Re: Re: 4.7/3.9 Gas Mileage

From: Mark Haney (mphaney@attbi.com)
Date: Fri Feb 14 2003 - 22:30:48 EST


Joe,

I'm just down the road from you in McCandless, over by Passavant Hospital.

Small world...

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon" <jons@laserdrive.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: DML: Re: 4.7/3.9 Gas Mileage

>
> 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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