1962 Dodge Power Wagon

From : ed

Q: at least he didnt claim the op could save money by using a higher octane gas. on fri 2 nov 2007 122145 -0400 roy roy@fhome.net wrote first tank of fuel through the 4.7 liter durango averaged 13mpg. im wondering how this compares to comparable vehicles. thanks 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 arent the same thing but.... roy 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/4x4s to do this and why their 4x4s typically average less than like gms and fords. 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 how could we go a week without this missive! .

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From : mac davis

snoman admin@snoman.com wrote on sun 4 nov 2007 082513 -0500 roy roy@fhome.net wrote wtf!!! you really cant read or follow a thread can ya! actually i can no you cant. you cannot yes he can. i stated what effects mpg point out where nate asked. because it is a mpg thread and why that vehicle may not do as well as you think it should do you -really- think that you are the sole source of information and someone else compared it to a car and started this. he also noted that the vehicles were not the same. you just have to throw a troll baby fit when it exceeds your mental understanding. is someone who answers unasked questions a troll .