P80 Small boat (500#) trailer mpg report

Post by **abscate** » 13 Aug 2019, 08:03

Normally at 62 mph on flat land the 1999 reports 27 mpg on 91 octane

Pulling a 500# boat 200 miles, I got 20 mpg, 62 mph on cruise

FWIW

Post by **erikv11** » 13 Aug 2019, 10:33

And here I was thinking, "probably not the first time a P80 wagon has been called a small boat!"

callahanoffroad · Post by **callahanoffroad** » 16 Aug 2019, 19:43

erikv11 wrote: 13 Aug 2019, 10:33 And here I was thinking, "probably not the first time a P80 wagon has been called a small boat!"

*Hilarity ensues*

Post by **ZionXIX** » 17 Aug 2019, 09:35

I love that one video robert made of him towing another p80 wagon with his p80 wagon. I can't even imagine the steering nightmare that most have been.

Post by **abscate** » 21 Nov 2020, 12:18

Pulled 1100 pounds of trailer and construction debris back through the Catskills. Needed that turbo on hills.

Post by **BlackBart** » 21 Nov 2020, 15:36

You wouldn't think 500lbs would cause much pull on flat ground once it's up to speed. Is it the drag on a bulky thing you think?

Post by **volvolugnut** » 21 Nov 2020, 17:30

Boats on trailers are not streamlined. Also, the tires (and wheel bearings) may have a lot of rolling resistance.
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