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05-23-08, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bragi

He's spending $1.30/mile?! Just on fuel? Assuming $4.00/gal for diesel, he's getting 3 mpg? (If my math is off, and it may be, please correct me.)

I will bet that he can go closer to 2kmiles...I thought about that after I posted on my Blue Bird (a bit tongue in cheek) My BB was a 7.5-8mpg monster, so with a full fill up of the 300 gallon tank I had a realistic range of right around 2,000 miles (YMMV

) About the best those big rigs can manage is 8mpg and usually less.

BTW let me know if you find any diesel for $4 a gallon...it is running around $4.60 here and I am in a fairly cheap market...

Aaron

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