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I just bought my first Dodge, it's a 1999 Durango,4x4 with a 5.9 with 70,000 miles. I really like the Durango but, do all Dodges use this much gas. I'm gettin 9 mpg<IMG src=smileys/smiley19.gif border="0">. What's the deal.....</P>


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No, durangos should atleast be getting 15 mpg. I personally, if it were mine, would take it to a mechanic...

 

Welcome to the 5.9 club. The cars dont get very good gas mileage. Are you going by what a computer read out is giving your or have you averaged the miles you get to a full tank. I know that my little computer thing tells me i get 12 miles to the gallon but when i run it from full to empty i get about 16 miles to the gallon by using the odometer. The worst is around town driving, any time the car is under 50 it is drinking gas.

 

I have a 1998 Durango SLT with the 5.2 and I only get between 12 and 13 mpg. Don't feel too bad about the 9 mpg.

 

Good God! That seems pretty bad to me. My Roadrunner averages 7.5 mpg, but thats because it's a mildly built 440 and not always keeping my foot out of it. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley36.gif border="0"> No matter how heavy the Durango is it should be better than that. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0">

 

You would be suprised and it is really hard to keep your foot off the gas especially in the city at all the stop lights. But i am pretty sure that if you calculate your mile per gallons instead of trusting the computers in the durangos it is about five miles to the gallon better.

 

I would have to agree with that. <img border="0" src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0">

 

My 2003 5.2L gets horrible mileage in town, too. But, on the highwas it does much better. City driving I'm lucky to get 10-11 mpg, Hgy we get almost 25-30mpg.

 

One thing that doesn't help is the PT Cruiser. Automakers only need to meet an average fuel economy based on the vehicle type. Since the PT Cruiser is classified as a truck it allows them to let the rest of the trucks fuel mileage go to hell and still keep within the fuel economy limitations.

 

<FONT color=#cc33cc>urgh, i dont very good gas milage on my neon, but still you should get more then 9?</FONT>