Re: How's the gas mileage on the 2004 Quad v8?

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sun Dec 21 2003 - 10:31:57 EST

pkpzt94@bellsouth.net wrote:

> Getting a 2004 Sport Plus Quad with a V8 on Monday.
>
> I am trading in my 2001 Club cab with a V6. It's gas mileage has always
> been lower than the sticker listed MPG. I have never gotten above 17.0 MPG
> with it.
>
> What should I expect with the 2004 V8?
> In Town? Long Distance?

With 14K (almost 15K) on the clock of my '03 QC Sport+ 4x4 4.7L w/ 3.92
gears, I have the following:

Best mileage: 19.01 (Syracuse to Albany, NY and back on I-90, cruise set
at 65)

Worst mileage: 12 (2 weeks ago - no idea wtf happened. obviously in-town)

Average mileage: 15.63

The sticker says 14/19. I've seen 19 once, and 18 once. Now that
things are getting colder, I'm seeing about 16 on the highway (well, I'm
also driving a little faster too).

These are all calculated by full-tank fill-ups. If one were to believe
the overhead computer, I have 19.1/13.5/15.9.

I'm on pace to rack up right around 18K on the truck in its first year.

I do probably a little more highway than city miles, mainly affected by
many road trips this summer and the fact that my fiancee lives 70 miles
away. 

-- 
-andy

http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
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