# OK new dilema.. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 15, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983 "2006-03-15T20:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/1 "2006-03-15T20:27:32Z")
I’ve been wanting to buy a truck for a couple years now and have finally settled on one id llike to buy. Its a 01 z71 with the 5.3 auto. Old lady is saying no cause of gas mileage concerns. I havent found a definitive on the gas mileage yet but most places i read say about 16 - 20 is average. I drive like 40 - 50 miles a day round trip for work. So i can understand the issue. So i guess what im asking is what do most of you guys average gas mileage wise? Most of my driving would be back roads and an average speed of 40-50 miles a hour. ---
**Author:** ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/2 "2006-03-15T20:32:25Z")
[check this link](http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList) ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/3 "2006-03-15T20:43:43Z")
6-8 mpg for me ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/4 "2006-03-15T20:47:51Z")
12 MPG on the durango 20 MPG in the v6 camaro ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/5 "2006-03-15T20:47:52Z")
> [@bgblockelcamino](#): > > 6-8 mpg for me ok well you gotta post better numbers if i want the old lady to let me get it… i wanted to just show up with it one day but came to the conclusion that i wouldnt have a place to live if i did that ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/6 "2006-03-15T21:15:19Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > ok well you gotta post better numbers if i want the old lady to let me get it… i wanted to just show up with it one day but came to the conclusion that i wouldnt have a place to live if i did that well my other vehicle will prob get 4-7:dunno: ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/7 "2006-03-15T22:07:39Z")
> [@bgblockelcamino](#): > > well my other vehicle will prob get 4-7:dunno: ok higher of the 2 wins! ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/8 "2006-03-15T22:44:59Z")
> [@HaNnIBaL64](#): > > ok higher of the 2 wins! 5.3 in my yukon 18 maybe all hughway if i was driving that much to work in back roads and was worried about gas might not bethe best idea but it is a whole lot safer in winter if roads are bad ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/9 "2006-03-15T22:49:18Z")
dakota V-6 6spd gets about 17-18 in the winter. but i drive 4 miles round trip a day. it was february the last time i put gas in it. ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/10 "2006-03-15T23:29:28Z")
> [@bgblockelcamino](#): > > 6-8 mpg for me 6 when you tow a 94 celica. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/11 "2006-03-16T04:21:28Z")
02 silverado 5.3 A4 373 2wd RCSB with K&N, flowmaster and Efans gets 20mpg in the summer with AC on or off and with me driving. didnt matter the matter. i was seeing about 18.5 for winter mileage with a dirty ass K&N. only time i ever saw low mpg was when it had no tail pipes and just dumps this should give you and idea on what a 5.3 can do. 02 and up have the better stock tuning for MPG. earlier years had EGR and sucked for MPG and i dont baby my rides either. if i drove like an old man i would probably see alot more mpg ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/12 "2006-03-16T04:23:21Z")
daully 8.1 7-10 mpg,sub 8.1 10-13,mini van 19-24 guys i know with 5.3’s get 16 -19 mpg around town ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/13 "2006-03-16T04:25:19Z")
On my 5.3 I get average of 14.5 as per the diriver information display in the truck. And thats sitting in traffic, and driving highway daily. Now when I take it on long trips on the highway I get about 19.3 Mine is a 2005 Silverado 1500 Quad Cab. I don’t know about the older vehicles having that, but Its nice because I can see how much fuel I have used and so forth and make all the calculations when I’m making my long trips. I’m going to Baltimore this saturday so I can let you know how it does gain. Last time I was doing between 75 and 80 the whole way to carlisle when I got the 19.3 ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/14 "2006-03-16T04:33:25Z")
oh forgot that was on 93 octane! ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/15 "2006-03-16T05:34:16Z")
> [@SINISTER](#): > > 5.3 in my yukon > > 18 maybe all hughway > > if i was driving that much to work in back roads and was worried about gas > > might not bethe best idea but it is a whole lot safer in winter if roads are bad the back roads actually arent bad. i go up one hill and hit 2 stop signs on my way to work. I’m actually feeling a little bit better about this now. Seeing as i can get like 20 mpg if i dont drive like an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/16 "2006-03-16T05:35:11Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > 02 silverado 5.3 A4 373 2wd RCSB with K&N, flowmaster and Efans gets 20mpg in the summer with AC on or off and with me driving. didnt matter the matter. i was seeing about 18.5 for winter mileage with a dirty ass K&N. > > only time i ever saw low mpg was when it had no tail pipes and just dumps > > this should give you and idea on what a 5.3 can do. 02 and up have the better stock tuning for MPG. earlier years had EGR and sucked for MPG > > and i dont baby my rides either. if i drove like an old man i would probably see alot more mpg Anyways you could update a 01 to 02 tuning? ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/17 "2006-03-16T07:00:19Z")
Tell the bitch you’ll start driving the cobra again. seee what she thinks about your gas mileage then ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/18 "2006-03-16T08:30:20Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > Tell the bitch you’ll start driving the cobra again. seee what she thinks about your gas mileage then yeah 93 octane at 20 mpg ROFL ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/19 "2006-03-16T08:52:15Z")
> [@SINISTER](#): > > might not bethe best idea but it is a whole lot safer in winter if roads are bad Yeah, if she loves you and cares for your well being, then she’d let you get the truck. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983/20 "2006-03-16T08:58:59Z")
> [@Jeff95TA](#): > > Yeah, if she loves you and cares for your well being, then she’d let you get the truck. 😉 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-new-dilema/180983.md?page=2)