Magnum RT Fuel Mileage

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?

On 20 Oct 2004, AntwainBarbour wrote:

>
>
> 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.

On 20 Oct 2004, AntwainBarbour wrote:

>
>
> 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.

The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels.
IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly
thrilled with the "station wagon" body style, but for a wagon I think
it's styling is way above average. It's really not bad looking for a
station wagon. I needed 4 doors, "American" made, similar to my
Intrepid. The Magnum fit the bill. What I wanted was 350 hp.



On 19 Oct 2004 07:07:48 -0700,
(AntwainBarbour) wrote:

>> He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand
>> miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though.
>
>How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or
>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a
>bit. Thanks.

The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels.
IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly
thrilled with the "station wagon" body style, but for a wagon I think
it's styling is way above average. It's really not bad looking for a
station wagon. I needed 4 doors, "American" made, similar to my
Intrepid. The Magnum fit the bill. What I wanted was 350 hp.



On 19 Oct 2004 07:07:48 -0700,
(AntwainBarbour) wrote:

>> He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand
>> miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though.
>
>How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or
>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a
>bit. Thanks.

There is no such a thing as "American Made" when talking car
manufacture.

65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was
assembled in USA.

Think your US made Mopar will be different?


On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:24:04 -0500, Dan > wrote:

>The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels.
>IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly
>thrilled with the "station wagon" body style, but for a wagon I think
>it's styling is way above average. It's really not bad looking for a
>station wagon. I needed 4 doors, "American" made, similar to my
>Intrepid. The Magnum fit the bill. What I wanted was 350 hp.
>
>
>
>On 19 Oct 2004 07:07:48 -0700,
>(AntwainBarbour) wrote:
>
>>> He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand
>>> miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though.
>>
>>How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or
>>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a
>>bit. Thanks.

There is no such a thing as "American Made" when talking car
manufacture.

65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was
assembled in USA.

Think your US made Mopar will be different?


On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:24:04 -0500, Dan > wrote:

>The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels.
>IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly
>thrilled with the "station wagon" body style, but for a wagon I think
>it's styling is way above average. It's really not bad looking for a
>station wagon. I needed 4 doors, "American" made, similar to my
>Intrepid. The Magnum fit the bill. What I wanted was 350 hp.
>
>
>
>On 19 Oct 2004 07:07:48 -0700,
>(AntwainBarbour) wrote:
>
>>> He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand
>>> miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though.
>>
>>How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or
>>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a
>>bit. Thanks.

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:55:53 +0000, Joe wrote:

> 65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was
> assembled in USA.

It's still a Japanese piece of crap.

> Think your US made Mopar will be different?

Yup.

--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:55:53 +0000, Joe wrote:

> 65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was
> assembled in USA.

It's still a Japanese piece of crap.

> Think your US made Mopar will be different?

Yup.

--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951

The more I see this car out on the road and on the lots, the more
interested I get. Its look is different, which is totally drawing me
in. It's amazing that they have changed the look of the general car
so much, it's very nice.