I just curious, so I pulled my log book (since Mar 04 when I bought) and entered the data into a speadsheet:


Miles MPG Gals Cost $/gal

6929 10.96 632.22 1112.51 1.760

The above results are probably 85% city and 15% highway driving.

The best MPG was 13.65 and the lowest was 8.75

The most I have paid per gallon is $1.99 and the least was $1.54.

 

You're lucky.

Best I've gotten is about 11.5, worst is in the 6's, most I've paid was somewhere around $2.50/gal and I haven't paid under $2.00/gal in a year or two.

 

5.9 gas..not diesil

best of 17 highway/city combigned

w/ about 400lbs in the back and another 450lbs for passengers

 

I started a thread in the 2nd gen. about the same thing - mileage. I purchased in Nov. 04 a 02 2500 4WD ext. cab shortbed with the 5.9 and 3.55 rear. I get 11 to 11.5 mpg. That is with mostly city. I am glad mine does a little bit better than that. But, I feel your pain. I went from a 94 Suburban with 185000 mi and got 13 city and 16 hwy. I would have never thought this truck could be worse. I only have 40000mi on the truck. Alot of the posters said to try new plugs, cap and rotor. I had all of the factory stuff still in it so we will see if it helps.

 

Dad's yukon gets somewhere around 17 on the freeway, but it's got some stupid 2.73 or so gearing that keeps the RPMS around 1500 at cruising speeds.

 

I sure would think that you 5.9ers would get better gas milage than that. I get araound 8.75 to 9.25 per gal with my Supercharged Hemi with 4.56 gears and a 4x4 on top of that. Besides all that I stay in it.

 

Klute, poor fuel mileage was the end of my Ram. I drive a lot and 10 mpg plus the heavy right foot lead to it's demise.

I'm looking into an SRT-4.