Large SUV fuel

[Welshjim22]

Going in August with Premium SUV. Doing a bit of final budgeting today.

Has anyone recently had a Chevy tahoe/suburban, Yukon or Ford expedition recently. How much did a tank of fuel cost and how many miles did you get.

Cheers.

[Dr.JumbaJookiba]

A Tahoe has a 26 US gallon tank and I average about 18 miles per gallon when have one.

[RickT]

As as above, think 15 to 18mpg, -

Best bet is not to think about how much to refuel, estimate your mileage.

On average we do around 800 to 1000 miles a trip.

Easy way to work it out on the side of caution, is $3 a gallon.

1000 miles at $3 a gallon @ 18mpg is a cost of $166 - so £130 for fuel for full trip.

Once you get to 1/4 of a tank, brim it again / pre-pay $30 depending on tank size.

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[TEL N KEL]

Gas is around $2.26 - $2.36 per gallon ATM
Around $2.35 on the US27

[hillcats]

I remember our first visit and I had a Jeep Commander which was a 6.0L beast if I remember correctly; I was initially a little concerned about fuel costs running such a huge engined vehicle, but my worries soon vanished when refuelling a few days later and worked out that it cost about £25 for a full tank... From that day on I’ve always enjoyed the power and the vehicle and not paying silly UK prices. I really enjoy driving in the US for their large vehicles

[BarryandCaron]

We had a Tahoe last month. Apart from paying for the first tank of fuel, we only put $30 more in and taking it back emptyish. We drove offsite quite a bit too.

[Welshjim22]

Thanks.

[Northerndave]

Just back with a Tahoe, doing 1300+ miles. Empty to full is around $50-60 dollars and we managed 16mpg with a mixture of town and freeway driving.

We put $30 dollars at a time @ $2.43 a gallon which would take you from a 1/4 tank to just under 3/4. Amazed at how often we had to refuel and god knows how much we spent on gas.

However when apart from in the States do you get a chance to drive such a magnificent beast of a vehicle.