Help with gas useage?

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I am getting ready to take a driving trip from Tulsa, OK to Baltiimore, MD, round trip.  I will be bringing a lot of items from my parents' estate back to Tulsa with me.

Here's my question and dilemma ...

I can rent a 5x8 trailer from Uhaul from Tulsa, driving it to Baltimore, loading it up, and driving it back to Tulsa.  This would cost me about $250.

I can reant a 5x8 trailer from Uhaul from Balitmore, load it up, and drive it to Tulsa and drop it off in Tulsa.  This would cost me about $450.

Problem is, I don't know what would be the most economical.  I know it is going to use more gas to tow the trailer, but the trailer would essentially be empty on the trip from Tulsa to Baltimore.  Anyone know how to figure out approximately how much extra gas I might use on my trip from Tulsa to Baltimore?  I really don't want to haul the trailer from Tulsa to Baltimore at all, but if it is significantly cheaper, then I will ... I just don't want to cut down too much on my drive time getting there.

Thanks for the help.  Please include any sites you use to calculate this for me ...

Chuck · Accepted Answer

You could buy a good used one and sell it on your return. I just bought a 5' x 10' last week for $500. and it is a heavy duty one cost of it new is over $1,500. Buy and sell, would still be cheaper than renting one. May not cost you anything other than the gas to haul it. Good deals are out there.

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The difficult part of guessing how much more fuel you will use depends a lot on what you are driving and road conditions there and back. On a larger vehicle you may not even notice it. The smaller vehicles may struggle just to keep up on the interstate. Use map-quest to find out your shortest route , then use your existing mileage that you currently get and add anywhere from 5-10%

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