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#61 of 1070 2001 Tahoe 2WD by wayne29 Nov 29, 2000 (7:09 pm)
Just finished 1200 mile trip-freeway-70-80 mph: 20.8 mpg. The vehicle has 2000 miles on it. Replies to this message: chitown777 (Dec 23, 2006 1:20 pm)
#62 of 1070 '98 Marin East Peak, 1WD by nanuq Nov 29, 2000 (8:45 pm)
I get about a month's riding from each can of chain lube. Hmmmmm, scratch my head... carry the one... that's 360 miles per 10 ounces, or 4608 miles per gallon? Yahoo! Do I win?? Seriously, all my commuting happens on my mtn bike. When I do use the truck it's for hard playing, and then I get about 12mpg. '96 Land Rover Discovery, 52k miles. Regards, -Bob
#63 of 1070 '00 Isuzu Trooper 3.5L TOD (Automatic) by arktrooper1 Dec 06, 2000 (10:58 pm)
4500 miles on the truck and I get 14 city / 16.5 highway. Deduct 1 mpg from each of those figures when the automatic 4WD Hi (TOD) is engaged. Seems like a lot of people are complaining about their mileage on here, but I honestly don't know what they expected. Let's see...take a heavy, elevated station wagon with the aerodynamics of a brick wall and drive all four wheels, get lousy mileage...what a surprise!!! I came from years of driving 4cyl 2wd trucks and this is about what I expected. Love my Trooper!
#64 of 1070 Any feedback for cav98fla? Copy/pasted: by pocahontas Dec 08, 2000 (2:44 am)
0 of 1: Mileage advice needed (cav98fla) Thu 07 Dec '00 (12:40 PM) From all you long-term SUV owners out there, as I research a possible purchase of my own, I'm in need of some valuable advice on: what's the best way to boost the gas mileage on most any SUV and which make/models have the best miles/gallon ratings now?
#65 of 1070 Hi Cav98fla- To help answer part of your question, by pocahontas Dec 08, 2000 (2:52 am)
here's a list of epa ratings from Auto.com on 2000 makes/models. The top two links are for sport utility vehicles. Also, check out Edmund's new truck guide; they list the epa ratings individually, for each suv, in their new truck section. Good luck. Pocahontas, Edmunds.com/Roving Host
#66 of 1070 01 JGC laredo 4x4/v8 - 96 dodge ram 4x4 5.9l/v8 by redjeeper Dec 09, 2000 (1:57 am)
for comparison: 96 dodge ram pickup 4x4 w/ 360v8 engine- 12.5mpg in the city, 15.5 hwy- rated epa for 12city/16hwy. 01 GCL 4x4 v8 with only 300 miles on it (should improve as engine breaks-in), computer says I am averaging right at 14mpg- mostly city driving. This is epa rated for 15city/20 hwy- we shall see.
#67 of 1070 2000 Toyota SR5 4WD mileage by sierrapk Dec 21, 2000 (9:39 pm)
My 2000 4runner SR5 Highlander, equipped as follows:   Automatic transmission 4WD with locking differential (with lower 4.30:1 ratio rather than standard 4.10:1 ratio) P265/R7016 Goodyear RT/S tires 38 PSI   With almost 9,000 miles on the vehicle (purchased new in August 2000), I have kept track of every tank of gas since new. Best mileage to date is 22.8 mpg, on a freeway trip from Orange County to Palm Springs never dropping below 75 mph, and with several short periods cruising at 88-90 mph. Worst mileage was 16.4 mpg, in a deliberate attempt to "drive hard" for an entire tank of gas in "around town" driving. I regularly pull a flatbed trailer with several motorcycles or quads from coastal area to high desert above Yucca Valley (with 3 sections of very steep 6-8% grade)and average 19+ mpg. Note that this vehicle has the 4.30 diferential gearing that should result in poorer mileage then the standard 4.10 differential   I'm extremely satisfied with all aspects this vehicle, especially off-road handling and tractability, but more midrange engine torque would be welcome if I had to pull a heavier trailer through mountain grades.
#68 of 1070 Hope everyone feels better! by phkck Dec 23, 2000 (4:50 am)
Have a 2000 Limited Excursion with V10 and 3.73 gears 4WD. 10 MPG in the city/snow/4WD in use. I have had as high as 14.1 MPG on highway at 75 mph. Now you know why we have the 44 gallon tank. Hope everyone feels better! :} But have to pay to play. And no, I am not complaining (too much), really do enjoy the Excursion.
#69 of 1070 The MPG's on my toys are...... by mark156 Dec 23, 2000 (5:32 am)
'99 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd., 4.7 V8, Quadra-drive,4X4... with 24,500 miles... is.. 13.5 city, 18.0 highway.   '00 Mercedes E430 Sport sedan, 4.3 V8, 9,100 miles.....is... 18.5 city, 24 highway.   Mark
#70 of 1070 2000 QX4 by plaaaaane Dec 23, 2000 (4:33 pm)
10.5 urban suburban   14.0 freeway.   Wanna buy it?

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