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102 messages, Last post on Jan 04, 2009 at 10:46 PM
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Replying to: sonnet11 (May 28, 2007 3:09 pm) I just completed a 1,450 mile trip from Mississippi to Grand Lake, Colorado with a total elevation gain of 8,200 feet, traveling on mountain roads from Raton, New Mexico to Grand Lake, Co. I cruised at 76 mph on Interstate. My verified average mpg was 18.9. On Interstate stretches it average 20.3. I wonder about why your mileage is lower. If you are concerned about gas mileage, why would have purchased a 5.7 Hemi Grand Cherokee in the first place?
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 17, 2006 1:52 pm) Odometer is at 26k, give or take a few miles. NORMAL City driving. |
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Replying to: sonnet11 (May 28, 2007 3:09 pm) |
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Replying to: podedwards (May 28, 2007 5:33 pm) ---------- 2005 GC Limited with Hemi... 10.5 mpg in town and 16 hwy with cruise at 70 on flat grade. MDS doesn't really exist, engine surges, flat acceleration unless geared down. Junk.
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Replying to: eric091572 (Jun 01, 2007 9:53 am) The 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi should have MDS, you can check it by VIN number, also see at what speed MDS is active for your car.
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Replying to: podedwards (Jun 01, 2007 3:57 pm)
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Replying to: coolrider (Jun 02, 2007 6:49 pm)
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I have a 2001 JGC 4.0L I6 4WD with 82000 miles. It's generally been a good vehicle and my college Jr son plans to "buy it out" from me at a very good price to have a good vehicle driving to college in MN winters plus more metal around him in the summer than the sporty car he has now. I typically get 15mph in city (2WD mode) and 20 highway, ie, 19  75mph but 22 60mph on 2 lane highways. I am looking at CUVs like the Saturn Outlook, Hyundai Veracruz, Toyota 08 Highlander. The 3rd seat would get occasional use and I want to pull a smaller 17ft 2500 lb fishing boat. However on other forums some have coached me to reconsider a Jeep true 4WD vehicle for towing and pulls out of the water, despite losing the 3rd seat. I can get a Chrysler product at employee price and the new lifetime warranty has appeal as I usually drive 'em into the ground. But I -totally- resist buying anything other than a V6 in a vehicle I plan to have for perhaps 10years, I foresee gas at $4-5/gal in that timeperiod. Since the new V6 is (more refined?) than my old tried and true I6, can I get feedback from some V6 owners on both MPG and towing. Obviously I know the 4.7 would be a better tow vehicle but I just don't want that penalty for the <2% of the time I use it to tow a smaller boat & trailer. I am not real encouraged by earlier comments on this forum, but it's hard to believe a new modern V6 would get worse mileage than my I6 with a design point back in the 70s rated at 16/21.
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Replying to: marty21 (Jul 28, 2007 7:02 pm) |
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Replying to: naatz1 (Aug 23, 2007 5:33 pm) I don't understand complaints about gas mileage. I get 22+ m.p.g. with my 2006 5.7 on the highway. Around, anywhere from 14 to 18 depending how quick I want to go. I am paying for the capacity and capability. If my primary concern was gas mileage, I never would have bought it. By this day and time, anyone who thinks E.P.A. estimates on window stickers are accurate must have been in a coma for years. However, there' not a car out there that does not have numerous reviews about gas mileage. How could anyone not know? Why would anyone blame Chrysler for E.P.A. estimates, they are required by law to post, which indicate gas mileage for a group and clearly states it will vary by many factors?
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