Wicked96SS > wrote in message >...
> On 20 Oct 2004, AntwainBarbour wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Dan > wrote in message >. ..
> > > 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.
> >
> > I'll be interested to hear what the highway mileage is. I do a lot of
> > driving and this sorta stuff is important to me. I first became
> > interested by the car's looks though and its storage capacity. Anyone
> > else like this?
>
> I too have been won over by the combination of storage / performance and
> looks. I will probably be giving up a Fullsize truck to get a Magnum, so
> the storage was important (albiet less). Currently my truck gets 14.5 MPG
> in the city, so 18 would be great news!
>
> Although I am wondering about the gas mileage of the AWD version, I am
> sure it will be slightly less, or at least I assume so.


Wow...I didn't realize it was so comparable spacewise. That's
amazing. I'm sure that the gas milage will be slightly less, but look
at how much more you're getting.

AWD or not, I still gotta have the hemi.