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I then ran an errand in town (6 miles, lots of lights) then I went to the gym (6 miles ....same) Now I am down to 16.2 MPG.
The stop and go is a real killer.
By the way, it was 72 degrees here tonight just after the sun went down. All four windows down. That engine sounds great while it's drinkin my gas!
My low gas alert came on this morning. I checked the computer which indicated I had only 26 more miles before I was to start walking. I filled up immediately. It only took 20 gallons. If I had 6 extra gallons and I had been averaging 14MPG, I should have been able to travel 3X what was indicated. I guess those computers cannot be trusted for the minute details. I'm sure the folks at Daimler are just trying to keep me out of trouble.
I received some info in the mail from DC today. There is a really cool 3 piece hard cover for the bed available from Mopar. How much? Anyone have it yet? Any recommendations? I also need a set of nerfs so the wife and kids do not need to take a running start to enter, or break a bone getting out.
Obx1, What gears do you have? Is your truck a 4x4? Have you been checking your actual mileage against the computer? Are you doing mostly city driving?
My suggestion would be to just set the computer and forget it for a couple of thousand miles or so. Resetting it all the time is unrealistic anyway, since you need to make your measurements over a relatively long time and/or distance. Example: reset your computer just as you start up a good hill. The mileage will it computes will be awful. Reset it again just as you start back down the hill. The mileage it computes will be stupendous. In the end, it will average out. The longer you let it go between resets, the more accurately it will reflect your true mileage, based on your normal driving style and traffic conditions.
An exception to that might be if you are leaving on a long trip, with lots of highway miles. Reset it then and you can get a realistic estimate of your high-speed "traveling" mileage, instead of your daily in-town & commute mileage.
4.7 liter 5M with 3.92 anti spin about 17-18 at 55
16-17 mpg at 65-70 15.4 - 16 at 75-80 using cruise control..
Put the hammer down & watch fuel flow...
Truck hauls [non-permissible content removed].
Does not seem to matter if you have 2,000 lbs behind it.
1st truck in 40 yrs I have a hard time finding a [non-permissible content removed] about...
OH ya I forgot no ash tray....
QuadCab 4x4 45RFE & 4.7, 3800 miles = "steady 16 back-and-forth to work" (approx. 15 miles one way)
QuadCab 2wd 45RFE & 4.7, 5200 miles = "14 around town. 19 highway"
QuadCab 2wd 45RFE & 4.7, 4400 miles = "a little better than 13 around town, 18 on the road" (This person's local driving is quite short)
Reg cab 2wd auto & 4.7, 3200 miles = "14 daily driving, 19 highway"
Reg cab 2wd manual & 3.7, 5800 miles = "15 around town, 23 highway"
Can't testify to accuracy or anything else. These are parking lot reports and, except for the 4wd owner, are not people I know or know well.
Dusty
QuadCab 4x4 45RFE & 4.7, 8700 miles = "still steady 16 back-and-forth to work" (approx. 15 miles one way)
QuadCab 2wd 45RFE & 4.7, 9200 miles = "13 around town. 18 highway"
Dusty
and am getting about 17 on the freeway if it is fairly level with the cruise
set at 60 mph. Bump it up to 70 mph, and it drops to 15. Throw in a few
hills and it drops to 14. Add a head wind and it drops to 12. Around
town (lots of hills here) I am getting about 10.5.
20 mpg you will use 750 gallons of fuel, at $1.35
a gallon you will spend $1012.50 dollars a year.
16 mpg you will use 937.5 gallons of fuel, at $1.35 a gallon you will spend $1265.63 dollars a year.
The difference of 4 miles per gallon equates to $253.13 / year, or 0.69 cents a day. This is pocket change when you consider the price of a new truck. C'mon lets not micro manage this milage thing.
In any case, my question is about the posts of people getting in excess of 20mpg. I don't find this to be reasonable, unless they are talking about the instantaneouos F/E on the trip computer, or they are running downhill both ways every day.
You most certainly are free to say that you don't believe some of these reports. There's no problem in that. However, your morally superior response implies I'm not mentally cogitative, and I take serious offense to that. Perhaps you are use to talking down to people when you hear things you don't want to believe, but in most civilized areas of the country it's considered rude and juvenile.
Dusty
brnzbk.....Southern California lowest prices in the $1.60's, paid $1.99 over Memorial day in San Diego County. (87 octane unleaded)
Dusty
Going to Dover this weekend will let you know highway when we return
brnzbk makes a good point. For those that can afford a $25-$30,000 vehicle, $250 a year is not a big delta over something else, especially if the extra fuel cost buys something that have the features you like, that you enjoy, and does the job.
Let's not kid ourselves here. I know plenty of people that would be buying a Chevy or Ford or Toyota anyway, regardless if the situation were reversed. Then there would just be other reasons not to buy the Dodge.
And while I'm a little fired up at the moment, let's talk truth. There are few things that receive more passive lying than the fuel mileage one gets on their vehicle. I'm not implying this is the plague of the century nor is it always dishonestly intended, but I know plenty of guys (yes, mostly guys) who have said they get such-and-such for mileage based on their memory of some past best outing, but who are in reality getting less then they think in real driving.
Case in point. My hunting partner last year was very insistent that his 2001 Chevy "quad" with the 5.3 engine got 17 mpg. But, during the trip to camp, around town for a week, and back, the average for the week was 12.8. And that included 240 miles of interstate driving. How do I know? We split the gas.
Dusty
Yes. Let's go one step further. There are two cars that have one of the most abysmal quality and reliability histories as statistically compiled by Consumers' Report (CR). They are the Chevrolet Corvette and the Chevrolet Camaro. Yet, the very same CR surveys will show high consumer satisfaction with these cars. Higher, in fact, than many models that have far less reliability issues.
So obviously, it cannot always be assumed that assembly quality and reliability are correlated to consumer satisfaction. Likewise, you and I both know people who own "X" make of vehicle that, despite past history of mechanical troubles, will always buy that make and will always say everything else is junk.
My point here is product bias, which unfortunately, cannot be discounted. When I see "USA #1" or "Fordtuff" or "RAM 02" on a license plate, I sense I'm likely not to get a critical report from the driver. I prefer reports from more emotionally disconnected people. I think these are generally going to be more realistic.
Dusty
4WD 5.9L), and averaged 13.9 mpg for the whole trip. This
was mostly freeway driving, running at about 82 mph. Most
of the driving was in states where the speed limit is 75. We
were carrying 4 adults, and about 600 lbs of gear. I was
pretty happy with this considering the weight and speed...
high altitude, and lots of mountain passes. That Ram
really drinks the gas when climbing a long pass!
point it was showing about 5 miles to empty...
All the manufactures could build a truck that gets 20 MPG - but most of us want more than 150 HP. Just like they could all build a 450 HP engine - but who would accept 3 MPG out of their daily driver?
The problem with the 4.7 (5.9 also) is it is low in the power department - and has poor MPG to boot (compared to GM, Ford & Toyoya).
I hope the new Hemi engine solves both of these problems - I may be looking for a new truck in 2005.
Dusty
As someone mentioned previously, fuel consumption is just as likely to be dictated by driving habit as anything else, too. Light duty trucks driven around town as cars are all going to pay the penalty for their weight, engine power, and gearing. You can't beat the laws of physics.
It's sort of like the argument awhile back about the RAM Quad's rear seat. You had Ford people in here trying to proclaim the invalidness of the RAM because the SuperCrew has more rear seat room. Again, what is enough for some is not enough for others. Maybe some don't need to carry rear seat passengers that much but need a bigger box. I know I can't get my ATV onto a SuperCrew and have the tailgate up. But I can on the RAM.
Many are missing the beauty of a culture system that offers differences in approach and various options.
Dusty
Thanks,
Dino
I live in the central mountains of Pa.
There is no such thing as "flat land" up here. You are either going up or down.
According to my trip computer over the last 2250 miles my avg. is 15.6 mpg.
That milage includes 20% towing, 50% city, 30% highway.
Now according to the fill ups at the gas stations my milage has avg'd 16.2 mpg over the same 2250 miles.
The only problems I have with this truck is POOR paint and the way they designed the Infinity sound system, a simple rewiring of the amp/crossover solved that problem.
This is one awesome truck to say the least.