need some serious input

[mopartilidie]

currently looking to buy a 2008 5.7 hemi ram and was wondering what kind of mpg i would be looking at in city and on the highway. i need serious, no bs answers

thankyou in advance

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Quad Cab or regular cab? 2 wheel drive or 4 wheel drive? Gears in it from the Factory?

 

[AWE Daniel]

About about 14-15. City 17-20 highway, for a 2wd

 

[RubberFrog]

9-12 in town. 14-17 hwy. 20 if you keep it under 60 on flat ground.

 

[mopartilidie]

quad cab, 2wd, and i couldn't tell you the gears

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

All stated above is correct. Also depends on what care has been taken with the truck, like plugs and other rutein maintance.

 

[mopartilidie]

damn, b/c i got rid of my 99 ctd, and i was getting about 26 highway and 17-19 city. Would i be worse off getting a single cab 1500 w/ a v6?

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Yeah that small motor will be sucking gas to get a 1500 to move.. the hemis get the best mileage out of all the gas motors.

 

[mopartilidie]

9-12 city is the best mileage? lol. man that sucks. everyone is telling me to get a car, i just cant drive em. i cant even look over my shoulder w/out having to turn my entire body

 

[4XLGATOR]

Ewww....why get rid of CTD? And I'm not sure a V6 is gonna increase mileage very much...RF?


EDIT: Diesel prices, I'm guessing...yeah, it sucks. And it looks like the V6 mileage question has been answered. Good luck in your search.

 

[AWE Daniel]

If it's a hemi it's prob LSD 3.55, so what I said up there will prob be the right ballpark.

 

[Bigtman07]

Yup True story. Should have tried to keep the CTD. By far they get the best mileage. At least you don't have a 5.9 that is the only motor I can think of that will get negative gas mileage.

 

[mopartilidie]

b/c it needed a new lift pump, and was spitting oil, transmission fluid, and power steering fluid everywhere lol. i didnt want to, trust me

 

[Bigtman07]

Well you could have given it to one of us. we would have gladly taken it off your hands. lol

 

[mopartilidie]

haha i didn't want to burden anyone else with it. they'd probably come back for me w/ a gun lol. i was fine with having to replace the pump, but once they said it'd be 7500$ to repair everything else, i figured it was time to say goodbye. how much is it to get the gears changed to a better mileage rate?

 

[AF_Hemi]

closer to the 12 range city. even as much as 14 city if you're light on the gas. expect your average mixed driving to be around 16.

 

[mopartilidie]

and it only takes premium gas too huh?

 

[Bigtman07]

Don't think so. I'm pretty sure you can run 87 in there. I wouldn't expect to hit the 20 mark though with the hemi. I haven't seen anybody get that high even on highway with a tail wind and a downhill slope. But I have a true gas guzzler so i don't know for sure.

 

[mopartilidie]

well i plan on driving like a grandpa the whole time. 1. b/c i already have two speeding tickets, and 2. b/c i need good mileage lol. are there any mods that would help w/ mileage?

 

[AWE Daniel]

Factory Reccomends 89 Octane, I use premium because its the best mileage for the money, but I have a tune. And your 08 should have MDS so i would expect the highway to be a few better than 17.