On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:27:35 -0500, Dan wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:05:22 -0400, General Schvantzkoph
> > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:54:42 -0500, Dan wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:05:29 -0400, "mdrawson" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone here bought a Magnum R/T?
>>>>
>>>>What's been your experience? Any problems?
>>>>
>>> 1) Car runs like a scalded dog.
>>> 2) Early production models pulled to the right. Fixed by dealer.
>>> Adjusted cradle and installed new alignment adjustment bolt.
>>> 3) Center rear seat belt retractor jammed first time granddaughter sat
>>> in middle seat. Fixed by dealer.
>>> 4) Continental tires are prone to premature wear. Wear bars showing
>>> at 20,000 miles.
>>>
>>> Car is fun to drive, handles great, and gets reasonable mileage for a
>>> 4,400 pound wagon. And it's FAST.
>>
>>Just curious what you consider reasonable mileage? I have a 300C, it has
>>the performance of a rocket unfortunately it also has the fuel economy of
>>a rocket. I'm getting less than 15MPG, 18 on the highway, my old
>>Concorde got 22, and 29 on the highway.
>>
>
> Do you have the 5.7 with multiple displacement system (MDS)?
>
> I've got the 5.7L HEMI MDS in the RT. I get about 18 around town and
> 22/23 on trips. A good bit of "around town" is local interstate.
> Trips have been 2 or three adults with enough luggage to fill a moving
> van, driving 75 to 85 most of the way.
>
> My milege is way better than the guys I know with the 5.7L in Dodge
> trucks. I know a guy with a Magnum with the larger V-6 who says I'm
> getting better mileage than he is.
>
> Dan

Yes I have the 5.7 HEMI with AWD. I've got a couple of long trips coming
up in the next couple of weeks, I'll see what I get on thiose. But so far
I've been getting between 14.7 and 16.