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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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I have a 94 dodge 1500 sport 5.9L 360 and im getting 30MPG Highway and about 18MPG in town... i don't know if i have some sort of super truck or something but i can't imagine have 10Mpg that just sounds crazy to me...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Sounds to me like you may not be doing your calculations correctly. 30 MPG with a mopar? Mine has gotten 12-13 MPG since the day I bought it new.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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same here there is no way ur getting that not to sound like a dick but how are u figuring out ur MPG? i got a 5.2L and i get 13-14mpg
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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I get 5kms a liter
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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yeah, are you sure your not getting kms a gallon haha...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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is your speedo correct? i get 15 in town 5.2 2wd and i thought that was great
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Only if that was true!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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i also get 15 city and 17 or 18 hwy in my 5.2
 
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by dodgesport360
I have a 94 dodge 1500 sport 5.9L 360 and im getting 30MPG Highway and about 18MPG in town... i don't know if i have some sort of super truck or something but i can't imagine have 10Mpg that just sounds crazy to me...
Captain bull**** is in the house.

Damn Canadians.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by dodgesport360
I have a 94 dodge 1500 sport 5.9L 360 and im getting 30MPG Highway and about 18MPG in town... i don't know if i have some sort of super truck or something but i can't imagine have 10Mpg that just sounds crazy to me...
I think you're yanking our chains.

Don't you Canadian guys do everything in km?

If you are legit, and if you are talking miles, and not km (and even if you meant km), sounds to me like you put bigger tires on it (or a previous owner did) and your speedo isn't adjusted, hence it says you are traveling more miles than you really are.

If you are getting 30 MPG, you should be able to get over six hundred miles to a tank. Go on a five hundred mile trip sometime and don't fill up anywhere, see what happens. Just make sure you are traveling through well populated areas, so when you run out of gas, you can walk some place not to far away to get some more.
 

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