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#4 of 284 2002 Fuel Mileage by vroom01ex Jan 05, 2005 (3:42 pm)
I have a 2002 Regular Cab Short Bed 4X2 with the 5.9 (360) Magnum V8. My truck averages around 12MPG. I do an awful lot of stop & go driving, unfortunately. The fact that I do my driving in LA, where keeping a constant speed on ANY road is challenging, doesn't help any. If I hot-foot around town, my mileage plummets to around 9MPG. Keeping a *relatively* steady 60-70 mph on the highway nets me on average around 17 mpg, although I've seen it cruise at 23 and at 14 at those speeds. It all depends on the wind and how well traffic is flowing, but I'd say that my mileage is about 11/17. I'm actually inclined to believe that I can eke better mileage out of mine, particularly since it has a high-flow exhaust.
#5 of 284 by kcram HOST Jan 07, 2005 (6:28 pm)
1996 Ram 3500 4x4 dually, Club Cab, Cummins and 47RE automatic, 3.54 axles (rear limited slip), and OEM-size LT215/85R16E tires on aluminum wheels. Weight with full fluids and just me in it, just under 7000 pounds.   Best tank: 24.3 mpg at a cruise-controlled 57 mph/1600 rpm for approximately 270 miles, truck was 3 years old. Current average commuting 36 miles each way on 65 mph interstate, around 18 mpg.   kcram Host - Wagons
#6 of 284 by rangersgoalie Jan 10, 2005 (1:54 pm)
well after filling it up for the first time and doing mostly stop and go driveing around the neighboor hood i got 16 mpg. but so far i came to school which is 85 miles away from my house and i used about 1/8 of a tank   does anyone elses fuel gague jump around alot?
#7 of 284 2004 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab with CTD by mr_hemi Jan 19, 2005 (3:54 pm)
I am getting around 19 MPG combined city/highway driving. Worst tank was 17.4 from some cheap fuel in Gulfport, MS and also on the first tank. Best mileage was 21.3 on the highway going to Baton Rouge. It seemed to get around 16 MPG in city driving, but haven't run a full tank in city only driving.   2004 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab, CTD, 48RE auto, 3.73 gears (can't get the 3.54 gears anymore), 2000 RPM70MPH. Replies to this message: wheels1 (Jan 20, 2005 5:38 pm) cromzla (May 25, 2005 11:58 am)
#8 of 284 geez... by explorerx4 Jan 19, 2005 (6:18 pm)
no hemi numbers.
#9 of 284 Re: 2004 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab with CTD [mr_hemi] by wheels1 Jan 20, 2005 (5:38 pm)
Replying to: mr_hemi (Jan 19, 2005 3:54 pm) Is your Cummins an early '04 or the '04.5 as it's called? Is it 4WD? I'm looking at getting one, but have heard that the newer ('04.5 & '05s) trucks get worse mileage than the older '03s and '04s. Any more info would be helpful for me to decide. Thanks.
#10 of 284 '05 Cummins MPG?? by wheels1 Jan 24, 2005 (8:36 pm)
Just curious to know what kind of MPGs people are seeing on the '05 Ram 2500 w/Cummins. I've heard they get a couple less than the older lower torque engines. I can't seem to find an '03 or '04, so I might go with a new one.
#11 of 284 Hemi MPG by iowabigguy Jan 26, 2005 (9:01 am)
2003 Hemi/5 speed auto, 3.92/2 wheel drive Quad Cab. Just over 20,000 miles. Average MPG over the 20,000 miles 14.2MPG. Worse tank 10.8MPG, sub zero weather. Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Feb 03, 2005 4:29 pm) ljtosi (Feb 03, 2005 5:10 pm)
#12 of 284 Re: Hemi MPG [iowabigguy] by explorerx4 Feb 03, 2005 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: iowabigguy (Jan 26, 2005 9:01 am) local scuttlebutt (new england) is avg of 9. we have lots of hills, traffic, and maybe leadfoots.
#13 of 284 Re: Hemi MPG [iowabigguy] by ljtosi Feb 03, 2005 (5:10 pm)
Replying to: iowabigguy (Jan 26, 2005 9:01 am) I bought my 2004 1500 regular cab, short bed, 4x4 with the Hemi and 20" wheels in January 2004.   I average 10.1 mpg around town and 13 mpg on the highway. 2000 rpm at 65 mph.   The gas mileage is horrible. However, I like the truck.

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