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Eco Roamer, or Eco Destroyer??
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 02:39 PM
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 03:16 PM
Tomas Tierra said:
Eco Roamer, or Eco Destroyer??
Haha, yeah I thought it an odd name for a rig like that. Suck down gas and all if you want but don't go giving your rig a happy earth name as well. :rolleyes:
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 04:19 PM
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 04:42 PM
pods8 said:
Haha, yeah I thought it an odd name for a rig like that. Suck down gas and all if you want but don't go giving your rig a happy earth name as well. :rolleyes:
It's not sucking down gas, but most of those F650's are Cat. powered, and probably will suck down a fair amount of fuel.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 08:15 PM
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Haha, yeah I thought it an odd name for a rig like that. Suck down gas and all if you want but don't go giving your rig a happy earth name as well. :rolleyes:
I’ve thought about this. Here is what you need to consider. My rig, built for two people, gets about 18 miles/gallon at best with the camper on.
If you look at it in terms of gallons/mile/person it works out to be 1gallon/18miles/2people = .0278 (rounded off) gallons of gas to move each person 1 mile.
Now look at a rig like the EcoRoamer. This rig is designed for a family of 4. I will take a wild guess and say he gets about 10 miles/gallon. So in doing the math…. 1gallon/10miles/4people = .025
In other words he is using less gas per person and has a load of creature comforts to go along.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 09:21 PM
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I’ve thought about this. Here is what you need to consider. My rig, built for two people, gets about 18 miles/gallon at best with the camper on.
If you look at it in terms of gallons/mile/person it works out to be 1gallon/18miles/2people = .0278 (rounded off) gallons of gas to move each person 1 mile.
Now look at a rig like the EcoRoamer. This rig is designed for a family of 4. I will take a wild guess and say he gets about 10 miles/gallon. So in doing the math…. 1gallon/10miles/4people = .025
In other words he is using less gas per person and has a load of creature comforts to go along.
If you look at it in terms of gallons/mile/person it works out to be 1gallon/18miles/2people = .0278 (rounded off) gallons of gas to move each person 1 mile.
Now look at a rig like the EcoRoamer. This rig is designed for a family of 4. I will take a wild guess and say he gets about 10 miles/gallon. So in doing the math…. 1gallon/10miles/4people = .025
In other words he is using less gas per person and has a load of creature comforts to go along.
Interesting: 1 gal / 13.5 mpg / 6 people = 0.01234567 gallons diesel per person per mile. NOTE: reduce further if you count the dog...
I think the ECO roamer is cool, but overlarge. I kind of think my F350 is overlarge...
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 09:25 PM
Scott,
My guess is more like 8mpg taking it easy. My experience over the years with large diesel vehicles with standard transmissions and trying to conserve fuel is the 8 figure. Still I dont think they care.
My guess is more like 8mpg taking it easy. My experience over the years with large diesel vehicles with standard transmissions and trying to conserve fuel is the 8 figure. Still I dont think they care.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 09:43 PM
And some are even duallys.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 10:03 PM
chnlisle said:
Scott,
My guess is more like 8mpg taking it easy. My experience over the years with large diesel vehicles with standard transmissions and trying to conserve fuel is the 8 figure. Still I dont think they care.
My guess is more like 8mpg taking it easy. My experience over the years with large diesel vehicles with standard transmissions and trying to conserve fuel is the 8 figure. Still I dont think they care.
Jay,
I agree, the 13.5 figure is my truck. I suspect Mr. Shapiro -- I think that's his name -- gets 8 to 10 mpg...
Somewhere he explains the EcoRoamer name... I think it made sense...
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