Re: Gas mileage

From: Michael Kneebone (kneebone@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon May 18 1998 - 23:11:14 EDT


At 10:57 AM 05/17/98 EDT, Drachenchr wrote:
>Can anybody tell me what they are getting for gas mileage on there 97 Dakota
>with a V-6? I think im getting pretty bad gas mileage.

Chris,

This is my fuel logs from 11/96 through 2/98 on my '97 V6 2WD Club Cab. I
drive about 65% around town and 35% interstate. As you can see, my
computer always reads low and I get around 16.2 mpg...

Michael Kneebone

Date Odo StartOdo End Miles Gal $$$ Price Per Gal MPG
 Computer Varience Comment
                
 11/02/96 977PICK UP FULL TANK
 11/07/96 977 1,274 297 18.0 $23.40 $1.30 16.5
 11/13/96 1,274 1,529 255 17.4 $23.25 $1.34 14.7
 11/21/96 1,530 1,814 284 18.5 $27.41 $1.48 15.4
  14.7 0.7
 11/23/96 1,814 1,961 147 9.2 $12.36 $1.34 16.0
  15.2 0.8
 11/27/96 1,960 2,246 286 18.5 $26.00 $1.41 15.5
 12/01/96 2,247 2,380 133 7.7 $10.25 $1.33 17.3
  15.5 1.8
 12/05/96 2,381 2,665 284 18.3 $26.50 $1.45 15.5
  14.7 0.8
 12/16/96 2,666 2,907 241 17.7 $25.75 $1.45 13.6
  13.5 0.1
 12/21/96 2,906 3,174 268 18.3 $25.90 $1.42 14.6
  14.1 0.5
 12/28/96 3,174 3,453 279 16.9 $23.03 $1.36 16.5
  15.3 1.2
 01/01/97 3,453 3,752 299 17.5 $25.00 $1.43 17.1
  16.1 1.0
 01/07/97 3,752 4,022 270 17.2 $22.20 $1.29 15.7
 01/13/97 4,022 4,274 252 16.9 $24.20 $1.43 14.9
  14.0 0.9
 01/19/97 4,274 4,544 270
 01/21/97 4,544 4,771 227 14.1 $19.00 $1.35 16.1
  15.1 1.0
 01/26/97 4,771 5,049 278 17.3 $25.25 $1.46 16.1
  15.6 0.5
 02/01/97 5,049 5,247 198 14.1 $17.48 $1.24 14.0
  13.7 0.3
 02/07/97 5,247 5,496 249 13.7 $19.11 $1.39 18.2
  15.5 2.7
 02/09/97 5,496 5,727 231 14.4 $18.40 $1.28 16.0
  15.4 0.6
 02/19/97 5,728 5,986 258 16.0 $21.50 $1.34 16.1
  15.1 1.0
 02/25/97 5,986 6,228 242 17.0 $22.54 $1.33 14.2
  13.4 0.8
 03/02/97 6,227 6,455 228 15.2 $20.40 $1.34 15.0
  14.4 0.6
 03/05/97 6,527 6,791 264 16.3 $21.90 $1.34 16.2
  15.1 1.1
 03/17/97 6,719 7,037 318 19.0 $24.00 $1.26 16.7
  16.0 0.7
 03/20/97 7,037 7,290 253 15.7 $18.50 $1.18 16.1
  14.9 1.2
 03/25/97 7,290 7,580 290 17.7 $22.00 $1.24 16.4
  15.5 0.9
 03/31/97 7,580 7,861 281 18.1 $24.70 $1.36 15.5
  15.1 0.4
 04/03/97 7,861 8,150 289 17.3 $20.85 $1.21 16.7
  16.0 0.7
 04/07/97 8,150 8,442 292 16.6 $19.91 $1.20 17.6
  16.6 1.0
 04/12/97 8,442 8,759 317 18.8 $23.90 $1.27 16.9
  15.9 1.0
 04/15/97 8,759 8,953 194 11.5 $13.70 $1.19 16.9
  16.0 0.9
 04/19/97 8,954 9,234 280 17.0 $20.00 $1.18 16.5
  15.4 1.1
 04/24/97 9,234 9,507 273 16.7 $20.29 $1.21 16.3
  15.6 0.7
 05/01/97 9,507 9,801 294 18.3 $25.01 $1.37 16.1
  15.3 0.8
 05/06/97 9,801 10,131 330 19.4 $22.50 $1.16 17.0
  16.0 1.0
 05/13/97 10,131 10,408 277 17.3 $21.99 $1.27 16.0
  15.3 0.7
 05/20/97Missing 294
             Missing Data
 06/04/97 10,702 10,972 270 18.6 $23.60 $1.27 14.5
  14.4 0.1
 06/08/97 10,972 11,273 301 16.5 $21.00 $1.27 18.2
  17.1 1.1
 06/12/97 11,274 11,572 298 18.0 $24.51 $1.36 16.6
  15.6 1.0
 06/18/97 11,573 11,859 286 18.8 $26.16 $1.39 15.2
  14.6 0.6
 06/28/97 11,859 12,041 182 10.7 $13.20 $1.23 17.0
  15.5 1.5
 07/01/97 12,041 12,374 333 19.9 $24.70 $1.24 16.7
  16.0 0.7
 07/07/97 12,374 12,683 309 17.9 $21.87 $1.22 17.3
  16.4 0.9
 07/17/97 12,987 13,283 296 18.3 $25.02 $1.37 16.2
  15.3 0.9
 07/26/97 13,536 13,789 253 18.4 $24.95 $1.36 13.8
  13.0 0.8
 08/08/97 14,219 14,219 327 19.1 $24.90 $1.30 17.1
  16.4 0.7
 08/13/97 14,219 14,506 287 17.4 $23.00 $1.32 16.5
  15.7 0.8
 08/24/97 14,506 14,841 335 19.7 $27.60 $1.40 17.0
  15.8 1.2
 08/24/97 14,506 14,841 335 19.7 $27.60 $1.40 17.0
  15.8 1.2
 09/15/97 15,106 15,406 300 17.6 $23.20 $1.32 17.0
  15.9 1.1
 09/19/97 15,406 15,745 339 19.2 $25.00 $1.30 17.7
  16.3 1.4
 09/24/97 15,745 15,879 134 9.6 $14.45 $1.51 14.0
  13.4 0.6Marathon gas running bad put in premium
 09/27/97 15,879 16,027 148 7.3 $8.00 $1.10 20.3
  14.6 5.7Must not have been fill up
 10/01/97 16,027 16,310 283 19.3 $25.90 $1.34 14.7
  15.8 -1.1Probably off last gas not full
 10/06/97 16,310 16,611 301 18.0 $24.33 $1.35 16.7
  15.4 1.3
 10/12/97 16,611 16,845 234 16.5 $21.27 $1.29 14.2
  14.0 0.2
 10/23/97 16,845 17,118 273 19.0 $22.50 $1.18 14.4
  13.8 0.6
 10/30/97 17,118 17,387 269 16.4 $20.61 $1.26 16.4
  15.3 1.1
 11/08/97 17,387 17,648 261 18.4 $23.55 $1.28 14.2
  13.9 0.3
 11/11/97 17,648 17,866 218 13.7 $15.90 $1.16 15.9
  15.2 0.7
 11/16/97 17,866 18,165 299 18.9 $25.15 $1.33 15.8
  14.8 1.0
 11/23/97 18,165 18,442 277 18.9 $23.85 $1.26 14.7
  14.2 0.5
 11/30/97Missing
 12/10/97Missing
 12/21/97 18,966 19,268 302 18.3 $22.00 $1.20 16.5
  15.4 1.1
 12/27/97 19,268 19,547 279 17.9 $20.40 $1.14 15.6
  15.0 0.6
 02/04/98 20,880 21,197 317 19.3 $21.25 $1.10 16.4
  15.0 1.4
 02/08/98 21,197 21,420 223 13.7 $13.65 $1.00 16.3
  15.9 0.4
 02/12/98 21,420 21,742 322 20.5 $22.50 $1.10 15.7
  14.8 0.9
 02/19/98 21,742 22,063 321 20.1 $21.70 $1.08 16.0
  15.5 0.5
 02/22/98 22,063 22,291 228 13.4 $15.00 $1.12 17.0
  16.2



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