Tired of "my car gets 30+MPG"

[waffleironhead]

My 88 cherokee gets over 30 MPG on occasion whilst doing 55 in 5th gear. At that point I barely have to touch the gas pedal to keep it going. *This is on flat stretches of highway, climbing hills causing me to downshift would kill the mpg*

 

[drum]

1994 ranger 4.0V6 178.5K miles, got 21.5 mpg last time I checked. mostly highway

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I don't own a truck.

Then why did you bother posting in this thread :roll:

Because I felt like it? :roll:

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I don't have a truck but my 1990 Jag XJS gets about 14 MPG.

V12? If so, how is it still on the road?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

2003 Acura MDX, gets 17mpg in NYC traffic driving, 18-19 mixed depending on conditions, and 25mpg cruising at ~60mph.

 

[Turin39789]

25mpg

Ford Ranger

 

[radioouman]

1994 Dodge Dakota 4x4 with the 318. Even with the 3.55 diff it only gets 17 highway and around 14 city. When I pull my boat to the lake, I get 12 mpg.
Oh, and my boat gets 5 mpg or less. (5 is at cruising speed.)

 

[Pliablemoose]

I have always owned a truck, and likely always will, they're too useful to ignore their utility.

I love watching some fool jam a mower into their nice car to get it serviced

F250SD 7.3L Ford, 18-20 mpg.

 

[F1N3ST]

Some people own trucks so they can put a few 2x4's in the back and say they are a contractor.

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
Some people own trucks so they can put a few 2x4's in the back and say they are a contractor.

I visited the Dominican Republic 2 weeks ago. Small motorcycles (100-125cc) comprise 90% of the transportation there, and you often would see them zipping around with 2 riders - a driver and the passenger holding several rebar, 2x4s, etc. It was quite comical - I wish I'd had my camera at the time.

 

[LordMorpheus]

Another one for the "my car gets truck mileage" crowd.

1997 Lincoln Town Car, currenlty averaging about 18mpg mixed driving (most distance is on highway, by far most time is on surface streets in traffic).

When I bought the car it was doing closer to 20 in the same conditions. Tire pressure are good, but the engine engine could use some attention. Still runs pretty good and still hasn't stranded me.

 

[mHubs]

98 wrangler, 14mpg
totally worth it in the summer

 

[JeepinEd]

I commute in a Prius that averages 50MPG.
To make up for it, my weekend vehicle is a lifted Jeep that gets about 12 MPG. It makes Al Gore cry...

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: JeepinEd
I commute in a Prius that averages 50MPG.
To make up for it, my weekend vehicle is a lifted Jeep that gets about 12 MPG. It makes Al Gore cry...

So why did you buy the Prius in the first place.

 

[boomhower]

1998 Mountainer AWD w/ 5.0. 18MPG on the highway where it spends most of the time. For the most part its been replaced with a 93 accord.

 

[PricklyPete]

I'm lucky to get 21 or 22 with my 2005 Tacoma....around town I get closer to 17-18. The auto version of my car actually gets better gas mileage...but I'd much rather put up with a little worse gas mileage and drive a stick.

 

[MovingTarget]

Well, my caprice gets 17/22 city/hwy, about the same as my old s10...

 

[OUCaptain]

My 03 Jeep wrangler 4.0 gets 15 if I'm lucky and I could care less. I only have to go about 7 miles to work so it's no big deal. I didn't buy if for the mileage.

 

[SithSolo1]

'99 Ram 4x4 w/ 5.9L V8 - 13 mpg highway on a good day, going down hill.
'05 G35 Coupe - 15 mpg city

 

[MovingTarget]

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I don't have a truck but my 1990 Jag XJS gets about 14 MPG.

V12? If so, how is it still on the road?

Unless you have a good mechanic and some dough for repair bills, chances are it is fast approaching LeMons material...

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
Some people own trucks so they can put a few 2x4's in the back and say they are a contractor.

The most I've had in the bed of my truck was about 3000 lbs of concrete.

 

[RGUN]

My sedan weighs 3400lbs or so and manages a whole 12mpg with mixed driving. Thinking about looking for alternate transportation soon.

 

[scttgrd]

1976 F150 with a 460 in it. Also has the 4 barrel edelbrock performer. I get 8mpg if im lucky, but the 400hp is nice.

 

[scorp00]

2000 trans am - 9-12mpg in the city. Car is no fun unless I'm at full throttle.

 

[grohl]

1995 Chevy Tahoe LT with 350, auto

generally 12-14 mpg with city driving, I drive like a grandma.