"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Drive no faster than fifty five.

I can't speak for others, but my 4-banger won't go much faster than 55
(well, I have managed to scrape my way up to 70 from time-to-time, but
the Jeep ain't happy about it).

 

"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:424B1947.B4BFB204@***.net...
> Drive no faster than fifty five.

I can't speak for others, but my 4-banger won't go much faster than 55
(well, I have managed to scrape my way up to 70 from time-to-time, but
the Jeep ain't happy about it).

 

And that's how you save gas over a six, you simply can't burn more
energy. Also it tells me you have over sized tires, as my Brother-in-law
was ticketed for 95 mph in his YJ, but after the thirty inch tires can
go no faster than seventy: http://home.att.net/~taschers/index.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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ElAlumbrado wrote:
>
> I can't speak for others, but my 4-banger won't go much faster than 55
> (well, I have managed to scrape my way up to 70 from time-to-time, but
> the Jeep ain't happy about it).

 

And that's how you save gas over a six, you simply can't burn more
energy. Also it tells me you have over sized tires, as my Brother-in-law
was ticketed for 95 mph in his YJ, but after the thirty inch tires can
go no faster than seventy: http://home.att.net/~taschers/index.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ElAlumbrado wrote:
>
> I can't speak for others, but my 4-banger won't go much faster than 55
> (well, I have managed to scrape my way up to 70 from time-to-time, but
> the Jeep ain't happy about it).

 

And that's how you save gas over a six, you simply can't burn more
energy. Also it tells me you have over sized tires, as my Brother-in-law
was ticketed for 95 mph in his YJ, but after the thirty inch tires can
go no faster than seventy: http://home.att.net/~taschers/index.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ElAlumbrado wrote:
>
> I can't speak for others, but my 4-banger won't go much faster than 55
> (well, I have managed to scrape my way up to 70 from time-to-time, but
> the Jeep ain't happy about it).

 

The 2.4 in my '04 TJ got a best 24mpg, but mostly is between
21mpg and 23mpg. Weather and temperatures seem to be a key
to mpg's on my 2.4. Cold weather drops the mileage and warmer
weather increases it. The wife and two dogs riding along also drops
the power curve....ha..ha. But, I'm happy with my 2.4 after getting
use to it. It's not fast, but then I'm old and slow. 2.4 has been very
dependable for me.
Tom T

 

The 2.4 in my '04 TJ got a best 24mpg, but mostly is between
21mpg and 23mpg. Weather and temperatures seem to be a key
to mpg's on my 2.4. Cold weather drops the mileage and warmer
weather increases it. The wife and two dogs riding along also drops
the power curve....ha..ha. But, I'm happy with my 2.4 after getting
use to it. It's not fast, but then I'm old and slow. 2.4 has been very
dependable for me.
Tom T

 

The 2.4 in my '04 TJ got a best 24mpg, but mostly is between
21mpg and 23mpg. Weather and temperatures seem to be a key
to mpg's on my 2.4. Cold weather drops the mileage and warmer
weather increases it. The wife and two dogs riding along also drops
the power curve....ha..ha. But, I'm happy with my 2.4 after getting
use to it. It's not fast, but then I'm old and slow. 2.4 has been very
dependable for me.
Tom T

 

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:35:06 GMT, Bryan wrote:
>
> What kind of real world mpg are the 6 cyl.'s getting?

My mileage has ranged from 13.6 mpg to 20 mpg with the lifetime
average at 16.1 mpg right now. This is an '05 Sport picked up in the
middle of December, currently with ~3500 miles on it.

Note that the cold and the snow around here reduce gas mileage. (an
old car I drove one winter was getting 20 in Dec. before it got real
cold, but only got 15 the whole winter) The last few tanks have given
me better mileage than the earlier ones did.

> Every mile counts as I do a lot of driving as part of my job and every penny
> in the tank is one less in my pocket.
> So far I am satisfied with the performance of the 4 cyl., even here in the
> mountains.
>
> Do the 6 cyl. motors get into the 20's on mileage?

No, but its really hard to stall it and the torque is great :-). It
pulls like a truck, not like a ricer!

-D

--
Microsoft is to operating systems & security ....
.... what McDonald's is to gourmet cooking

www: http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/ jabber: dman@dman13.dyndns.org

 

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:35:06 GMT, Bryan wrote:
>
> What kind of real world mpg are the 6 cyl.'s getting?

My mileage has ranged from 13.6 mpg to 20 mpg with the lifetime
average at 16.1 mpg right now. This is an '05 Sport picked up in the
middle of December, currently with ~3500 miles on it.

Note that the cold and the snow around here reduce gas mileage. (an
old car I drove one winter was getting 20 in Dec. before it got real
cold, but only got 15 the whole winter) The last few tanks have given
me better mileage than the earlier ones did.

> Every mile counts as I do a lot of driving as part of my job and every penny
> in the tank is one less in my pocket.
> So far I am satisfied with the performance of the 4 cyl., even here in the
> mountains.
>
> Do the 6 cyl. motors get into the 20's on mileage?

No, but its really hard to stall it and the torque is great :-). It
pulls like a truck, not like a ricer!

-D

--
Microsoft is to operating systems & security ....
.... what McDonald's is to gourmet cooking

www: http://dman13.dyndns.org/~dman/ jabber: dman@dman13.dyndns.org