Everyone tells me the 4 cyl "has to work harder" than the 6; and that's why
it gets less. I have always thought the van was geared lower than most;
but I've had it in the shop and noone agrees-- guess I'll have to stick to
the dissapointing MPG


"James C. Reeves" > wrote in message
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> "Carlton Clay" > wrote in message
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>> I've had a 96 4 cyl for nearly five years; I have always been
>> dissapointed in the gas mileage-- anywhere from 13 to 17 in the city.
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>> For two days straight however, I used it to deliver stuff over 350 miles
>> each day-- never turned it off in nearly 10 hours, and drove routes from
>> 30 mph in the city to 80 on the highway. When I did that it got 23 mpg.
>> It doesn't make any sense! Any ideas?
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> You'll always get the best average during highway use...even at 80MPH.
> But you should be getting much better mileage than that! Heck, I average
> 18-19 city and 26-28 highway with the 3.3 V6 Grand Caravan! Have since I
> bought it new 8+ years ago. And have gotten as high as 29-30 on some
> highway trips!
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