05 dakota fuel mileage
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05 dakota fuel mileage
I am needing to replace my ole gas guzzling 98 Ram. I am concidering a Dakota with the 3.9, auto trans, 4 door. What kind of real world gas mileage are you getting in a similar vehicle? I'm not a kid (can't even be called young any more ,50+) so I'm not looking for a hot rod. Just a solid long lasting truck with some decent mileage.
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I have the 05 quad cab 4x4 with the 3.7 and auto trans and recently went on a trip around Oregon of about 1,000 miles, that consisted of about:
300 miles of freeway driving mostly with the ac on ....15.2 mpg
100 miles around the city of Roseburg with the ac on....10.1 mpg...OUCH!!! at $2.79 a gallon
85 miles to Crater Lake (8,000 ft elv) and then to around 200 miles to Redmond with no ac...19.6 mpg
Redmond to Mt Hood to Portland to my house near Mt. St Helens about 330 miles with the ac on a small amount of the time...16.7
These numbers are with 2 adults 1 child and about 300 pounds in the bed.
I was amazed at the poor mileage with the ac in town but was happy with it on the trips through the mountains.
My favorite thing was the handling on the curves through the mountains (extremely smooth and never once felt like it didn't belong on tight turns at all).
300 miles of freeway driving mostly with the ac on ....15.2 mpg
100 miles around the city of Roseburg with the ac on....10.1 mpg...OUCH!!! at $2.79 a gallon
85 miles to Crater Lake (8,000 ft elv) and then to around 200 miles to Redmond with no ac...19.6 mpg
Redmond to Mt Hood to Portland to my house near Mt. St Helens about 330 miles with the ac on a small amount of the time...16.7
These numbers are with 2 adults 1 child and about 300 pounds in the bed.
I was amazed at the poor mileage with the ac in town but was happy with it on the trips through the mountains.
My favorite thing was the handling on the curves through the mountains (extremely smooth and never once felt like it didn't belong on tight turns at all).
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I have the v8 extended cab and get similar numbers....15/16 highway....10/12 city ( LOT of stop and go driving)...but with a 22 gallon tank at least not having to fill up that often 
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ORIGINAL: favoriteson
I have the 05 quad cab 4x4 with the 3.7 and auto trans and recently went on a trip around Oregon of about 1,000 miles, that consisted of about:
300 miles of freeway driving mostly with the ac on ....15.2 mpg
100 miles around the city of Roseburg with the ac on....10.1 mpg...OUCH!!! at $2.79 a gallon
85 miles to Crater Lake (8,000 ft elv) and then to around 200 miles to Redmond with no ac...19.6 mpg
Redmond to Mt Hood to Portland to my house near Mt. St Helens about 330 miles with the ac on a small amount of the time...16.7
These numbers are with 2 adults 1 child and about 300 pounds in the bed.
I was amazed at the poor mileage with the ac in town but was happy with it on the trips through the mountains.
My favorite thing was the handling on the curves through the mountains (extremely smooth and never once felt like it didn't belong on tight turns at all).
I have the 05 quad cab 4x4 with the 3.7 and auto trans and recently went on a trip around Oregon of about 1,000 miles, that consisted of about:
300 miles of freeway driving mostly with the ac on ....15.2 mpg
100 miles around the city of Roseburg with the ac on....10.1 mpg...OUCH!!! at $2.79 a gallon
85 miles to Crater Lake (8,000 ft elv) and then to around 200 miles to Redmond with no ac...19.6 mpg
Redmond to Mt Hood to Portland to my house near Mt. St Helens about 330 miles with the ac on a small amount of the time...16.7
These numbers are with 2 adults 1 child and about 300 pounds in the bed.
I was amazed at the poor mileage with the ac in town but was happy with it on the trips through the mountains.
My favorite thing was the handling on the curves through the mountains (extremely smooth and never once felt like it didn't belong on tight turns at all).
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I only have 1500 miles on the clock of my QC. It's the 4.7 with full time 4 wheel drive and so far all my driving has been a combo of city/highway. Last 3 fill-ups gave me 15mpg. Not bad for a 4800 pound truck. Can't wait to see highway mileage when the bed is covered with a lid.
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I have a 05' 3.7 Quad Cab. In the city I get ~17MPG. On the highway with A/C and Cruise set at 70 I get around 18.5 MPG.
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
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ORIGINAL: agentbook
I have a 05' 3.7 Quad Cab. In the city I get ~17MPG. On the highway with A/C and Cruise set at 70 I get around 18.5 MPG.
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
I have a 05' 3.7 Quad Cab. In the city I get ~17MPG. On the highway with A/C and Cruise set at 70 I get around 18.5 MPG.
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
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You will NEVER get the advertised MPG on any car. The MPG test are B.S. and not to real world driving.
ORIGINAL: agentbook
I have a 05' 3.7 Quad Cab. In the city I get ~17MPG. On the highway with A/C and Cruise set at 70 I get around 18.5 MPG.
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
I have a 05' 3.7 Quad Cab. In the city I get ~17MPG. On the highway with A/C and Cruise set at 70 I get around 18.5 MPG.
I have yet to get anywhere close to the 22 MPG they advertise. Its starting to bug me really.[:@]
Just tell me the truck gets 18 MPG on the highway and it would be ok, just stop lying about it. Thats what bugs me about it...