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So, I've spent the past hour searching and mulling through the site trying to get a solid answer, but have come up a bit short.

I just bought a 2011 Colorado 2.9l, 4sp auto ext cab on stock tires. Only mods are k&n cai and some weird sounding magnaflow exhaust. I have a bed cover also. The truck is in mint condition, runs perfectly and has been well maintained as far as I can tell. 68,500 miles.

The issue im having is with fuel mileage. Im thinking its a bit low. I've gone 150 miles and am right at half a tank. I've run the ac/defrost a bit and the transmission gearing on this thing is a bit wonky, so sometimes you have to get on it to make it downshift in order to maintain 70mph. Given this, does 150 miles on half a tank sound a bit low to you guys?

What are you with the 2.9 seeing at half a tank?

I know from my search, mpg is a hot topic and I'm not trying to beat a dead horse. I'm just a bit concerned as I have a 30 day, 100 percent warranty, and 3yr/36000 mile warranty after that, and if something's wrong, I wanna get it looked at by one of the techs at work (I work for the dealership where I bought it)

Thanks!
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My '09 2.9 Auto (Reg cab) gets between 22-24 mpg. I have noticed it gets a little better with the AC off and goed down at any speed faster than about 68 Mph. That seems to be the sweet spot (rpms At or below 2000).

I do notice that depending on the angle of the truck at fillup time (front facing up hill) that I can get as much as 120 miles on the top 1/4 of the tank, but usually at 100 miles. If I had to fill it up level, I only get 80 miles on the top 1/4 of the tank. I typically get between 380-410 miles per tank.
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