I need your advice

[lschultz]

711. 7 miles 14. 3gal=49. 7 wife has been driving the VW some so thats why I did not get 50 or better on this tank

561miles 30gal=18. 7 on the truck.

I am which one should I be commuting to work in. 144 miles round trip. Can you rockett scientists help me make a decision Doc tell me what to do?

 

[NPloysa]

Drive them opposite days

 

[lschultz]

 

[NPloysa]

Hey just be happy you have an alternate vehicle! Wish I did!

 

[B.G. Smith]

Find a place near work to store the truck, drive the VW to where the truck is stored then drive the truck to work, that way you get the benefit of higher fuel mileage and you won't have to be embarassed driving the VW into the workplace parking lot. bg

 

[lschultz]

B. G. there ain't nothing that embarrass's me anymore. You could pull my pants down and I would just

 

[bighammer]

Move

 

[KennyM]

Could be worse. Have to choose between the truck and a NEON.

 

[klenger]

If you consider the depreciation difference, the truck is way more expensive to drive, even when fuel is cheap. Drive the VW and save the truck for the heavy stuff. We almost always take my wife's Accord when we drive somewhere together. It's almost twice as fuel efficient (28 MPG in town) and a bunch easier to drive and park.

 

[rrausch]

My sweetheart always says, "Lets take your truck!" She really loves riding in it!

 

[Bill Lins]

I've got a 2000 Dakota for running up the miles on- I could buy 2 of 'em for what my Cummins cost!

 

[TPCDrafting]

There's nothing embarassing about 50 mpg. We take the car whenever possible as well.

 

[Doc Tinker]

lschultz, I was at Thunder in Muncie, that's why it took so long for me to respond.



I know what you should do, but I'm having trouble thinking on how to explain it. .



Seems to me, that you can load the VW into the back of the truck and more that double your mpg for the truck.



Example: If you are getting 18. 7 with the truck, if you add the VW to the trip, you should get 50+18. 7=68. 7, but since the VW's engine isn't running then it should go a lot farther on a gallon. I still haven't been able to figure out what the real mpg would be and my head is starting to hurt thinking about it. Sorry.



Doc

 

[boonsur]

WOW???!!!

Kids, pay attention... this is your brain on... something???

 

[lschultz]

Doc you really got me now.

 

[TowPro]

No problem. I drive my VW tdi at 40 mpg (needs intake cleaned out) over the truck for normal driving everyday.



the main reason I don't drive the truck more is I don't want to leave it at the train station, they were stealing parts off the last one When I lost a hubcab I thought "it might have fallen off" but when the rubber plugs in the bumper disappeared I knew it was people using the train station parking lot as a "parts depot"



I only drive around 24 miles RT every day, but my wife drives 100 in her 18mpg Ford Escape, so starting next week she's driving the Jetta, and I will drive the Escape until the price of fuel comes down some.



I will be removing the intake this weekend to clean it out to get the MPG back up to 50. The reason the intake clogs up is EGR! I can't wait until Cummins is forced to do this... NOT!

 

[JLEONARD]

I will be removing the intake this weekend to clean it out to get the MPG back up to 50.

Something I need to do on mine soon as well.

I still choose my CTD over the TDI fro the weekend "commute" to the boat.

Just love driving the truck I'll live with the mileage hit.

Of course the boat is Cummins powered, I'll still get my fix there... we won't talk boat mileage

Jay

 

[BGiles]

Fuel for thought........

I'll take a stab at it. Does this look correct?



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Brian

 

[boonsur]

Couple hundred dollars a month really justifies an econobox. It'd be even more if you considered depreciation on the truck with that kind of miles.