Buyers Remorse???

[SandDemon]

Ok, just drove the new toy (empty)from Portland (tax-free & $48 registration) to Phoenix this weekend and I am in need of reassurance.

I was getting 18+ mpg on the little runs I did around Portland. Usually 60-70 mph. I got the same untill Sacramento. At which point she droped to 14mpg for the last 800 miles. UGH!!

I was running 70-75mph with a 15-20 mph head wind. Is that enough to cut me by 4mpg? If I can get 20mpg now at 70mph, when it breaks-in should it get better at 80mph??? I was lovin' it untill that drive... .

Jeff
P. S. The power was good though. It's scary having the cruise on 75mph and blowing by people up hills #ad




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2001. 5 ETH/DEE 2500 4x4 3. 54 lsd. 33' Weekend Warrior 5er and an army of toys to fill it!
'96 1500 360 3. 90 LSD 3" cat back no muffler! 110,000 and still eating chebbys for lunch!

 

[Tom C]

SandDemon, You will get 14 to 18 MPG for a while. maybe even up to 15,000 miles. then one day poof your milage will be at 18 to 20 MPG. My last dodge got 20MPG (the current onwner is getting 25 MPG at sea level) now my new dodge gets 14. 5 MPG with only 3000 miles on it at approx. 1300 feet elevation. my first take full was 16 MPG and I have been getting 14 MPG while towing. Beats me!!! I can't wait till it has 10,000 plus miles on it. Good luck. #ad


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2001. 5 2500 4X4, QC, Auto, 3. 54 LSD, SLT, SWB, Trailer, Camper & Snow plow Packages, White, 35k# Cody Hitch, 20' Gooseneck Lowboy flat-bed Trailer.

 

[Deezul1]

Head winds will eat fuel like you cant believe. 75 mph and 20mph headwind is like driving at 95 mph = no fuel mileage

 

[Ranger Dick]

I had the same feeling until I really thought about my situation. I live at 2000 feet above sea level, and any time I have to leave my house, I basically drop down to sea level, where I have to run my errands. The climb from sea level to my house is around 8 miles. this means about a 5% grade I do this sometimes 2-3 times a day, and I usually get around 16. 5 mpg on a 5000 mile truck. When I do this with a gasser, I get at most 10mpg and the trip is not near as fast. So I am happy with what I get. To me, this is probably the most fuel efficient truck around. I know two guys with 2wd powerstrokes that live nearby and they only get 14mpg. Just my $. 02 worth.

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01. 5 ETH/DEE QC, 2500 4X4, 3. 54 Everything but leather

 

[dabubba]

Sand Demon- don't worry sounds like you got some of california's enviro diesel #ad
but your milage will get better-----my 99 got better milage on Az or or diesel---

 

[Fred Swanson]

SandDemon, your mileage will be very consistent around the Phoenix area. Unloaded I average 16-20, depending on how I drive. The faster I go down the Interstate, the lower the mileasge, though.
If I stay under 75, the mileage is best. Once I push 80 and above, it does go down slightly.
I made a trip this past summer to Greer and back, and drove the speed limit most of the way there and back, and recorded my best mileage, 20. 5.
In December, I drove to Long Beach and back for DieselFest and with an average speed of 85, my mileage average was 15. This is calculated, not by any trip computer, since I don't have one.

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Fred Swanson
Co-Owner
Canyon State Components, LLC
www.canyonstatecomponents.com

'00 QC,SB,4x4,Auto,3. 54 w/LSD,Trailer Package, Tow Package, DTT's VB & TC

[This message has been edited by cscpusher (edited 02-27-2001). ]

 

[JR2]

You should be so lucky to get 14 or 18, when we switched to winter fuel here in AK my mileage went from 16-19 down to 12-13 and as low as 10. This is all around sea level.

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John D. Rathert Jr.
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01 2500 Forrest Green Sport SLT+ QC LWB 4x4 Auto 3. 54 rear end with all options avail. DC Nerf Bars, DC Grill Gard, DC mud flaps, Line-X bed liner, Leer 160XL Topper, Power Edge, EZ Edge, SPA Boost/EGT Gauge on pillar mount, DDT's tc/vb combo, 275 RV injectors, DD 4" Exhaust and a KN RE0880 where the air box use to be. New turbo (HX40), SS fuel lines and bigger injectors in planning stages... . See My Truck, Dads truck: 98. 5 3500 SLT QC LWB 4x4, Brother Truck: 92 W250 SLT CC LWB 4x4 (Dads old truck) Winter fun - 2000 Skidoo Summit 700
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