Originally posted by omercer:
Please explain to me why there is such a wide range of mpg. It doesn't make sense to me that there can be an 8mpg range for the same vehicle even taking into account different driving styles.
Well, I can't answer your question, but I will say that my local driving is pretty rough on mileage. I have a lot of short trips with a lot of up and down hills. I was getting about 13.5 mpg in this cycle with my '95 and I'm getting about 13.5 mpg with my new D-max. The D-max has only about 1000 miles on it and there is the fun factor coupled with the fact that it is a heavier truck, so I'm not complaining.

Also, my DIC appears to be right on the money. Last fill was 18.3 gallons and the DIC showed 18.1 used. Well within an acceptable margin of error...