typical 4.7 mileage?

That seems a bit low Nate. My Charger with a 6.1 was good for about 14-15 around town on a bad day. I know they aren't the same thing but....

Roy

It sounds terrible, but it is your first tank. You will not get your best mileage for at least 6 mos. I have an 8000 lbs Ram 3500 dually with a Cummins that sees better than 19 at times and never less than 16, unless towing heavy. Steve

It's not a new vehicle

Thinking about it, my V10 4X4 was about 13 around town. You might want to give some time to loosen up a bit.

Roy

Two things, first the charger weighs less and has less drage going down road so it should do better even with bigger motor and second, when Dodge had V10 in that ruck is still had a axle disconnect in it. No Dodge or Jeep 4x4 made 2003 and later has a front axle disconnect in it which can cost you about a 10 percent MPG hit ( and it can be more in cold weather with lube is thick in front axle) because you are always dragging the front diff and drive shaft even in 2wd. BTW, pnly Dodge and Jeep trucks/4x4's to do this and why their 4x4's typically average less than like GM's and Ford's. Give todays fuel pressures/prices it speaks very poorly of Dodge to not properly disconnect front axle just to save a few bucks building them while costing consumers up to a few thousands dollars of extra fuel costs over the service life of vehicle. (not to mention the extra fuel it wastes)

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Nate... I'm guessing that my 01 Dakota is a bit lighter than a Durango?

neither one of us is an economical driver and we've always gotten around 12 or

01 dak.. 4.7L auto, CC, 3:55 gears..

mac

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How could we go a week without this missive!

thanks everyone. sorry for not being clear, i took it for granted that everyone here already knew what it was, without taking into account just how fast these groups can grow and change. its an '00 durango that i bought for my daughters first "car".

Oooops! It is broken in. Guess ya have what ya have. I can't believe she's old enough to drive. Where does the time go?

Roy

ha...no kidding! montana licenses kids at 15, permits at 14. she turns 15 in december.

.....were DOES it go?

Just wait until the day you look in the mirror and the thought hits you, "Hey who is that old geezer in the mirror?"

'02 Dakota QC, 5.9L: 12 MPG. Bought it when gas was $1.75/gal. Sold it after gas hit $3.00. Last Dodge I'll ever own. Made me a believer in CAFE standards.

I had a '79 Chevy 3/4 ton van, 350 V8, 4-barrel carb, 3-speed auto. ~20MPG.

Ah. Let the pain of feeding gas into that be lessened by the fact that it's a big heavy tank that surrounds the occupants with thousands of pounds of crashworthy steel.

Wow! You nice daddy!

My stingy parents made a show of giving me a key to the family VW Beetle as an 18th birthday present.

Then I could only use the key when they said it was OK!

SMH

indeed sir. that was my exact intent.

i started avoiding the mirror a good 5 years ago. :-)

thanks. im just trying to make it difficult on the poor soul who takes her away from us. :-)