing with Imperial. The US gal is 20% smaller. My truck (09 1500 HEMI) does 20-22mpg on a run, and about 15 in town. That equates to 24-26 on a run, and 18 or so in town in Imperial mpg.
If it makes any difference to you, I can tell you that having driven a Passat rental last week, and then got in my RAM at the airport last night, it felt like a Rolls-Royce.
I wish you well.