You must have the newer body style. I think mileage isn't as good w/ the newer
ones.
Later,
Robert
Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com wrote:
> Jon:
>
> You can take issue with his numbers all you like, but my Dak gets horrendous
> mileage. Even "babying" the gas pedal, the absolute best I've ever gotten is
> 13.5mpg city/highway and 15.7 freeway (Trip to Vegas etc.). The dealer's
> won't care either. The truck has almost 6,000 miles on it now so I'd expect
> it's almost fully broke in. How you guys are getting the numbers you are is a
> phenominal mystery to me.
>
> Shaun H.
>
> ----original message-----
> I have to take issue with your numbers. :-) The worst gas mileage
> my Dak ever got was 9mpg, but that was towing a 4,000lb trailer through
> a Cleveland blizzard. I used to get 17-18mpg all the time, and I'm
> not exactly a conservative driver. Since I've started modding it, I now
> get about 15-16mpg, which includes about 10 passes down the 1/4 mile at
> the strip. My Dad has driven the truck and got 19mpg, so just changing
> the way you drive would have a big impact. I recently drove to Wisconsin
> and back (about 700 miles) and got 18-19mpg on the highway. At any rate,
> I'd put the gas mileage of the V-8s closer to 15-18, rather than 11-13.
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