The Moose Wagon got 19.2 MPG towing the trailer empty, and 18.2 on the return trip. I was very happy with that, especially since I was pushing a lot of air at 65 to 70 MPH almost the whole way, including some very strong runs up over the mountains on I-81 and I-84. The X suffers from what I like to call bipolar disorder. It's two different trucks, like Jykle and Hyde. One I love. The other I loath. Below 40 MPH, especially when towing, it can't get out of its own way. In fact, it's infuriating. Any of the IDI's in my fleet, including the C6 powered Moosestang would run circles around it, towing 10,000 pounds and laughing all the way. Once it gets rolling however, and the torque converter locks up, get it up around 1800 with a good head of boost, and it will tear up the mountain with whatever is behind it and away you go. I truely wish it were a manual, as that 4R100 or whatever it is, is truely the achilies heal of this vehicle. Perhaps more so the torque converter or the firmware. Yea, I know there is probably some stuff I could do to it to remedy this, but it's bone stock and is going to stay that way. It's not my hobby vehicle. It's very reliable thus far, and doesn't give me a lick of trouble, which leaves more time for engine swaps and IDI mods. Barney was smart to sell it. It was probably in Jykle mode at the time.
. Rob - I'd say Lady Moose pulls comparably. A lot better and stronger at slower speeds obviously. Unfortunately, Lady doesn't get near the fuel milage of the Excursion, which was a good reason to take it. I know your SD was not as good on fuel as the Moose Wagon. Why the difference, I have no idea. If I had an empty trailer both ways, we could have made the round trip on one tank of fuel. I figure our cost for going to get it, including the hotel and meals was about $500. Probably would have cost me the same to have it shipped, but what fun would that have been?