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#3 of 1070 drmperalta by reddogs Jul 10, 2000 (9:40 am)
You must have a heavy foot or lots of city driving, my '98 Honda Passport averages 17 MPG in SOBE and 20-22 mpg in highway driving depending if I fly all out or just set it on cruise. Also I usually dont carry or drag anything and keep the back clear of any unnecersary weight. Maybe you have a few things back there adding some weight that is affecting your mpg.
#4 of 1070 '00 Trooper Mileage by wlbrown9 Jul 10, 2000 (9:32 pm)
I have only filled up twice...bought it new 6/24/00. 1st tank roughly 16.7 to 17.0. (not sure how full the dealership filled it up.) Second tank I got about 17.4. I drive 19.5 miles to work...half Interstate...half city streets...but not that much traffic or stop and go. Also, about 1/3 more city street other than to and from work..so 2/3 easy city street & 1/3 Interstate. Not too bad so far. (BTW, 2 wheel drive) 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 4.0, 2 wheel drive. Several thousand miles..combination city street and Interstate...computer show 18.1 MPG. Wife's vehicle. Both include running aircon...darn hot is Memphis these days
#5 of 1070 Read this and see what you think... by reddogs Jul 11, 2000 (8:58 am)
I rented a Chevy Metro for my cousin to take his kids to Disney World and I told him to check his gas mileage to see how much better he got than the Passport. Well to my surprise, whenever we kicked up the speeds he got almost the same as the Passport, 22 mpg for the Metro vs 24 mpg for the Passport, and to add insult to injury the Metro rode like h#ll. It sounded and felt like it was stuck in 2nd gear and had no power whatsoever, and it drove like it was dragging an anchor around. When I returned it, I asked them to check it to see if it was working correctly and they said they could find nothing wrong, it was working fine...... makes you want to go hmmm...:0)
#6 of 1070 ...and I was carrying more passengers... by reddogs Jul 11, 2000 (9:01 am)
just in case you were thinking I was cheating him on weight....:0(
#7 of 1070 Heavy foot by drmperalta Jul 11, 2000 (11:16 pm)
I guess I have a lead foot but it felt so inviting to drive fast. My '99 Passport has very good pick-up and I always keep up even with sports cars. I'd better calm down next time and be mindful of my fuel mileage.
#8 of 1070 98 Explorer Sport 2wd by tomsr Jul 12, 2000 (6:18 am)
I get 20 on steady freeway driving but only 15 mpg in mixed sububan use.I thought driving more conservatively would improve it, but did not. I like the power and and I use the A/C all the time so I'll live with it another year.Maybe the Escape will be a tradeoff off power vs economy.
#9 of 1070 98 4Runner SR5 4WD by mmcbride1 Jul 17, 2000 (9:33 pm)
I get 19-20 mpg in the city and about 23-24 pure highway driving.
#10 of 1070 Low mileage by drmperalta Jul 17, 2000 (10:43 pm)
I drive two round trips (2.5-mile each trip) totalling 10 miles in a day. This is an inner city trip with 12 traffic lights each way. I average about 13-14 miles per gallon which I am disappointed. I hate those long waits at the traffic lights that badly cuts my mileage.
#11 of 1070 5-sp ZR2 Blazers by zr2 Jul 18, 2000 (11:04 pm)
I get 19-20 driving 45 miles to work and back with top speed of 54 (in a 45 zone, no lights, 15 stop signs and a few curves/hills). On freeway and long trips at 80-83 (in 75 zone) and no wind, I get 17-18. With head wind or pulling each other (97 pulling the '00), it drops to 15-16. Of course these have 10.5 x 31 tires and 3.73 rear/front ends. '97 has 73,000 and '00 has 8,000. I live in front range of Colorado (Boulder/Loveland) and love my ZR2s. Use 4-wd to get up my driveway every day.
#12 of 1070 00 Lexus RX 300 by wayn1 Jul 20, 2000 (8:21 pm)
With 4600 miles, I get 24 mpg in mixed driving. I haven't taken it on a trip yet but I'm sure the mileage will be good.

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