Ram 3500 MPG test

4x4ord wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
I can't imagine doing that for mileage checks.If the filler tube shows fuel after the 2nd hit the tank is full. Chevman

What they are doing is NOT accurate. You can't see into these newer truck fill holes. There is a flapper down a bit.

They don't even stick the nozzle all the way into the hole all the time as this will make a difference when it shuts off.

YOUR truck I am sure you can look down into the hole and see the fuel just like my 98 and 01 RAM's are.

I can see the GM and Ford getting better mileage if their rpm's are lower than the RAM's at 70 as 4X said the Ford is.

Bottom line I sure would NOT buy a truck based on their VERY unreliable testing.

I agree. This test is not a sure thing, However, I would not ignore it either, I would either say "well I could care less whether I buy a Ford or Ram and if I get the Ford I might save $13000 on fuel over the next 10 years .... therefore I am buying the Ford." Alternately I could see saying "I really like the Ram air ride, the Cummins name and the Ram interior. It's not worth $13k though so I need to check into this mileage thing more closely before I'm going to buy a truck." But to say "I could care less what my truck gets for mileage" seems idiotic to me.

I agree with 4x4ord. Mileage is one of many important factors for buying a certain pickup.

However, on the flip side, I do not put much weight in test that are not performed on the same day or in same conditions. Having towed for many years, I know that a windy day with a terrible headwind could make a significant difference versus a a tailwind or even not wind at all. In fact, it has made as much as a 3 mpg difference towing my trailer 160 miles down to the coast on a windy day versus a calm day. Heck, even the TFL guys have gotten completely different mpg numbers on different days with the exact same truck in the past. So you just got to take tests like these with a grain of salt.