I recently heard that when all car companies rate their "highway" mileage,
it is based on driving at a steady 48MPH!
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Mastres <mastres@id.ucsb.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Gas milage
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>>I am in the same boat you are Mark. I have a '98 3.9L and i only get
between
>>14and 16 MPG. This sucks. The only reason I got it is that it had better
gas
>>mileage than the V8 but now i am hearing they are almost equal with much
more
>>horsepower and torque. On highway only i can get 18 but not near the 21
that
>>the sticker said when i bought it. I hope that if I put on a pipe and a
FIPK
>>it might help out a bit. But I might just trade it in and get a V8 CC 4X4
>>now.
>
>
>OK well this thread was very big many months ago and there was quite a bit
>of discussion about mileage. When all the dust settled it was pretty clear
>that those with the V-8s got about 2-3 mpg less than those with the V-6s.
>and those with the 4 got 3-4 mpg better than than those with v-6. There are
>so many factors that influence this including 4wd, more weight from
>extended cabs, truck modifications, truck caps/tonneaus, lead foot drivers
>etc.. that its hard to go by one or two peoples testimony. If you save
>enough of the responses I think the aggregate will bear these numbers out.
>
>Tony J. Mastres
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