Highway mileage is dreadful!

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mikeb33

Discussion Starter · #1 · Jan 16, 2012

My Ram is new, about 1,200 miles and today I did the first real hwy trip. I filled it at 7-11 with 87 octane and got on the highway. I drove 175 miles, all interstate at about 75 mph, a little less for a while and little more for a while, never over 80 mph. We got to our destination, did about 5 miles in town and headed back home. About 30 miles from home, the gas light comes on. I found a station and fill it up. 23.62 gallons and 335.5 miles equals 14.2 mpg! My window sticker says 19! How could it be so bad? I should claim fraud by Dodge!
I used cruise control almost exclusively, never flooring it. No A/C on. WTF?

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fat1

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#6 · Jan 16, 2012

I would run 89, it is NOT required per the owner's manual but it is recommended per the owner's manual (in the section labeled "fluids and capacities"). I only have 500 miles on my 2012 so I haven't begun to calculate mpg. I hate to sound like a [email protected] but I didn't buy a hemi, or a truck for that matter, for the fuel mileage.