BAD GAS MILAGE
02-08-2006, 12:47 PM
#41
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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
02-08-2006, 12:47 PM
#42
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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
02-08-2006, 12:47 PM
#43
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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
wrote:
>Lee Ayrton wrote:
>>
>> noneyabusiness wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com"
>> > <u18385@uwe> wrote:
>> >
>> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>> >
>> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about
>> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :(
>> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as
>> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal.
>> > back into it!?!)
>>
>> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that.
>
>I'll say!
>
>We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we
>could get.
>
>I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our
>Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4
>adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on
>the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip.
>
>The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up
>or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14
>mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18
>or 19 'combined' mpg.
>
>Mike
>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city".
And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-)
My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps.
And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an
independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the
tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle
and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s)
ever did it.
....
02-13-2006, 10:15 PM
#47
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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
02-13-2006, 10:15 PM
#48
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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
02-13-2006, 10:15 PM
#49
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Posts: n/a
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
02-13-2006, 10:15 PM
#50
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Posts: n/a
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient.
> (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred
> pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my
> Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!!
>
>
> "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message
>> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe...
>>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP!
>>
>> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once...
>>
>>
>
>