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MazdaMatt · 04-24-2009, 11:38 AM

I'm probably the only guy on this site that might ditch his econobox and buy a pickup truck. I feel dirty. Long story short, I have developed the need to haul and tow and I can't afford two vehicles. Period.

I have explored my options and the minimum "utility" that I can accept is a dodge dakota V6 - hopefully manual.

For anybody that drives one of these - whether you hypermile it or not, mod it or not, please tell me your driving style, mods and FE.

I do a daily commute of 50km over 90% 80km/h roads. I need to make some judgement about what kind of economy I can expect and compare it to my current situation and crunch the numbers.

Please, no discussion about other vehicles or outrageous expensive mods I could do, just your experiences and hard numbers, please.

THANKS!

04-24-2009, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Tell me about your Dakota I'm probably the only guy on this site that might ditch his econobox and buy a pickup truck. I feel dirty. Long story short, I have developed the need to haul and tow and I can't afford two vehicles. Period. I have explored my options and the minimum "utility" that I can accept is a dodge dakota V6 - hopefully manual. For anybody that drives one of these - whether you hypermile it or not, mod it or not, please tell me your driving style, mods and FE. I do a daily commute of 50km over 90% 80km/h roads. I need to make some judgement about what kind of economy I can expect and compare it to my current situation and crunch the numbers. Please, no discussion about other vehicles or outrageous expensive mods I could do, just your experiences and hard numbers, please. THANKS!