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Alberta, Canada | Well my 2nd boy is in need of a first vehicle now. I picked up a '94 Buick with 47,000 orig. miles for my oldest last fall that has turned out real well. Next boy wants a truck but would like something that isn't too terrible on gas. He's been looking for the GM S10s sized trucks. I had one of them in a v-6 4x4 4.3L and it pretty much used as much as a 1/2 ton truck. But 25 years ago I had one of them early GM S15's 2 wheel drive (14" tires) with the old 2.8 litre and that would would do high 20's on the highway.
Anyone have say a 1995 to 2005 S10 or simliar type truck in another make with a 4cyl? What do they get aprox. for mileage? |
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Texas/New Mexico Stateline | Neighbor has a 4wd single cab 2005ish Toyota Tacoma, 5 spd manual he says gets high 20s if he doesn't push it too hard.
Dad wore out several Ford Rangers (1991 - 2003 or so year models) on a rural mail route and would get low 20s on the 2wd versions. Teens on the 4wd he had. They were all V-6s. He had good reliability with them but the Toyotas we have had have been even more reliable yet. There is a reason they have such good resale value. |
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Edwardsville, IL | My in-laws had an '02 ranger. Shortbed, regular cab, manual tranny, 4 cylinder that would get mid 20's. It was a pretty reliable little truck. Cab was very small though. |
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York, Pa | We have a 99 chevy s10. It has the 2.2L 4 cylinder in it with the 5 speed manual with around 80,000 miles. It's been a great truck and gets around 25 on the highway and 19 around town. |
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Central Minnesota | Toyota Tacoma, 4 cyl, 2 or 4wd, 20-28 mpg on the 2wd, 10% less on the v6
Only problem is they are indestructible (after the Toyota frame rust thru buyback)
Probably cheaper to buy new... |
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Dallas Center IA 515-720-2463 | Have a 96 Ford Ranger. Four banger, five speed, two wheel drive.
I get close to 30, like in the 28 or 29 range driving it around gravel roads, trips into town, etc.
Put it in the highway and it will beat 30 mpg.
But I don't drive it 70 mph.
One word about getting good MPG. It is not so much speed, but fast speed ups that kill it.
Getting many people to take their time getting up to speed is very hard.
Like it, power steering good A-C, easy to drive. |
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NE ND | When i was young, my first pickup was an early to mid 90s chevy s-10, 4 cyl 2wd with a 5 speed. Ran it for about 4-5 years. Everytime i checked mileage, around 16-18 mpg. Went to a chevy 1/2 ton ext cab short box, 4x4, w/ a 5.3L. Averaged 15-17 and actually had a real pickup to use on the farm. I'm sure newer small pickups get a little better mileage these days. |
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Texas/New Mexico Stateline | Bobby Greif - 5/2/2013 11:51
One word about getting good MPG. It is not so much speed, but fast speed ups that kill it.
Getting many people to take their time getting up to speed is very hard.
Yes! My dad found he could easily add 2-3 mpg on his mail route by not accelerating so fast from each stop. With over 250 stops, and stops and turns a day it adds up quick. And it came right out of his pocket. |
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Elvaston, IL | 2001 s10 2wd 2.2 5 speed. 22mpg is pretty standard, but I make a lot of short trips. It's gotten 25-28mpg on long trips. And its flexfuel. |
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West Tennessee | I've had a 4 cylinder 1999 S10 stick shift (regular cab 2wd) for about a year and a half now and put over 10k miles on it. It normally gets about 24-25 mpg which is about all city type miles. Not really much highway miles and I write down the miles and gallons every time I fill up unless I loan it to someone and then that gets skipped. :-( |
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NC IA | I owned a 99' S-10 2wd with the 2.2 and 5 speed for 3 years. It was a great truck for me to use for hauling stuff when I lived in town. Pretty useful little rig.
I did a lot of city driving, seemed to always stick around 20-22 mpg no matter how I drove it. The 2.2 is pretty low on power, on the interstate it would struggle on hills when empty and slow down. Worked fine for around town driving. On mine the door hinge pins needed to be replaced, apparently its pretty common and easy to do yourself. Made a huge difference in how the doors closed and wind noise. |
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Soutwest Ks. | I have tried smaller pickups more then once on my farm because I hoped they would be better on gas. I have found very little difference in gas mileage between an S-10, Toyota Tacoma, compared to a full size. Certainly not enough difference to give up so much space and comfort. |
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Texas | Chevy colorado -mixed driving in traffic and highway ,18-19
Nissan 4 cyl -5 speed same driving 24 |
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| Had a Chevy Colorado as a work truck. 4 banger 5 speed 2wd with a topper and about 500 lbs of stuff in the back was getting 25 or so mixed.
AaronSEIA |
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| I have a 2001 Chevy S-10, 4 cyl, extended cab with 140K miles. I can get 20-22 mpg. I drive it 40 miles round trip every day to work (mostly highway). Good little pickup, but doesn't have much power. I try not to go over 65 mph with it. |
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| 4 cylinder 2wd little pickups will get pretty good mileage with all the brands. Have a similar 2 wd Ranger 4 cylinder that gets 25 mpg. In the winter it will drop down to about 20. |
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SW, Missouri | Have a 91 S10 with a 2.8 V6 and 5spd that gets 22-25
Have a 89 Ranger with a 2.9 V6 and 5spd 4x4 that gets 12-15
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southern nebraska | I had 88 s-10 4cylinder 5 speed 2wd and I got 18, my next pickup was a 90 3/4 ton chevy 5.7lt auto 4x4 that got 15. Even though the s10 was fun to drive for safety and overall usefulness the full size was a way better deal |
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East of Dowagiac Michigan | I had an 01 S-10 that got about 24 with 2.2l 5 speed......I now have an 05 Colorado 2.8l 5 speed that gets about 23 with a bit more power and higher gear ratio. Both 2 wd. |
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S.C. Wisconsin | Some say small pickups don't get any better gas mileage than a full sized. That's somewhat true when they are warmed up and out on the highway. But when you do cold starts and short trips they use almost 50% less than a full sized pickup with a V8. That's what I have found by using my Tacoma with a 4 cylinder for knocking around on the farm. Went from S10 Chevy's to a Tacoma and I don't think I will ever look back. My farm is a 3 mile drive and the Tacoma gets 17 mpg for the short trips, a full size V8 would get about 8 doing the same trips.
Edited by dairyman78 5/2/2013 19:34
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Wi | S10s run like tops. I'll say this though, if you have driven a 2wd with the 4.3l then you go to a 4x4 or you go to the 4 banger, you will be dissapointed. Those 2wd 4.3's would get up and go, the 4x4's with the bigger tires were noticeably sluggish as were the 4 bangers. Fuel mileage on the 4.3 is less than desireable though.
Jap trucks will get the best mileage and also run forever but many older ones rust out bad.
Does he need a truck? I used to love driving my Duramax, just hated the payments being in school. Then I started pulling it, and it turned into a puller instead of a driver. I ended up buying an older TDI Jetta with a 5spd and I have more fun in that car than I ever would've imagined. Probably not a chick magnet at his school I guess, but they will go through corn fields just fine and get 50mpg to boot. Not to mention fuel is easily available at the farm all the time for him and if you choose to bill him, it can come out pre pay if you decide thus saving him more money for "important things". They're not cheap cars though. Mine is a 2000, the MKIV models like mine with the ALH engine (99-04 IIRC) are the best model of the TDI, they are older though. However this demand makes the price high. For one with 200-300,000 miles with a TDI and 5spd in decent condition in our area brings 5-6k. Don't let the miles scare you, like any car change the timing belt every 100k and you will be fine. |
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West Tennessee | Mattchu60 - 5/2/2013 12:39
On mine the door hinge pins needed to be replaced, apparently its pretty common and easy to do yourself. Made a huge difference in how the doors closed and wind noise.
Yep had to do that on mine. |
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Floyd County, Iowa | I've got a '95 S10, 2.2L 4 cyl, 5 speed manual, 2 wd, reg cab, 110k miles. I get 28-30 mpg with it, driving about 12 miles a day, rural and town miles. I try to stay at 55 or so.
For bigger jobs, I have an '04 F150, 5.4, 4x4, supercab, 60k miles. I get 14-17 mpg with it.
If anyone says they can't get better mileage with a small pickup and small engine vs full size, they're either overworking it or driving like a Nascar wannabe. |
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Cleveland, MS. Own small farm near Booneville, MS | Once had a '97 Nissan 4x4, short bed, standard cab, 2.4L 4 cylinder, 5 sp. Overall average 18-20 mpg. But very reliable. |
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Here | Buy a Toyota or Ranger, as the S-10 and Colorados are POS's, they are the highest maintenance on the road. I like them because I have a repair shop and I've always said that if it weren't for GM my door wouldn't go up every day. |
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Dallas Center IA 515-720-2463 | Quote - "If anyone says they can't get better mileage with a small pickup and small engine vs full size, they're either overworking it or driving like a Nascar wannabe."
You are right on with that.
Often the trouble with people who want to go like hell but think they may need to drive slower to save gas is, they don't save gas by driving slower.
Simple reason.
Lets say Joe Nascar Jr thinks he will try to get better milage by driving 55 instead of 75.
But he is so POed at going so slow he comes close to laying rubber at most startups. If he comes up behind someone going slower, Joe will hit the passing gear and keep that thing sucking gas until well pass the old poker.
Then Joe checks his miles per gallon. Not hardly any better than before. Maybe not any. |
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Alberta, Canada | Does he need a truck .... well no he just thinks he "needs" one right now. It would be hand for him though to haul stuff like his dirt bike down to a friends. I had a brand new 1990 Jetta 1.6 litre turbo was a head of its time. Decent size car got 47 mpg all the time and higer on the highway. Was a very economical car to drive and when I sold it I didn't have to adverstise cause I had people telling me "when you're ready to sell let me know! |
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scky | My 2 youngest both had rangers, 4 cyl. 5 speed and got around 25 mpg when they kept the foot out of it. The daughter put about 200,000 miles on hers and the son put 160,000 on his before replacing. Neither had given up yet they just wanted something different. I would recommend a ranger for about anything. |
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mpg on little pickup trucks?
