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#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.
#13 of 1070 '00 Trooper Highway Mileage by wlbrown9 Jul 31, 2000 (1:09 pm)
I finally got the Trooper (2wd LS) out on the Interstate yesterday...about 200 miles plus 40 miles on regular Highways. Interstate 75 MPH.. Ended up with 18.4 mpg for the trip. Now have a little over 1800 miles on the Trooper. About what I expected. Would not mind if it got closer to 20 when completely broken in. My old 95 Rodeo got 20 mpg on the Interstate on it's best day.
#14 of 1070 00 Durango by mrboost Aug 01, 2000 (4:45 pm)
Have a 00 Durango. It has 5.9, Ft4wd T-case(NV242), 3.92 gear with LSD, 3rd seat, rear air etc. Get 14 MPG in town, 15.5 combined and 17 MPG highway. Seems when you buy a heavy SUV, no matter which engine you choose, you are not going to get very good mileage. Later
#15 of 1070 99 CR-V by beatfarmer Aug 03, 2000 (8:26 pm)
Average 24.5 Best 27.5 Worst 19
#16 of 1070 High mileage Blazer by jetfixr2 Aug 04, 2000 (2:39 pm)
I have a '95 Blazer LS 4-dr 4X4 w/ 101K mi. Curb weight 3800; w/ 4 adults, 150 lbs cargo, and full gas, around 4600-4800 lbs. On a recent trip across the midwest, I averaged 18.5 70 mph, RPM 2.6K, 87-89 octane gas in the tank. V-6 Guzzler- I mean, Vortec, has to drag almost too much weight. Economy is better at lower speeds (50-60 mph) and gently driven. I have pushed 22 at those speeds. It would be even better if GM could have left out a couple hundred pounds.

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