95 has the Chrysler (premagnum classification) and 96 got the Jeep 2.5L
I've never gotten that good of mileage on my 2.5s. If I did, I wouldn't
mind having a few less ponies.
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pindell, Timothy" <TPindell@OTTERBEIN.EDU>
To: <dml@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:20 AM
Subject: Subject: DML: 4 banger gas milage?
>
> I don't have any experience with the Gen2/Jeep 2.5, but I have a Gen1 with
> the pre-mag 2.5/ 5sp. I routinely get 20+ mpg in town, and 28-29 mpg with
> heavy highway use. I once went to Pittsburgh from Columbus and back on
one
> tank. That was about 429 miles on about 15 gal.- 29 mpg. I routinely go
to
> Cleveland and back on less than one tank- 300+ miles. I'm not sure when
the
> switch was made from the Chrysler 2.5 to the Jeep 2.5. I think you can
find
> Gen2s with both varieties. The pre-mag 2.5 isn't what I would call
> 'powerfull' in this application, but it has been darn reliable.
>
> Tim
>
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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