Dodge - Dodge Magnum RT with HEMI RIPOFF! Be careful of this Gas Guzzler! New York New York

I drive a regular old four door, four cylinder car, and I have no idea what my mileage is SUPPOSED to be, but I think I get much higher than that. I get between 32 and 35 mpg. Which I just couldn't believe, but have counted time and time again. Is that wierd or what? Like I said, I don't know what it's supposed to be, but it seems high to me. And I carry a crap load of stuff around in the trunk.

Anyhow I also wanted to comment on the whole religious thingy that was going on here (a year and a half ago lol) I just don't get the comment on atheists and liberals. Why should they have to pay a higer price (and a higher price on what? Are we still talking about gas here?) Maybe I'm just not up on all the politic crap, but I don't understand what that is supposed to mean. That someone who is not Christian does not support the United States?

I have an 02 R/T Magnum and have been pleased with the mileage. When you talk about low mileage you must do allot of city driving? They don't do well in town! On the other hand I have attained 25+MPG several times.

Race On,
11x

I am in full agreement with Ben. I am an Atheist and always have been since I questioned the teacher in Sunday School. I served 9 years in the MArines and was the ONE man that could be counted on to NOT be praying when the s**t hit the fan...I was too busy doing my job.

"If you ask me, atheist and liberals should have to pay a higher price than those who support our country."


I never knew that you had to believe in a god to support a country.

Oh ya, I forgot, Osama Bin Laden thinks that way too.

Now what was that you said about "forget about the Christian Taleban"?? Kinda hard to forget about it when you make a stupid comment like that, that just shows your a member.

Roosevelt was a liberal. Guess he didnt support our country either. Who was it he worked for again? Germany? Japan?

Hehe....get bent you religious freak.

Read that article by CR. As I remember, the EPA figures could be off by up to 50% and the biggest descripencies(sp) were with the hybrid gas/electric vehicles. The computer model the EPA was using was from 1981, with a 45/55 mixture of city/country driving. New word "Priusus". A person driving a hybrid vehicle doing 35 mph in a 65 mph zone, impeading the flow of traffic, in an attemp to maximize their gas mileage.

The American market gets exactly what it demands. That's why we're driving more power automobiles! And we're paying for it too. There isn't anything wrong with that.
If 'W' is getting rich off of the price of gasoline, then I guess that Jimmy Carter must have made billions. If you look at what the price of gas vs. inflation rates of the last three decades, $3 a gallon seems like a real bargain.
Stop whining about "this administration" and the "Christian Taliban". If you ask me, atheist and liberals should have to pay a higher price than those who support our country. They should have to pay what the people in Europe are having to pay. Yep, gas seems cheap compared to their prices. Is it because they're buddies used to be in the oil industry too? If Gore or Kerry were pres., then we'd all be driving electric scooters to work each day, even though we don't want to. Market & demand.

I am a wagon owner myself and would really like to have sympathize with this complaint, but I can't. You bought a car with enough horsepower to drive a tank and expect it to be as fuel effiecent as a sedan.
It isn't just Dodge that misrepresents fuel economy, just check out the link below to Consumer Reports. It is the misguiding EPA ratings that should be the real target of this report. As the Consumer Reports testing shows, the EPA fuel economy is around 30% higher than in the real world for most cars. They list several models from all the car makers over the last couple years and the results are a real eye opener. Check it out at:

http://www.consumerreports.org/main/content/display_report.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=772749&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=389451&bmUID=1128577505759

This is in response too....

"The president has no more to do with the price of fuel of any kind then the price of a dozen eggs or an acre of land.........."


Well if thats true then why has his administration nixed any funding to alternate fuel sources? Why have we backed out of the Kyoto protocols? Why does he defend ever oil company whenever they raise their prices and gouge us?

And most importantly....

Why is he, along with the VP fighting, tooth and nail to NOT release the notes of their little "energy meeting" from several years ago? Maybe because every single one of Bush's buddies from the oil industry is cashing in on you and me? DUH?

Here is a question for you.....What the hell does Koolaid have to do with it? I take it the anti-koolaid lobby of the Christian Taleban is now going to push this issue as "most important" on the nations list of issues? Right after gay marrage and stem cell research?

Plain and simple this moron bought a car they knew d**n well was a gas guzzler and now wants to complain. The gal that told me my car "used much to much gas" for her liking while filling up her 12mpg SUV had a Bush in 04' sticker on it. I see this all to often. Bush supporters are the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen. b***h about education then cut the education budget by 2/3. b***h about gas prices then buy big gas hogs and totally ignore the fact that their president that they voted for comes from the big oil industry and has always protected it over Joe Shmoe consumer.

The point I was trying to make was "I bet this person voted for Bush....its the standard M.O. for these hypocritical obliviots (thats oblivion and idiot together if you cant figure that out).

I get 5.3 mpg at 45mph in overdrive with my '67 Firebird. Stop whining about getting 3-4 times what my toy gets. If you want to play with the big boys, get ready to pay for it.

I get 5.3 mpg at 45mph in overdrive with my '67 Firebird. Stop whining about getting 3-4 times what my toy gets. If you want to play with the big boys, get ready to pay for it.

I get 5.3 mpg at 45mph in overdrive with my '67 Firebird. Stop whining about getting 3-4 times what my toy gets. If you want to play with the big boys, get ready to pay for it.

I get 5.3 mpg at 45mph in overdrive with my '67 Firebird. Stop whining about getting 3-4 times what my toy gets. If you want to play with the big boys, get ready to pay for it.

..its like people that live in trailers in tornado alley the wonder why their home gets creamed all the time...anyway...get a programmer to reprogram the computre in your vehicle..you will get better mileage, more HP, more torque, etc..just make sure you get a larger intake and exhaust..

im getting a gmc denali with a huge engine, lots of HP and gets shitty mileage...I CANT WAIT!!...

You had to have a "HEMI". Dodge Magnun is available with THREE engines. 2.7 liter V-6, 3.5 liter V-6 and a 340 horsepower 5.7 liter V-8. Posted mileage is 17/25 on the V-8. 11 months ago I bought a 2004 F-150 Ford Lightning. All 380 horsepower. Got about 10 miles to a gallon of super. 3 months ago figured gas was going to go even higher, so got out of it. Bought a 2005 F-150, V-6. Get appox. 18-20 miles per gallon on regular gas. 2 months ago, got my 14 year old granddaughter. Take her to school every day. 100 miles EACH day, 5 days a week. Have put 3800 miles in 2 months. Do the math. Cut my gas bill by more than half. $400/180. Sure miss that Lightning, sure don't miss those fill-ups.

Ben,
What the heck has "Bush Jr" got to do with the price of gas???
Or are you just plain "Otta your mind" The president has no more to do with the price of fuel of any kind then the price of a dozen eggs or an acre of land..........
BACK AWAY FROM THE KOOLAID!!!!!

Ok first off the person that posted they got 22+ miles to the gallon obviously has the V6. I know of no performance V8 that gets more than 20 mpg.

Second, I have to agree completely with the one post "you bought a HEMI". Well, you did. Its nothing more than a muscle car in a station wagon body. You get what you pay for. I think anyone that buys a car like this as their "primary" vehicle is an absolute moron. I own 2 cars. One being a massive gas guzzling '02 Trans Am WS6. It barely gets 20 mpg and thats WITH a mod chip. I have it as a collector car and only put about 2000-3000 miles a year on it. I knew EXACTLY what it was when I bought it. A big messy expensive gas guzzling muscle car.....just like a MAGNUM. I also own a little Mazda(Ford) pickup with a 4 cylinder engine that gets 28+. THAT is my "primary" vehicle. What really irks me is that while filling up my Trans Am at the station I had a woman say to me "Thats a really nice car!". I thanked her, and she then said "but I dont see how you can possibly justify a car like that with gas prices the way they are".

I was stunned.....she was driving a Ford Expedition.

Seems people just dont know what the hell they are driving these days. Or really care for that matter.

You bought a HEMI. Did you mistake that "H.E.M.I." for "H.O.N.D.A"? What were you thinking? And if anyone thinks those MPG tags on the car are set in granite as accurate....your wrong. Always knock 4-6mpg off of what they say.

Well you can sleep well that our current administration is happy and content with your purchase. Im sure you voted for Bush Jr. anyways. Its usually his supporters that b***h about things like this yet vote for them every 4 years. Hope you saved that $300 tax refund check he used the surplus on to pay for your gas!

Come on, the Magnum is a typical American car marketed to fill some apparent male need for "more power." They care little about mileage.

Of course driving habits make a big difference in any car. Primarily, lay off the gas. Try not to ever press the pedal down more than halfway, especially in a car with a big engine. Don't rage up to stop signs or sharp turns and then jam on the brakes. Don't constantly haul around unnecessary junk in the back. Air up the tires to the maximum pressure marked on the sidewall. At highway speed you will usually use less gas with the windows closed and the air conditioner on.

You had to have a HEMI. Do you even know what a "HEMI" is? Did your vehicle by chance come without that engine or was that the only one available? I think Car & Driver did a great article, a couple of years ago on the "HEMI" engine. For those of you who don't know, look it up. Since Dodge reintroduced the "HEMI", sales have skyrocketed. There's alot of banter going on about those mileage figures and how they don't reflect real world facts. Vehicle Price tags give a range, what was yours? 15 to 20?

My car says it gets 25 mpg for city and 28 mpg for highway.

I average 22 mpg for city and 31 mpg for highway.

The "reports" will never be accurate because you have to consider that most places are more prone to heavier traffic, or DO YOU DRIVE with your AC on?