Re: RE: Dakota Lemon

From: jim miller (jmiller@texnet.net)
Date: Sun Jul 09 2000 - 21:20:19 EDT


Derek wrote:

> I hope so 14mpg out of a v6 4x4 is pathetic the dealer is trying to get me
> into the same truck as mine but with a 4.7 but from the look of things on
> the dml they arent that great either

Jim in Waco wrote;.
I have not seen great mileage out of most 4X4s. We have a S10 Blazer 4X4 4.3 V6
that cant top 14 mpg and a 2000 Tahoe 2wd 327 V8 (what ever that is) and it only
gets around 12 mpg on highway (driven about 80 mph though) My 99 R/T gets 17
mpg driven at 75-80 and 19 mpg driven 55. However the magnum engines require at
least 5k miles to fully break in and deliver best mileage.

> So ive been looking at full size
> chevs, i know that is a bad word around here but i have 3 friends that have
> them and their 4.8 with 270 hp extended cab 4x4s are getting 24-27 mpg on
> the highway and they say the rest of the truck is pretty darn good. But well
> see.
> Jim in Waco wrote;

I seriously doubt that mileage can be proven. The fullsize Chev can't do that
good with a V6!



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