My 2500 HD has 140,000 miles on the factory brakes. That's with a fair amount
of towing included. I remember doing brakes at 22,000 miles on my old 1500
with plastic caliper pucks. That's why I drive an HD.
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On May 17, 2012, at 9:51 AM, robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com> wrote:
> My Avalanche with the 5.3 V* gets about 11.5-12 depending on ethanol
> content of the fuel with the 24' enclosed trailer pretty much regardless of
> the contents, be it a few thousand lbs of LeMons car or the FV. It slows
> down on the hills, but doesn't have to. My biggest complaint, both with the
> 2006 and the 2002 would be that they warp front rotors if you look at them
> cross eyed. I've been tempted to put the 2500 wheels/suspension under a
> 1500 to see how well it holds up.
>
> I do have to add that the the light bar on top of the Avalanche costs at
> least a few MPG, if only because it adds a few MPH...:)
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> 2002 Chevy Avalanche with 5.3 liter V8 auto trans, towing my double deck
>> open trailer loaded with two Spitfires and a full complement of gear and
>> tools gets 9 to 11 MPG at a constant 70 to 80 MPH, depending entirely on
>> wind direction and the grade.
>>
>> It pulls down a lot up a steep grade (such as going up the mountain to
>> Breckenridge last summer) but on flat pavement it goes fine at whatever
the
>> posted speed limit is.
>>
>> Joe C.
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