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I think if you had actually started that 5.9, you'd have seen mileage in the low teens. Don't know where that 20 mpg comes from, but I don't think I buy it. My '03 averages 13, but that's 'cause it's almost all highway. If I drove it in town only, I suspect it would be between 11 and 12.