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<p>[QUOTE="The Challenger, post: 1297457, member: 12815"]I am driving a 05' Columbia thats a former Trans Am truck. The mileage sucks. The best I have gotten was 5.8mpg grossing out at 77,800. The best dead head was 7.0mpg. The truck spec's are:</p><p><br /></p><p>2005 Freightliner Columbia</p><p>515HP Detroit 14.0L</p><p>10 spd ultrashift two pedal</p><p>3.58 rears</p><p>22.5 rubber</p><p><br /></p><p>Heres the truck:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd176/Kingfaulisi/SDC10790.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone please give me advice on how to get better fuel mileage. The oil used is rotella. Also the tires were recently changed to all new virgins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hunter[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Challenger, post: 1297457, member: 12815"]I am driving a 05' Columbia thats a former Trans Am truck. The mileage sucks. The best I have gotten was 5.8mpg grossing out at 77,800. The best dead head was 7.0mpg. The truck spec's are: 2005 Freightliner Columbia 515HP Detroit 14.0L 10 spd ultrashift two pedal 3.58 rears 22.5 rubber Heres the truck: [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd176/Kingfaulisi/SDC10790.jpg[/IMG] Can anyone please give me advice on how to get better fuel mileage. The oil used is rotella. Also the tires were recently changed to all new virgins. Hunter[/QUOTE]
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