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Is my fuel mileage really improving?
I have to admit that I don’t calculate my fuel mileage out to third or fourth decimel point like Jon probably does.
I rely on the DD Message Center on the dash to monitor fuel mileage. My thinking is that if I calculated “mileage” like I would with a passenger car, it would be all over the place given that I have no way to compensate for the generator.
We’ve put about 23,000 miles on the coach since we bought it almost three years ago. Shortly after buying the coach I reset the mileage in the Message Center to zero. Shortly after that I noticed that the mileage was in the high 7’s … 7.95 or so. Over time I noticed that it was slowly increasing. After returning from Florida in late January we’ve made a trip from Milwaukee to Indianapolis and then another this past weekend from Milwaukee to La Crosse.
The mileage on the Message Center has now worked its way up to 8.14. Admittedly we haven’t used the OTR very much since we bought the coach. Seems like we’re lucky when we travel that it hasn’t been hot enough to run it, which of course would result in higher fuel use. We’re almost always pulling the HHR, which I double takes much fuel.
I started out running 62mph most of the time, which I’ve moved up to 64mph on the Interstates and four lane high ways. 55 on the two lane roads.
So … is the DD (and probably the trans and differential) finally getting broken in and “loosening up” which is resulting in getting better fuel mileage?
I realize I’m watching mileage out in the second decimel place. But what surprises me is the slow, deliberate climb in one direction. I also realize that eventually this improviement is going to stop and I likely will NOT see double digits (on the big side of the decimel point).
Has anyone else noticed or experienced the same thing?
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