Ram 6.4 Gas Mileage

ib516 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

ib516 wrote:
That's why I post videos of my mpg. Takes the BS out of the equation.

Driving style can account for a 30% difference in mpg. Some people have no idea how to drive, some people are 100% throttle or 100% brake with nothing in between. Some people don’t use cruise control on the hwy and are always tipping into the throttle to make up speed they lost due to inattention. Some people drive around with 20 psi in their tires. Weather and terrain play a part. There are dozens of reasons for variety in reported mpg besides lies, but logic isn't as much fun as trolling. :)

How does a video capture the weather on your mpg video? What's the wind speed? What's the wind direction relative to your driving direction during the video? Like you said environmental effects affect mpg and only capturing fuel economy data during a long period can one really claim their fuel economy. At a minimum fuel economy should be published driving in two directions so that wind affects are part of the posted mpg claim.

Funny how you always appear with something negative to post. Maybe you need more fiber in your diet. :W

In the 4 cyl mode video, you can see the snow (that's the white stuff we get here that falls from the sky...kind of like Texas rain - only colder :B) blowing across the road, and you can read the temp in the EVIC. Sorry, I dont own a portable weather station. Also, I don't claim my videos are in laboratory conditions, but real world is better don't you think?

In the end though, take my data or leave it, unless you're in the market for a new Ram, why would you care anyway? :h I've posted my experience.

And hey, don't think I'm naive enough to think you'd be willing to admit anything positive about a Ram truck. Your agenda is clear in every post of every thread. At least you're consistent! :B

IB,
I find it ironic that you called me out on my fuel economy claims a while back even when I described my trip so I posted a picture of my fuel mileage with miles driven and total time to validate the best I could including driving in two directions to eliminate some of the environmental variables. What was your motive and was it even required or relevant? I think we all know the answer to that! I'm not naïve either and I'll continue to call out the BS when it's necessary.

Your claim of a video to eliminate the BS is not accurate and I'm calling you out and not RAM or anything else.

99 mpg :B or is that "mpge"

I always get my best mpg cruising the internet. Out in the real world it's not as good. Wonder why :)

ksss wrote:
Nobody is trolling. When you post mileage that is 4-5 mpg above 90% of what every one else seems to get, you can expect to get challenged on it. I am sure that the 6.4 guys (heck I am even interested) that are getting the mpg norm would like to take lessons on how to drive so that they also can achieve 18 mpg. May I suggest an informative Utube video. It might make ya famous!;)

90%? Where did you pull that gem from? I'd love to see where you read 9/10 owners report 13-14 mpg hwy.



If you actually read what's posted in this thread, you'd see others that are reporting lower than 18 mpg are not claiming that is straight hwy like I am. My daily driver mpg is lower like I said. It seems most other owners agree with my numbers and have similar mpg experience.

Are you also then claiming that I faked the videos somehow? Did you watch them, or did you just see 18 mpg, stop reading and start trolling with made up 90% figures?

FishOnOne wrote:

ib516 wrote:
That's why I post videos of my mpg. Takes the BS out of the equation.

Driving style can account for a 30% difference in mpg. Some people have no idea how to drive, some people are 100% throttle or 100% brake with nothing in between. Some people don’t use cruise control on the hwy and are always tipping into the throttle to make up speed they lost due to inattention. Some people drive around with 20 psi in their tires. Weather and terrain play a part. There are dozens of reasons for variety in reported mpg besides lies, but logic isn't as much fun as trolling. :)

How does a video capture the weather on your mpg video? What's the wind speed? What's the wind direction relative to your driving direction during the video? Like you said environmental effects affect mpg and only capturing fuel economy data during a long period can one really claim their fuel economy. At a minimum fuel economy should be published driving in two directions so that wind affects are part of the posted mpg claim.

Funny how you always appear with something negative to post. Maybe you need more fiber in your diet. :W

In the 4 cyl mode video, you can see the snow (that's the white stuff we get here that falls from the sky...kind of like Texas rain - only colder :B) blowing across the road, we call that a "side wind" here. Also, you can read the temp in the EVIC. Sorry, I dont own a portable weather station. Also, I don't claim my videos are in laboratory conditions, but real world is better don't you think?

In the end though, take my data or leave it, unless you're in the market for a new Ram, why would you care anyway? :h I've posted my experience.

And hey, don't think I'm naive enough to think you'd be willing to admit anything positive about a Ram truck. Your agenda is clear in every post of every thread. At least you're consistent! :B

Nobody is trolling. When you post mileage that is 4-5 mpg above 90% of what every one else seems to get, you can expect to get challenged on it. I am sure that the 6.4 guys (heck I am even interested) that are getting the mpg norm would like to take lessons on how to drive so that they also can achieve 18 mpg. May I suggest an informative Utube video. It might make ya famous!;)

ib516 wrote:
That's why I post videos of my mpg. Takes the BS out of the equation.

Driving style can account for a 30% difference in mpg. Some people have no idea how to drive, some people are 100% throttle or 100% brake with nothing in between. Some people don’t use cruise control on the hwy and are always tipping into the throttle to make up speed they lost due to inattention. Some people drive around with 20 psi in their tires. Weather and terrain play a part. There are dozens of reasons for variety in reported mpg besides lies, but logic isn't as much fun as trolling. :)

How does a video capture the weather on your mpg video? What's the wind speed? What's the wind direction relative to your driving direction during the video? Like you said environmental effects affect mpg and only capturing fuel economy data during a long period can one really claim their fuel economy. At a minimum fuel economy should be published driving in two directions so that wind affects are part of a bias and unbias effects of the posted mpg claim.

That's why I post videos of my mpg. Takes the BS out of the equation.

Driving style can account for a 30% difference in mpg. Some people have no idea how to drive, some people are 100% throttle or 100% brake with nothing in between. Some people don’t use cruise control on the hwy and are always tipping into the throttle to make up speed they lost due to inattention. Some people drive around with 20 psi in their tires. Weather and terrain play a part. There are dozens of reasons for variety in reported mpg besides lies, but logic isn't as much fun as trolling. :)

Turtle n Peeps wrote:

ksss wrote:
Some guys seeing 18 mpg in a 6.4 and some guys seeing 12-14ish (which is on par with the 6.2 and 6.0 gas from Ford and Chevy). Ram needs to find out what they did right when they made the 18 mpg trucks and replicate it so all of their 6.4s can share in that kind of mileage.

Some Rams were sold to fishermen and some weren't. :B

Now that was about (---------------THIS-------------) funny! :)

ksss wrote:
Some guys seeing 18 mpg in a 6.4 and some guys seeing 12-14ish (which is on par with the 6.2 and 6.0 gas from Ford and Chevy). Ram needs to find out what they did right when they made the 18 mpg trucks and replicate it so all of their 6.4s can share in that kind of mileage.

Some Rams were sold to fishermen and some weren't. :B