Anyone with a Dodge truck experience?

[MaSonZ]

Why would you want to make tansmissions less efficent?

id rather spend a little more on a little extra maitnence every once in a while then a little more at the pump every week, no?

[Shuffler]

id rather spend a little more on a little extra maitnence every once in a while then a little more at the pump every week, no?

Your not making sense. You go back to the way the trannys were and you'll be paying more at the pumps. Even the manuals were not as good as today.

[MarineUS]

bondo, eh?

haha sorry, had to edit it! I was on the wrong forum lol!

Solid body 

[MaSonZ]

Your not making sense. You go back to the way the trannys were and you'' be paying more at the pumps. Even the manuals were not as good as today.

then i got confused somewhere along the line. sorry about that.


defintily appears as though manuals get better fuel economy. my mom had a Toyota 4runner 5 speed...and she filled it up less then a family friend who had an automatic. mind you, same year (1999).

[MaSonZ]

haha sorry, had to edit it! I was on the wrong forum lol!

Solid body 

it hapens 

[Tupac]

Why would you want to make tansmissions less efficent?



Well everyone getting the pictures out.....

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Buc-ees is awesome! We are getting one here in New Braunfels

[MaSonZ]

Why would you want to make tansmissions less efficent?



Well everyone getting the pictures out.....

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thats a nice truck.

[Shuffler]

then i got confused somewhere along the line. sorry about that.


defintily appears as though manuals get better fuel economy. my mom had a Toyota 4runner 5 speed...and she filled it up less then a family friend who had an automatic. mind you, same year (1999).

Two folks.... two different miles driven...... two different driving styles. That is not a good way to compare

Buc-ees is awesome! We are getting one here in New Braunfels

We stop at the one across from Love's on I-10 when we go to San Antonio or New Braunfels. The one in the pic is down towards Galveston. We were on a HPD cruise with a bunch of cars and trucks. This club member in a camaro had a girlfriend that liked my truck and she took the pic.

[MaSonZ]

Two folks.... two different miles driven...... two different driving styles. That is not a good way to compare

theyre females...need we say more?

[Shuffler]

theyre females...need we say more?

Looks around..... wife's not in view......  yup your correct  

thats a nice truck.

Thanks!

[Spikes]

Why would you want to make tansmissions less efficent?



Well everyone getting the pictures out.....

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Beauty queen.

[MaSonZ]

Looks around..... wife's not in view......  yup your correct  
Thanks!

[saggs]

All big trucks are bad on gas.

Not really, think about pure efficiency and not just MPG.  

Just for fun I looked up some stats.

2011 Honda Accord V6
-Weighs:                 3559 lbs
-Combined MPG:      24

Do the math, and that's burning 1 gallon of fuel, to move 148 lbs, 24 miles.

Now consider my fathers, '04 Dodge 2500 4 door pickup towing his travel trailer, which is about 15,000lbs GVW and he gets ~ 14mpg towing it.

Do the math and that's burning 1 gallon of fuel, to move 1071 lbs, 14 miles.

Now which more efficient?



Now... .... if your talking about people driving a pickup as a commuter, I agree, that's not very efficient.

EDITED: for math fail.

[MaSonZ]

Not really, think about pure efficiency and not just MPG. 

Just for fun I looked up some stats.

2011 Honda Accord V6
-Weighs:                 3559 lbs
-Combined MPG:      24

Do the math, and that's burning 1 gallon of fuel to move 148 lbs 1 mile.

Now consider my fathers, '04 Dodge 2500 4 door pickup towing his travel trailer, which is about 15,000lbs GVW and he gets ~ 14mpg towing it.

Do the math and that's burning 1 gallon of fuel to move 1071 lbs 1 mile.   

So if you look at it that way, a big diesel pickup is nearly 10X as efficient, as a 4 door sedan.


Now... .... if your talking about people driving a pickup as a commuter, I agree, that's not very efficient.

I never thought of it like this. not motivated to do the math, but i reckon you divided weight b average fuel economy?

[saggs]

I never thought of it like this. not motivated to do the math, but i reckon you divided weight b average fuel economy?

Actually CRAP!  I just realized I did that math wrong, hold on, I need to think about this more.