I think I'm getting 13-16mpg and I hate it! I might as well set up camp at the gas station because it feels like I live there. I've never seen the LOW FUEL light come on so much. I have a 2wd 5.3L on 26's, but it still drunk gas with the factory wheels. I have new Delco plugs and wires, throttle body professionally cleaned, wheels balanced and aligned, and new fuel filter. I have have a K&N air filter in factory box, not a full cold intake. I've had it over 6 years. It's a great quality truck and looks good, but I don't know if it's worth it anymore? I might as well be driving a H2.
Let me paint a picture for you guys that think it's worth buying all that gas. My parents stay 8 hours away. I have to fill up my Tahoe 2 times. When I get there I have a little under a fourth of a tank left. That's 80 bucks to fill up times 2 which is $160 one way. Round trip is $320. They have a SUV with a bigger engine and they only have to fill up once to come visit me, and have gas in the tank when they get there with no low fuel warnings. They have an Aspen with a 5.7L Hemi that switches to 4 cylinders on the highway. I think it is some kind of Hybrid? That same round trip for them is $160 cheaper. This is just a real life example. I do not want to trade the Tahoe for an ugly Aspen, but I do want better MPG's. For all of you that don't know, most hybrids get way better gas mileage than the estimated mpg's. I'm having a hard time dealing with gas pump prices. I would like to know if anyone is thinking about trading the Tahoe in for better mpg's? Maybe some of you have deep pockets or a big family to haul around? I'd take a 2010 V6 Camaro for the 29mpg highway over this Tahoe, but don't want to deal with a car note right now.
