Just looked at the 2001 Truck & Car Magazine on shelves now..
Under the Dodge Dakota,it reads,"The V6 performs adequately,but sucks
gas like a V8"
Apparently all my(and others)bitching helped.... ;)
Guess they didnt want more flak from the DML!
>From: Doug Fedeli <rdf@eznet.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: 4.7L Mileage
>Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:46:38 -0800
>
>Can't complain about that.
>
>Doug Fedeli
>
>Will Coughlin wrote:
>
> > Ok you guys that didn't believe me, My overhead computer was a little
>off,
> > but not much.I checked my mileage by doing the following: Sunday,I left
>home
> > on my way back to school&stopped to fill up.Reset the trip
>odometer,pumped
> > the tank plum full of gas(all the way up the tube).Left the gas
> > station,drove to school-90 mi.Got to school,shut truck down.Didn't move
>the
> > truck all week(as usual).Today,friday,cranked the truck up and allowed
>it to
> > warm up while loading up,left school and drove the same 90 miles back to
>the
> > same gas station.checked trip odometer-179.6 mi.pumped gas until tank
>plum
> > full,all the way up the tube.checked gallon meter on pump,6.51xxx
>gallons,or
> > 6.5 gallons.Did the math,got 27.63xxx mpg!!!.So, I am not actually
>getting
> > 29 mpg, but I think it's doing pretty darn good for a V-8! Hope this
>clears
> > up some speculations and doubts.
> >
> > Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> > '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25") Have Hotchkis
>suspension&doetsch
> > tech shocks,waiting to be installed!!
> > forest green sport plus/mods:upper&lower speed grille,clear corner
>lenses
> > w/clear bulbs,empire billet 3rd brake light cover&antenna,APC white face
> > gauges,Magnum R/T windsheild banner,checkmate flush fiberglass
> > tonneau,carpeted bed,2-chamber flow w/dual 3" dumps,lowered 2" in
>rear,R/T
> > fender flares,chromed interior a/c vents,side windows tinted to 5%,back
> > glass to 2.5% with chrome ram head decal,pwr tailgate lock,K&N drop-in/
>1ST
> > place Dakota-truck at 11th annual Houston Mopar show and race/National
>DML
> > meet!!
> >
> >
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