Re: 4.7/3.9 Gas Mileage

From: Jon (jons@laserdrive.com)
Date: Fri Feb 14 2003 - 13:39:23 EST


I've got a 2K CC 4.7/5 speed 4x4. My AVERAGE mpg is 17/18. I drive 10
miles on the turnpike and 5 miles backroads. My normal backroad average is
no less then 16 and the best I've ever gotten was 21.

Jon Slavic

Mark, where in Pittsburgh are you? I live in Cranberry Township.

<B1LLYW@aol.com> wrote in message news:c5.309358ff.2b7e49ca@aol.com...
>
> In a message dated 2/14/2003 12:20:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> mphaney@attbi.com writes:
>
>
> > FWIW,
> >
> > I have a 2K CC 4x4 with the 4.7/5 speed combo, and I routinely get 17
> > around
> > town (Pittsburgh), and I've seen as much as 22 on a trip from NC to PA.
As
> > far as I'm concerned, that drivetrain is the only way to go, even if my
> > clutch foot does get a little tired in traffic.
> >
> > Mark...
> >
>
> Are you sh*tting me? I get about 13 mpg with my '02 QC, 4.7/5 speed,
maybe
> 14mpg on the highway. On a 350 mile road trip I did get as high as 16mpg,
> once.
>
> Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
>
> '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT, 318, 5 spd, 3.55 LSD
>



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