06 Mega Cab

[snuff]

hey everyone, i found a 06 2500 mega, it looks good in side and out, the sticker says 3. 73 what fuel milage are yall running, will be doing 50/50 driving. i would like the room for the fam but should the quad better in milage and love the long bed, i got a lot of crap..... thanks in advance... ... be safe... .

 

[SNoyes]

Ahhhh.



The fuel mileage of the old 06s... Well I have a 3500 Mega cab with a six speed 3. 73s. The best I ever saw was 18 MPG driving miss daisy, not over 63 and straight highway driving. Winter in Alaska I see 12-13 MPG. All of these are unloaded. I think most are pretty dissapointed with the mileage, but rumor has it mileage increases after break in (20K miles). To be honest I thought this truck would get a little better mileage than I have seen, being the 3rd Diesel I have owned. It gets the worst "diesel" mileage of the 3 in my clan, but it is moving almost 8K down the road... Hope it helps,



Shane

 

[BHaden]

Mine started at about 15. 5 average for an 80 mile round trip commute with 60-70% freeway. I now have 20,000. I have made 2 towing trips, one of 3700 miles and one of 1000 miles+ towing a 5-7000 trailer at 70+ mph, the most recent trip a month ago. After each tow the mileage went up slightly. I'm now at about 18 on my commute. They DO get better with break in miles. NOTE mine is a dually with 3. 73s/6 speed.

 

[AMink]

I have an 06 auto with 3. 73's. I haven't done hand calcs yet, but the wishometer gives me around 15 to 16 around town. I just turned 15K. I LOVEOo. the Megacab. I used to have a bunch of stuff in my 8 foot bed. Much of that now resides behind the back seat with room to spare. All my jack gear, come-a-long, ropes, bungees, tarps, etc. There are times I miss the 8 foot bed, but they are far outweighed by the size of the interior. I put a rack on for hauling my little boat and stuff that is longer than 6'. I still think it looks kinda funny from the outside, but it looks GREAT from the inside! And that's where I am most of the time. :-laf

 

[jcollier]

I have a 06 MC 4x4 auto with 3. 73 16k on it. 16 mpg around town and 21 to 22 @ 60 mph on the highway. Good luck!

 

[LesStallings]

My quess is that a short bed mega cab will get very close to the same mileage as a quad cab long bed. It seems the frontal area is the same and the weight difference can't be much. Driven the same, I don't think mileage would be a deal breaker. But what the heck do I know!!

 

[DeezelDood]

20k miles on mine. My only long trip to date (2500 miles) I hand calculated 18. 5 mpg @ 70mph. Around town with some freeway mixed in I was seeing about 15. 5. I keep a log, have averaged 16. 78 mpg over life of truck. I also calculate cost of driving, figuring in fuel, fuel additive (Stanadyne), oil changes, tire rotation, fuel filters etc. : 19. 98cents/mile for 20k miles. I replace my own filters and oil. Interesting point: I made two 1000 mile all freeway trips to break her in a bit when she was brand new. I got 19. 8 miles per gallon varying 65-70 mph. Bed was empty, gate up. I put a shell on her and my hwy miles/gal dropped to 18. 5. Towing 8000# trailer I get 12. 5-13. 0 mpg. Hwy mileage is affected by speed, it goes down noticably over 65-70mph.

 

[Jeepstang]

I wish I was able to get more than 14 mpg I just got an 07. 5 with the 6. 7 DRW 4x4 MC six speed auto with 3. 73's I have 350 miles on it now and 14. 0 is the best I have seen on the computer so far. It's hard to drive under 60mph on the hwy the truck just wants to roll

 

[BHaden]

At 350 miles, don't even think that's all you will get. It WILL get a lot better. After you have it broken in, 1000 miles or so, go tow something with it. Working it some will break it in faster. Do a hand calc and see how close the computer is. You are probably only getting 12 or so actually. The "DRW, 4x4, MC" doesn't help any.

 

[snuff]

thanks for all the replies, got one kid and will have another come next summer, diffently need the room. i would also suspect it would be about close to a quad lwb. i let yall know what happens and keep the forum in about my milage, thanks again... ... be safe... .

 

[Jeepstang]

getting 500 miles on it seems to be the impossible mission

I have plenty to tow all light stuff though

less than 6k

 

[JBonpua]

I have a little over 8K on my 06 MC. I drive 10% city and 90% highway. I am getting 20 mpg hand calculated. Driving realy smooth, easy takeoff and not over 65 mph on cruise. Hope this helps.

 

[roperteacher]

My 06 Wuad cab 5. 9l got 18 the day I drove it new off the lot. As soon as I had my 500 miles on it, I hooked it up to the horse trailer and off I went and really worked it... My mileage went right up to 22 empty and about 20 around town. . ( Not real stop and go). 6 speed 3. 73 4x2... . My new 07 is Identical (5. 9l) and has already done 1500 miles of hard towing with 2500 total miles on the odo... First time I towed I got 11PMG and Just filled up after along tow and got 14. 1... Very pleased. . WORK IT!