Average gas mileage for 97 Caravan?

What kind of mileage are y'all other Caravan owners getting? I have 182,000 miles on mine. Any y'all near this? How much oil should they be using? I'm getting roughly 23 mpg, and using maybe 1/2 qt of oil between oil changes. Is this average?

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greaseangel
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You don't say what kind of driving you do, but in general I'd say it's in line with what's typical.

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Gene Poon

I have a 1997 Grand with the 3.3 V6. I average about 25-27 mpg highway and

18-21 mpg around town. So, 23 MPG sounds like a good average. I burn less than 1/2 quart between changes, but 1/2 quart is not bad at all.
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James C. Reeves

OK, thanks guys. I drive about 45 miles per day on the highway, maybe 10 around town. I changed my oil today, and found that my oil plug seal was crumbling. I didn't pay any attention to it last time, so it could have been leaking a small amount accounting for some of the oil usage. I have oil spots all over my driveway from oil changes :) so I never noticed any leakage if there was any. How do y'all find out what kind of mileage you get on hwy vs. city?

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greaseangel

Tanks burned on highway road trips vs. tanks burned driving around town.

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James C. Reeves

"greaseangel" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

Both my 1997 GC and my current 2002 GC were ES models with the 3.8L V-6 and trip computers. I get about 19 MPG overall combined city/highway. With the AC off and highway driving around 70mph I get an average of 24 mpg according to the computer.

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Steph

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