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#31 of 1070 22.1MPG with a 2000 4x4 by jogiba Sep 21, 2000 (12:43 am)
PowerStroke Diesel Excursion Limited .With a 44gal fuel tank I Can drive all day non stop.
#32 of 1070 by mark_aidan Sep 21, 2000 (5:45 pm)
I have a 1999 limited 4-Runner. This thing has the worst gas mileage. I get around 11-13 city and about 15 on the highway. I read some of the other columns in here, and found out I'm not alone. Many, many 4-Runner owners are disgusted with their fuel consumption. So if you people are interested in a new 4-Runner, look closely at the mileage to and from where ever... You might want to visit a Nissan Dealership.
#33 of 1070 99 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 5-speed by scmhockey Sep 25, 2000 (4:51 pm)
I usually get about 17 to and from work. 35 miles each way, mostly highway.
#34 of 1070 mark by mmcbride1 Sep 26, 2000 (11:30 pm)
I hardly think your problem is widespread. You are only the second person I have heard this happening to here on Edmunds (the other one is covo). I get great mileage (for a truck) with my 1998 SR5 4WD.
#35 of 1070 2000 GMC Jimmy by heng Sep 27, 2000 (2:09 am)
I get almost 20 mpg in light suburban commuting. No highway trips yet.
#36 of 1070 98 Mercury Mountaineer V8 AWD by kyliang Sep 28, 2000 (7:05 pm)
12 ~ 14 mpg local / half half commute. 17.9 mpg free ways.
#37 of 1070 98 EXP XLT 5.4V8 by dardson Sep 30, 2000 (4:43 am)
I have been religious about keeping my milage...for some odd reason (why bother is you're gonna buy a 2 ton car). Let me say first, that I have loved this great big thing. I drive 95% city and get 11.5 summer with AC and 12+ winter without AC. Road trips I do really well to get 17 but mostly 15.5 to 16.5. That said, I am not a conservative driver. I make "jack rabbit" starts and feel free to kick in the passing gear. If I can get behind an idiot who is willing run interferance 95 down the interstate, I get behind and keep up. Made a 350 mile trip last week averaging 81mph (based on miles divided by time) and got 15.9mpg. I have never, once, gotten the promised 13mpg city or the 18 mpg highway in my giant gas hog. But considering my heavy foot I am not surprised. Being a child of the 60's when 8 or 9 city and 10 or 12 highway was the norm, I'm only amazed they can make 2 ton cars that get 12/16.
#38 of 1070 00/Kia Sportage EX 5 speed by kanuk Oct 01, 2000 (1:35 am)
Currently averaging 21mpg (US gallon) combination city and highway. One time best of 24. Worst 16 all city. The past few tanks have been constant at 21
#39 of 1070 update milage by dardson Oct 02, 2000 (1:33 am)
2 posts back, I mentioned a pretty consistent 11.5 mpg on my Ford EXP 5.4V8. A few weeks ago I happened to be reading my owners booklet and noticed it said to use minimum 87 octane. I had seem on some post somewhere that reg. gasoline in higher altitudes was 86 rather than 87. Sure enough, last time I filled I noticed 86 octane for reg. unleaded. I filled with mid grade 88, checked the milage yesterday when I filled again, and got very close to 13 instead of the the usual 11.5. Interesting. Not sure it's meaningfull as I paid 10cents more per gallon, but I had no idea a few octane points made such a difference....and I have a seat-of-the-pants feel that the car is distinctly quicker. Hum???
#40 of 1070 Knock sensor by tbavis Oct 04, 2000 (12:31 am)
The 5.4 may have a knock sensor that causes the ignition timing to be retarded more with the lower octane. Maybe not enough improvement with 88 octane to pay for the difference, though. I have two 3000 lb cars - a Subaru Forester, which does about 26 MPG commuting, and a Voyager, which does 23. Funny, my '73 Subaru and '77 VW only managed 26, and they were 1880 and 1800 lbs! Replies to this message: xtierra (Nov 17, 2008 3:52 pm) wvgasguy (Nov 21, 2008 1:57 pm) ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 10:37 am) wvgasguy (Dec 04, 2008 2:46 pm) and 1 more...

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