I'd have to agree with the mileage in my V6 wholeheartedly. (I have a 22
gallon tank) On my trip from DC to Indiana I only had to stop for gas
once between here and there...that was HUGELY convenient! I have driven
cross country before and it really sucks having to pull over every
couple of hours for gas!
-Jodi
jlewis@sharetech.com
'98 Dakota Sport
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Crumley [SMTP:mcrumley@airmail.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 12:36 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Size
>
> At 02:52 PM 9/22/98 , you wrote:
>
> >Why do you say the 318 sucks ? Not that there is anything wrong with
> that ,
> >but I am just curious as to why you think so . Only thing I can think
> of
> >would be the very minimal difference in gas mileage .
>
> Hey, I never used the word "sucks", OK? But then again, if you've ever
> put
> your hand over the TB while the engine is running--it really does suck
> :)
> On the other hand, if you take a look at my sig you'll see that I
> actually
> have a V-6. That post was just a tongue-in-cheek attempt to head off
> the
> flood of "Get a V-8" posts that always pour forth whenever this
> subject is
> brought up. As far as the "minimal" difference in mileage that some on
> this
> list have brought up lately, I have come to the following conclusion.
> Having been on the list for about a year, my (informal) estimate is
> that
> the V-8s get about 11-13 mpg city slightly more hwy (again this is
> just a
> rough average, some get more, some not as good). The V-6s average
> about
> 16-18 mpg city. This works out to about 5mpg difference. If we round
> it off
> to 20 gallons burned between fill ups, the V-6s can go 100 miles
> farther
> than the V-8s before filling up. Or, the V-6s can go the same distance
> as
> the V-8s on 5 gallons less gas. Or the V-6s can go the same distance
> as the
> V-8s for $5 less money. Or...well, you can work out all the
> combinations.
> Now, whether this amounts to a "minimal" difference, or whether really
> adds
> up over the course of a year or the lifetime of the vehicle is, I
> suppose,
> a matter of opinion. Some would rather have the power and don't care
> about
> the mileage. I'll wave at them as I drive by the gas station :)
>
> --
> Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
> 97 RC 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto Rhino Liner
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>
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