Re: Gas Mileage...97 CC 5.2/auto 4x4...

From: Chryguy (bert59000@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 14:38:46 EDT


Hey Andy,

  Flew down to NC,truck didn't come with a tonneau
cover...didn't have a cover in my back pocket either.
 :-)

  Still looking for one as we speak...

  Dropping the tailgate would have dropped the CD by
4%,I'm sure that would have saved me at least a Big
Mac's worth of gas over 800 miles.

                      
                       Chryguy

--- andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote:
>
> Chryguy wrote:
>
> > Hi Everybody!
> >
> > I bought my 97 CC 4x4 5.2/auto Dakota in NC,and
> on
> > the drive home to IL I got 17 mpg.
> >
> > After getting it home I realised it has never
> had a
> > tune up and it needed a front end alingment.
> > I also did NOT put the tailgate down for the 800
> > mile trip home(DOH!)...so it has potential for at
> > least that or a little more on it's next hiway
> trip.
>
> Forget dropping the tailgate...put a tonneau cover
> on.
>
> --
> -andy
>
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota -
> andy-dml@levyclan.us
> --------------------------------------------
> "Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be
> fine"
> -Bob Tom
> --------------------------------------------
>

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