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#11 of 17 Re: Sonoma gas milage [rick1999] by ransom255 Jul 30, 2008 (8:37 pm)
Replying to: rick1999 (Jun 06, 2008 5:30 am) I have a 02 sonoma crew cab 4 wheel drive w/ 4.3 v6 with auto trans and get about 18 around town and 23 on the hwy. When you kick this baby it will take you for a spin and a friend of mine has the same truck except it is not extended cab and is 2 wheel drive and he says he gets 26 on his. Replies to this message: dave8697 (Aug 02, 2008 7:14 pm)
#12 of 17 Re: Sonoma gas milage [ransom255] by dave8697 Aug 02, 2008 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: ransom255 (Jul 30, 2008 8:37 pm) I had a new '00 S-10 2.2 reg cab and drove to work 10 miles into town. Got 19-20.5 combined. I traded it with 5700 miles on it for a Silverado in '01. Gas was still in the $1.50 range and I got 16 mpg on same drive to work in the Silverado. I lost 3 mpg, one for being a 4x4, one for being ext cab, and one for going to V8.   Then I bought a '99 Sonoma ext cab with 88k miles on it last year. Got it in S. Fl. and drove it to Indiana, a 1200 mile trip. It got 26.5 mpg with the 4.3 V6. In combined driving it is currently getting 24 mpg on trip to work and running errands. If I do more in town driving, I don't see a decrease. It does drop 1 mpg in winter, maybe due to different gas. I use it a lot because it is the best mileage vehicle I have out of 5 vehicles. It now has about 107,000 miles so I put a new air filter in it. If I saw a 5-6 mpg drop, I'd be looking for lost 4th gear or siezed brake caliper. I had both of these happen to my Buick and they both cost me about 4 mpg.   The Sonoma has suprising power, 180 HP for maybe 4200 lbs with me in it. The Silverado is 285 HP at about 5000 lbs with a full 25 gallon tank and me. The Sonoma gets 50% more mileage than the Silverado but has 4-5 times as many miles on it.   All 3 are automatics
#13 of 17 Re: Sonoma gas milage [rick1999] by dave8697 Aug 02, 2008 (7:22 pm)
Replying to: rick1999 (Jun 03, 2008 5:38 am) I'd say it's about right. I got 1-2 more than you and mine was brand new and no ext cab. The automatic does take away a lot. I also think they have 3.72 or 4.11 axle ratios. The manual in the Nissan really adds. I'd say the Nissan would lose 3 mpg with an automatic. see my prev post. Replies to this message: sanoma4x4 (Aug 21, 2008 9:13 am)
#14 of 17 Re: Sonoma gas milage [dave8697] by sanoma4x4 Aug 21, 2008 (9:13 am)
Replying to: dave8697 (Aug 02, 2008 7:22 pm) I have an 02 GMC Sonoma crew cab 4X4 and I only get 16.8 to 17.2 in the city and about 22 highway with the V6. I don’t like to go on the express way, when I get to 60mph I get the 0300 random miss fire. No one has been able to tell me why. The truck runs great but I have to keep resetting the error code. Any suggestions on the random misfire would be great. I have replaced plugs, wire, rotor, cap, distributor, fuel filter, (pump is good), pvc had it tested at two shops and still have the problem.
#15 of 17 by alex_fout Sep 27, 2008 (4:52 pm)
i got a 2000 s10 xtreme, auto,2.2, ext cab, 124k milage....and it gets horrible milage about 20 highway. ive changed the fuel filter, plugs, got a k&n air filter 4 new tires and it still sucks on milage and its slow too Replies to this message: jpf (Sep 28, 2008 11:29 am)
#16 of 17 Re: [alex_fout] by jpf Sep 28, 2008 (11:29 am)
Replying to: alex_fout (Sep 27, 2008 4:52 pm) I have a 2000 S10 with the 2.2, automatic (62K miles), and a truck cap. Around town I get 20mpg and on the highway 24-25 mpg. Very slow vehicle but, I'm not in a hurry anyway. I had a 2000 extended cab with over 90K miles a few years ago (automatic and truck cap). I would get 22-24 mpg on the highway and approx. 17 mpg around town. Traded it in for a 2006 Dodge Caravan.
#17 of 17 by 00s10 Sep 29, 2008 (8:28 am)
I have a 2000 S10 with the 2.2L and 5spd. I drive about 30 miles a day(70% city 30% hwy) and I average 26-27mpg. When I only drive on the highway I get 31+ mpg.

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