I think I hate my truck
#11
Winter gas, snow tires, and about 400# in the bed gets me down to about 19 or 20, 20% city 80% highway.
All time record, with 40 PSI tires, careful driving, almost all highway miles, and 60 MPH max speed was a touch over 25 MPG.
Summer mileage is usually around 22.
It's just not that enjoyable to drive so slowly.
All time record, with 40 PSI tires, careful driving, almost all highway miles, and 60 MPH max speed was a touch over 25 MPG.
Summer mileage is usually around 22.
It's just not that enjoyable to drive so slowly.
#12
4.7l 90k miles, i get at the best 18 mpg on the highway but i frequently drive over 85mph.
when i got the truck it was getting 16.
i,ve started useing synthetic 5w-30,put in a k&n drop in and got a si/so flowmaster 40
im just tryin to fix the things the factory did wrong. whats that shoebox size thing on the intake? i replaced it with a wide hose.
when i got the truck it was getting 16.
i,ve started useing synthetic 5w-30,put in a k&n drop in and got a si/so flowmaster 40
im just tryin to fix the things the factory did wrong. whats that shoebox size thing on the intake? i replaced it with a wide hose.
#16
Since I drive a 100 miles a day and 99% highway I set the cruise at 80mph and move right along LOL, thats one good thing coming home at midnight no road congestion part of the reason I went to a 2nd shift.. Cya Slick
#17
#18
My last tank I managed 11 mpg. 100% city driving, but I like to play in the snow and see how far I can drive my truck sideways while driving down a straight road. If I warm the truck up in the morning it is only for a few minutes and usually not at all. This is the first tank below 14mpg. I usually get just under 15. Highways and I get almost 21.
Nola, doesnt the EPA estimate 14-19 mpg for our truck? I always wonder why people go crazy over getting standard mileage, when that is normal at least for some city driving. I too wanted a Hemi Ram, but the one I wanted was 10k more so here I am with the Dakota which I now love. Sometimes I have to squeeze this truck into parking spots, forget about it with the Ram.
Nola, doesnt the EPA estimate 14-19 mpg for our truck? I always wonder why people go crazy over getting standard mileage, when that is normal at least for some city driving. I too wanted a Hemi Ram, but the one I wanted was 10k more so here I am with the Dakota which I now love. Sometimes I have to squeeze this truck into parking spots, forget about it with the Ram.
#19
That's all true, but I didn't have a choice. This is my first car, and the reason a full size wasn't considered was because they didn't want to get a "gas-guzzler," so this was their alternative. So why not have something that gets the same gas mileage AND can be modded to your hearts content?
#20
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The dakota does a lot of what the full size trucks do. tows more than any other truck in its class. Plus it weighs over 2 tons, and has a fully boxed frame. I would say 16-20 is right on for a truck like this with winter gas...
who expects a V8 2 ton vehicle to get better mileage than that?
who expects a V8 2 ton vehicle to get better mileage than that?