truck mileage

[TxStVanWilder]

Just wondering what kind of mileage you guys have on your trucks... coming from the chevy site i know theres many of us who use our trucks as daily drivers and weekend warriors...

im still on my original motor (stock bottom, stock heads, intake etc etc) and coming up on 200,000 miles...

i know some harley truck guys that have some high miles on their trucks, but what about you L guys??

[charlie]

I sold my Gen 1 with 198K and was getting 15MPG. (driving like grandma)
And she ran a 9.66 1/8th stock

My 99 @ 110,000 gets 16.5 MPG (just checked it last week) And that's taking is easy most of the time. And she is running 7.86 1/8th

Edit: adding

08 Focus.... 22k 35mpg
08 Custom GT....8k 20MPG

[Shiner1]

95 Gen 1 - 29,500

[my2002lightning]

At the worst, 10-11 mpg with mixed city/highway driving and romping on it. A little better than that with straight highway driving- 13-15 mpg.

I'm around ~55k on the odometer, I think.

[99WhiteBeast]

99-117k
93-52k

[In2deep]

03-62k

[TXLIGHTNING]

03 56K Kenne Bell @ 15#s since 28K :tu:

[L8 APEX]

108K on my 94 G1 15-16mpg cruising.

38K on my 01L 3 engines, 5 transmissions. 13-15 mpg stock, 9-10mpg built motor

44K on the 04L 15mpg no problems

174K on the 93 chevy, trans at 171K. 15-17mpg

70K on the black C5 no issues 17-22mpg.

46K on the red C5 no issues 17-22mpg

99K on 05 F250 head gaskets at 75K, 14-17 empty 10-13 towing

[kirkmears]

'00 130k, stock, broke down-this will be the 3rd tranny-14 mpg :(
'09 1.2k -19 mpg
'65 65k -8 mpg

[mustgofaster]

Almost 220K on my Gen 1. I did just freshen up the engine, but the funny thing is that it started with just a coolant leak on the lower intake. I thought hmmm.. .If I pull the intake, why not freshen up the heads? It does have 220 on it. Then I thought, hmmm If I pull the heads, why not just pull the engine & freshen up the whole thing. Now it's done (damn cylinder walls were perfect anyway... still had the orig taper & crosshatch marks) & the tranny and rear will be done by this time next weekend. Hmmm. so much for just fixing a leak. I think my wife wants to kill either me or the truck @ this point. (maybe both:throw:)

[my2002lightning]

~220K on a Gen I?:tu: I've read of 170K+ on Gen IIs and still running strong.


Almost 220K on my Gen 1. I did just freshen up the engine, but the funny thing is that it started with just a coolant leak on the lower intake. I thought hmmm.. .If I pull the intake, why not freshen up the heads? It does have 220 on it. Then I thought, hmmm If I pull the heads, why not just pull the engine & freshen up the whole thing. Now it's done (damn cylinder walls were perfect anyway... still had the orig taper & crosshatch marks) & the tranny and rear will be done by this time next weekend. Hmmm. so much for just fixing a leak. I think my wife wants to kill either me or the truck @ this point. (maybe both:throw:)

[BC Lightning]

02 L - 45,000 miles before it was totaled (was my daily driver from June 2002 to May 2004, no issues before it was totaled, bought new June 02)

04 L - 65,000 miles before it was torn apart (no issues, just wanted to re-do the truck, bought new June 15, 04)

07 Tahoe - 47,000 miles (current daily driver, no issues, bought new Oct 07)

03 50th Anniv. Vette - 29,000 miles (no issues, got new Dec 2002)

[slick-svt]

Gen 1 135k
Gen 2 50k

[1stlightning]

01' - 102k - engine is from 02' (replaced at 65k) and has approx. 62k

[toddwarren]

2002 Harley Davidson- 94K never been to a shop except for Terry to put on a Kenne Bell, plugs obviously change oil every 3k. Daily driver

Sons 2002 Lightning- 88K never seen a shop but for Terry to change plugs and oil. Daily driver

I have had both Gm products and Ford products both companies can make a good product.

[TxStVanWilder]

07 Tahoe - 47,000 miles (current daily driver, no issues, bought new Oct 07)


HOLY CRAP LOAD OF MILES BATMAN!!!



Almost 220K on my Gen 1. I did just freshen up the engine, but the funny thing is that it started with just a coolant leak on the lower intake. I thought hmmm.. .If I pull the intake, why not freshen up the heads? It does have 220 on it. Then I thought, hmmm If I pull the heads, why not just pull the engine & freshen up the whole thing. Now it's done (damn cylinder walls were perfect anyway... still had the orig taper & crosshatch marks) & the tranny and rear will be done by this time next weekend. Hmmm. so much for just fixing a leak. I think my wife wants to kill either me or the truck @ this point. (maybe both:throw:)


lol i am the same way... if things are already out of the way, why the heck not do some preventative maint on it.... its a disease i swear

i checked mine... i said i had close to 200k, i actually have 175,xxx on the 5.3

and i can get anywhere from 16-22 mpg depending on driving situations, and even less when my foot is into it

[BC Lightning]

HOLY CRAP LOAD OF MILES BATMAN!!!


I drive from Downtown Dallas to Downtown Fort Worth probably twice a day for work

Sometimes Ill go from Dallas to Grapevine, back to Dallas, then to Fort Worth, and back to Grapevine, before going back to Dallas

[Chris94L]

108K on my 94 G1 15-16mpg cruising.


142k now if we are talking about the same truck.

[mikelemoine]

My 03 Harley odometer reads 60K, I bought it in 06 with only 11K but now suspect the odometer was tampered with (heads and trans showed signs of removal, brakes were worn out at 16K, broken metal chunks in the intake when we cleaned the inter-cooler, etc). No engine or trans issues but the rear differential bearings were shot and howling at 58K, gears were fine.