Mine has been getting right at 20MPG for the last few years.. A bit
lower when I've got my foot in it through most of the tank. but can get as
high as 23 taking it easier. Not a major fluctuation, not very quick, but
can keep up quite well in traffic; does better than the 4cyl Rangers do.
Mine used to be able to lay rubber into 3rd gear, till I put bigger tires on
it. Then only 1st & second.
I've had 2 of them, First one ran better than it's replacement. I'm not
impressed with the mileage; but a 2.5L in a Dak certainly leaves you more
room to work on it.
My only concern/ issue is temperature.. The 2.5L's seem more prone to
cracked heads/ blown headgaskets. Learn to pay attention to the temp guage,
I also installed a 160 deg thermostat & manual override for the electric
fan.
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: <wachmo@aol.com>
To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 7:53 AM
Subject: DML: 4 banger gas milage?
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> I am toying with the idea of getting a second Dak. I found a Gen 2, 4
cyl, 5
> speed and the dealer was telling me it would get 20 mpg.
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> My V8 gets 10 in the winter and a best of 15 in the summer. Other Dak
owners
> have told me that that is about the same as their 6 and 4 cyl trucks get,
but
> I just figured they did not know how to calculate their mileage. Does
> anybody have any real world gas milage figures for a Gen 2, 4 cylinder, 5
speed?
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