Re: MPG - minivan?
[Re: Whitey Nocar]
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07/15/15 12:40 AM
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Got a 2014 Ram cargo minivan. I have 82k miles on it. 25 highway at 75+ is a bit low. Going to El Paso, a 7 hour drive, I usually get 27 mpg most of it at 80 mph. Mind you I have no interior to speak of in the back, but I probably have 3000lbs of tools/parts/fat assed driver in it.
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Re: MPG - minivan?
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07/16/15 01:57 AM
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You should have no trouble getting 25mpg. I've got 27-28mpg on trips with our 2011 T&C minivan doing 70-75. Does an '11 have the 3.6 V6?
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Re: MPG - minivan?
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You should have no trouble getting 25mpg. I've got 27-28mpg on trips with our 2011 T&C minivan doing 70-75. Does an '11 have the 3.6 V6? 2011 was the first year for the pentastar 3.6 V6. I've found the 3.6L will do much better than the 3.8/4.0 V6 in the earlier models.
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Re: MPG - minivan?
[Re: Whitey Nocar]
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I made the mistake of filling up my work van (2014 Dodge mini cargo van, flex fuel equipped) with E85.
5 cents less per gallon than regular, 5 mpg less than regular.
But no noticeable loss in power or driveability.
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Re: MPG - minivan?
[Re: Whitey Nocar]
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07/31/15 12:48 PM
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My 2012 Dodge Caravan work van has consistently averaged 9 mpg since new with about 30% of the time on the freeway. It has aboout 20k on it now, and idles a significant amout of the time.
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Re: MPG - minivan?
[Re: Whitey Nocar]
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Happy to report averaged 26 mpg. And that includes driving in the mountains of both southern and northern Utah. BIG mtns and fast elevation changes in that state... Drove my dad out to live with me 1 1/2 yrs ago ( from Oregon to Florida) in his V6 Taurus wagon.. 3.0 litre is a gutless wonder....
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Re: MPG - minivan?
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the other minivan that Avis has is a Kia Sedona my father inlaw has one and it is a gas hog compared to the dodge
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