Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town.
The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and
I'll report the hiwaay mileage next week. YMMV.

One thing I didn't expect is that an oil change requires a full 7
quarts of oil if you change the filter. Using synthetic like I do,
this runs up the cost of an oil change quite a bit. Dodge recommends
5W20, and the synthetic equivalent appears to be 0W20. How you get
oil to be "zero" weight is beyond me.


On 18 Oct 2004 13:14:03 -0700,
(AntwainBarbour) wrote:

>Dan > wrote in message >. ..
>> Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT.
>> With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using
>> the recommended 89 octane, brand X gasoline. And this was not holding
>> back whenever I wanted to feel the "HEMI" horsepower.
>>
>> This is about the same mileage reported by a friend with the 3.5L V6,
>> running 87 octane.
>>
>> YMMV.
>
>Is that about what you were expecting? Were you okay with that? It
>doesn't sound too bad to me. In fact, I'd be happy with that right
>now compared to what I'm driving. How many gallons does the tank
>hold?