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Originally Posted by alohaspirit
that list is great, thank you 
although there are still people who make higher/lower claims
i was hoping some would chime in  |
You're welcome.
I've never owned a mini-van so I can't chime in about that. But I will chime in about the user estimates.
Be sure to us the
Show All links to see individual user averages the average for all users. Here is an example for
2000 Dodge Caravan 2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd
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2000 Dodge Caravan 2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd| Number of Vehicles: | 5 | | Average User MPG: | 23.0 | | Range: | 19 - 31 MPG | | Updated On: | 02/23/2009 |
| User | Average MPG | State | Stop & Go | Highway | Last Updated | | 1 | 24.0 | OK | 0% | 100% | 2/23/2007 | | 2 | 18.7 | IL | 80% | 20% | 08/23/2007 | | 3 | 31.0 | ME | 50% | 50% | 06/07/2008 | | 4 | 20.1 | TX | 90% | 10% | 02/08/2009 | | 5 | 25.1 | MI | 30% | 70% | 08/12/2008 |
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Trying to read between the lines.
If user #3 didn't just imagine that he got 31 mpg, it seems reasonable to assume he must have hypermiled the heck out of it. A great target to shoot for but not something I'd want to count on.
Users #1 and #5 have close to the same MPG even though #1 claims 100% highway miles. Maybe user #1 drove faster than #5??? (After all, Oklahoma is kinda like Texas, nothin' but miles and miles of nothin' but miles and miles.) So dialing in on user #5, 25.1 mpg is an average and it's not just a round number. Maybe user #5 actually kept good records?
If you look at similar Dodge Caravans (
2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd) for 1998-2002 and find similar user estimates ...