At 12:28 PM 2/10/98 , you wrote:
> Most of the "v8 guys" I talked to are getting between 14.5 (new truck)
> and 16.5 (broken in) mpg. What do the v6's get? About the same, right?
> So whats the benefit of chopping off 2 cylinders, sacrificing torque
> and HP?? Joe Borg
>
Right now I'm getting about 17mpg in stop and go city driving and better
than 20mpg on the hwy. But my mileage is getting better all the time since
I only have about 5K miles on the truck. I go over 300 miles before the low
fuel light comes on and can easily get 400 miles to a tank full if I need
to. (22 gal tank) I'll admit that may not be knock-your-socks-off better
than a V8, but for me I thought it was worth it when I got my truck. Do I
miss not having a V8? Yes, sometimes. But not when I'm standing at the gas
pump watching the numbers flash by.
Mike (I love My dinky V6) Crumley
-- Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
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