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Sometimes you can coax good mileage out of a vehicle. Sometimes you can't. I think there just isn't any room to play with on these Dakota's regardless of how efficient you drive.
I would have to agree with this. My old 2.5L V6 Contour got 36MPG and I didn't usually drive conservatively. I don't know what it was rated at but i'm sure it was no more than like 26MPG. Now I drive my Dakota much more conservatively and still hardly get 20MPG.Originally Posted by rodslinger
For comparision; I was able to get 36.4mpg out of my 2006 Nissan Sentra Spec-V on a similar run from Atlanta to Miami back in April using the same techniques. This is a car that is only rated at 27mpg highway. Sometimes you can coax good mileage out of a vehicle. Sometimes you can't. I think there just isn't any room to play with on these Dakota's regardless of how efficient you drive.
Has anyone found anything to improve gas mileage? I tried the old "no tailgate" trick for a week and there was no difference. Would getting a tonneau cover help?
Champion
it wont do anything either, even if it did you spend 300bucks on a cover by the time you recover 300 bucks in gas savings you will be 80yrs old.
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Mythbusters did an episode on the truck tailgate myth.Originally Posted by dingdong2
Has anyone found anything to improve gas mileage? I tried the old "no tailgate" trick for a week and there was no difference. Would getting a tonneau cover help?
Results
- no tail gate - worst
- tail gate down - just as bad
- one of those cargo net looking things was the better than with tail gate.
Things that helped my MPG
#1 - put an egg under your gas pedel
#2 - coast as much as possible
#3 - keep tires at correct psi
#4 - keep oil changed
#5 - magnaflow exhuast
#6 - bored out TB
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Well that's perfect cuz my 80th birthday is in 3 months Originally Posted by thunder98110
it wont do anything either, even if it did you spend 300bucks on a cover by the time you recover 300 bucks in gas savings you will be 80yrs old.
lol, jk
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Mine is a stick. I usually get between 17-19mpg but I saw 22mpg one time.Originally Posted by BrandNew
all you guys that get 15+ mpg, how many of you have a stick truck is?
I don't think there's much difference in MPGs for an automatic or manual Dakota. Anyone else wanna chime in on that cuz I'm not sure?
