Bad gas milage on 96 Rodeo

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Bruce Laughlin - 16 Mar 2005 06:08 GMT

Hi,

I just bought a 96 Rodeo with 3.2L V6, and at first glance, it seems to get
about 13 MPG around the city. Is this in the realm of reason, or should I
suspect something is wrong? It's got about 68,000 and seems to run ok. I
haven't checked any of the basics yet, just wanted to get an opinion on what
I should reasonably expect.

Thanks,
Bruce

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43fan - 16 Mar 2005 19:28 GMT

Bruce,

In my experience with the same year, same engine Rodeo, that's pretty low.
Of course I don't know what transmission you have, mine is a 5spd. Almost
180K on it at this point, and still gets better than that around town, and
close to 21-22 on the highway(never did get all that great on the highway,
don't think it ever got much better than 25-26mpg)

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Bruce Laughlin - 19 Mar 2005 17:24 GMT

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. I'll have to do some more testing of
the mileage to see what it really is. The tranny is a 4-speed automatic.
Hopefully, some routine maint gets me a little better mileage as well.

Bruce

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