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Car Forum / Jeep / September 2007

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Jeff DeWitt - 16 Sep 2007 05:10 GMT
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).

Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up.  It took exactly 14 gallons.

350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!

Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.

Jeff DeWitt
griffin - 16 Sep 2007 09:42 GMT
You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.

> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
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> Jeff DeWitt
Matt Macchiarolo - 16 Sep 2007 13:11 GMT
If it has an electronic odometer, it wouldn't have mattered.

> You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.
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>> Jeff DeWitt
Kate - 16 Sep 2007 17:39 GMT
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).

Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up.  It took exactly 14 gallons.

350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!

Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.

Jeff DeWitt

That's only about TWICE the mileage that I get with mine.
You sure someone didn't slip five bucks worth in while you weren't looking?

Kate
Jeff DeWitt - 16 Sep 2007 17:57 GMT
> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
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> Kate

No, no one slipped any gas in <G>.  I usually get 20 to 22 so it's not
THAT outrageous and I might have done a bit more slow cruising along
back roads than normal, but it's still the best I've ever gotten out of it.

Jeff DeWitt
noneofyourbusiness - 16 Sep 2007 18:38 GMT
>> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
>> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
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>Jeff DeWitt

I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
about 13-14 around town. :(

(95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
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Kate - 16 Sep 2007 20:30 GMT
"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
about 13-14 around town. :(

(95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
...

Yea, me too.
My Cobra got better mileage than my Yeep!
Even hubby's F250 gets better mileage than mine does.

Kate
Jeff DeWitt - 17 Sep 2007 00:26 GMT
> "noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
> I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
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> Kate

Well... mine is a two door so it's lighter, it's a stick, and it's 2wd.

It might not go through the glop a 4x4 XJ will but it goes and goes and
goes, I'd drive that little sucker anywhere and with 350,000 miles on it
I pretty much have!

Jeff DeWitt
Brian - 17 Sep 2007 01:58 GMT
That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
needs to do any better...

B

> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
Jeff DeWitt - 17 Sep 2007 02:52 GMT
> That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
> anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
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>> Jeff DeWitt

I don't know, so many things can make a difference, big tires, dragging
brakes, carrying around a lot of extra weight, a heavy foot (of course
I'm totally innocent of that <G>), state of tune, leaky injectors.  15
really does sound kind of low, the worst I've ever gotten is 18.

Now then there is my truck, with the overdrive not working I was getting
a solid 11 MPG, now THAT hurt!

Jeff DeWitt
 
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