Gabe,
The fastest I usually go is 60, so I should get 7-10% better than that.
What tranny is she running? I have the 2.2L as well, but mine is a 5-speed.
-- -Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter ""Gabriel A. Couriel"" <BigGabe@fiufiji.com> wrote in message news:PFEPJALHADOCFMOEDDPOEEDNCBAA.BigGabe@FIUFIJI.com... > > my girlfriend has a 2001 Chevy Cavalier (with the 2.2L I-4). she gets about > 32-33mpg (usually driving about 85mph) on her trips to school (all highway, > about 35 miles each way). between her school driving and her in-town > driving, she'll go through a tank in 3-4 days. > > Gabe Couriel > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Jon > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 7:40 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: Re: DML: OT: 1997 Pontiac Sunfire owner's manual > > > > Paul, > Thanks, but that's the problem. I'm not looking for a service manual at the > moment, but rather, a regular, run-of-the-(glove box) owners' manual. > I'm hoping my Sunfire will give me 35-37 on the highway. I've been about 70 > miles with it since I bought it yesterday, and that's all stop-and-go > around-town driving. My gas guage just moved off from the full mark on my > way home. :-) > This same mileage in my Dak would leave me with 5/8ths of a tank :) > > -- > -Jon > jonsdak@midmaine.com > http://jonsdakota.tripod.com > 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" > Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front > license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund > BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, > TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter > <Tubamirbls@aol.com> wrote in message news:17.3b0cd4c5.2c2f01f4@aol.com... > > > > Hi Jon > > I had a Pontiac Sun(bird) in ''78 and '86 model years, both ordered > new > > and for which I had factory svs manuals. A postcard in the back of the > > Owner's Manual was the means of ordering them. The firm that GM used for > years to > > produce their svs manuals (and probably the owner's man too) had a > Michigan > > address. I should think any Pontiac dealer's parts dept should have a > reference > > to that supplier and if not the service dept mgr can pull their copy and > get > > you the address therefrom. The Cavalier/Sunfire carline has always been > > heavily criticized by the automotive press probably because the > competition in this > > carline is so intense from Asian and European makes. If you live in a > winter > > rocksalt area be aware of their tendancy for rapid body rusting. Both of > my > > Sunbirds gave long and trouble free service and the annual gas mileage was > in > > the middle 30's. Both would get 38-40 on trips. > > > > Paul Sahlin > > >
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