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#1581689 - 11/07/09 10:44 AM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: tbn]
Wyatt Peverley trapper Registered: 03/16/08 Posts: 1580 Loc: Wamego Kansas	i got a 95 chevy silverado Z71 1500 it gets about 15-17. 120K miles on it Edited by Wyatt Peverley (11/07/09 10:45 AM) _________________________
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#1581878 - 11/07/09 01:32 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: Wyatt Peverley]
Animals Only trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1521 Loc: Full Draw Michigan	My 2008 5.3 got 14.5 with about 500 pounds of equiptmen in it on my way to Nebraska hunting. I do have agressive tires and a cap on the truck.
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#1582022 - 11/07/09 03:30 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: Animals Only]
Bass1 trapper Registered: 01/11/09 Posts: 32 Loc: Central New York	I drive daily a 1999 Silverado, V-8 with 223000 mile (just turned yesterday). Runs like a top and get 16-17 mpg. I love my truck. Also hardly any rust, it looks very nice.
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#1582093 - 11/07/09 04:12 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: tbn]
JoshG trapper Registered: 10/26/08 Posts: 301 Loc: Wisconsin, central	I've got a 2002 ext cab with the 5.3 with about 190,000 miles, best I've gotten was 18.5 mpg all highway miles, but realistically average about 15-16, normal driving conditions. I also had to have the tranny rebuilt at about 175,000, but it was my own fault, a seal went out and I didn't catch it in time, burnt out OD and 3rd. Had I noticed the bad seal, I would have probably just had to replace that. In any event, I really like it and for a full size truck, I think the gas mileage is pretty good. By the way, I also have a 1999 with the 4.9 v-8, regular cab, and get worse mileage with that one. _________________________ 2009-10 Season catches: Beaver - 0 Rats - 0 Coon - 0 Mink - 0 Skunk/Possum - 0 Coyote - 1
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#1582095 - 11/07/09 04:14 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: JoshG]
Ridgerunner trapper Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 2214 Loc: West Central,Indiana	buy a toyota...that Chevy is a gas guzzler.. _________________________
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#1582116 - 11/07/09 04:24 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: Ridgerunner]
Jtrapper trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 14252 Loc: Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...	buy a toyota...that Chevy is a gas guzzler.. Have you looked at the milage on the new Tundra's lately? 5.3 I had got around 15 mpg but ive got a heavy foot, lol. 6 cylinder im now running gets 17 and not enough power to pull the hat off your head! _________________________ Everytime I make my mark, somebody paints the wall!
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#1582154 - 11/07/09 04:45 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: Jtrapper]
ID Trapper trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 231 Loc: Idaho	I bought mine brand new in 99. Still drive it daily. Put in 2 ignition switches, one fuel pump, brake pads on the rear, one tune up. Got just over 255,000. No tranny probs yet. Always got 17 or a little better, Never 18. Maintenance goes a LONG way on any vehicle. Unfortunately you don't know what you're getting with a used vehicle. _________________________ Member---NTA, NRA, USRT
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#1582247 - 11/07/09 05:36 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: ID Trapper]
k. miller trapper Registered: 01/04/07 Posts: 5427 Loc: Mapleton, Kansas	i have a nissan now and i love it.. just not enough room for me and my coyote hunting buds.... and its a 2wd... i gotta go in the snow..LOL _________________________ http://possumcreekcontrol.embarqspace.com/
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#1582277 - 11/07/09 05:50 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: k. miller]
Nextyeartrapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 3521 Loc: richmond virginia	Have a 90 z71 gets about 15 mpg. I know a guy with a 99 and drives the heck out of his only problem is the dreaded electrical problem. _________________________ what you do today you got to sleep with tonight
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#1582283 - 11/07/09 05:53 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: tbn]
kjrhunting trapper Registered: 01/03/09 Posts: 443 Loc: Gresham, Nebraska	Should of bought a Dodge! _________________________ 2009/2010 season so far. 9 Coon 1 Muskrat 1 Beaver 6 Possum
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#1582286 - 11/07/09 05:56 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: tbn]
outdoorsaddict trapper Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 288 Loc: Kansas	My buddy Rick has one. Been used and abused. Tranny,transfer case and front differential rebuilt between 150 and 175k at different times. I would steer clear myself but rick loves it. Matt
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#1582607 - 11/07/09 08:16 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: bulletbox]
mtbadger trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 1688 Loc: Billings Montana	Originally Posted By: bulletbox Originally Posted By: mtbadger I have a 2000 with a 5.3 that gets 14.4-15.6 consistantly. If I run her hard 80mph+ I get 13.3. Towing 2 sleds or 4wheelers with one in the bed I get 13.6. Originally Posted By: cagemaker o MAN,,, Get a TOYOTA. That is about what I'm getting with my yota.... 15 tops in the pasture... and if I pull anything it is less than that... Blake thats why I went with a Chevy. I got full size excellent ride and the mileage is better than the Nissan I had. _________________________ Ordinary men can do extrodinary things....
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#1582727 - 11/07/09 09:29 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: Ridgerunner]
deerslayer trapper Registered: 12/31/07 Posts: 329 Loc: Commerce Michigan	Originally Posted By: Ridgerunner buy a toyota...that Chevy is a gas guzzler.. I'd rather spend a few bucks more on gas then buy a foreign truck. _________________________ 2010 Season Coon- Fox- Yote- Griners-
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#1582901 - 11/07/09 11:32 PM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: tbn]
hands on trapper Registered: 11/22/07 Posts: 732 Loc: alexandria min	i love my 94 chevy, i need to put in new front shocks. Got airbag suspension in the back and its a diesel. Oh and its a 1500 _________________________
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#1583177 - 11/08/09 08:12 AM Re: gas milage... need help chevy truck [Re: hands on]
Silver Back trapper Registered: 01/06/09 Posts: 930 Loc: Gresham, Nebraska	atleast you have a chevy be happy with that _________________________ Season goals Coon 7/100 Coyote 1/5
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