Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
10-30-2004, 05:03 PM
#21
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
If you want to stab something, you use a knife...not a brick. Use logic.
Jim
94XJ
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
Jim
94XJ
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 05:03 PM
#22
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
If you want to stab something, you use a knife...not a brick. Use logic.
Jim
94XJ
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
Jim
94XJ
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 05:04 PM
#23
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 05:04 PM
#24
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 05:04 PM
#25
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
They are heavier than they look too.
Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
me@privacy.net wrote:
>
> >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless of
> >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
>
> What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 05:11 PM
#26
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
> the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
10-30-2004, 05:11 PM
#27
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
> the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:spt7o01gr5r1m888p3ce91d5v0dsbh8rq6@4ax.com...
> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:spt7o01gr5r1m888p3ce91d5v0dsbh8rq6@4ax.com...
> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
10-30-2004, 05:11 PM
#28
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Posts: n/a
Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
> the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:spt7o01gr5r1m888p3ce91d5v0dsbh8rq6@4ax.com...
> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
The Wrangler and it's predecessors are shaped like a cinder block, what do
you expect?
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:spt7o01gr5r1m888p3ce91d5v0dsbh8rq6@4ax.com...
> Id love to own a Jeep Wrangler again but with gas prices the way they
> are the Jeeps don't get such good mileage
>
> Why cant they make a Jeep using a diesel engine? Or even a hybrid
> model?
10-30-2004, 06:19 PM
#29
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
Mike.
I must disagree here. I know you and Bill are anti diesels but many people
disagree.
I've owned better then a dozen vw diesels from the first stinky rabbits to
almost the newest tdi's (we got a common rail in late 2004) that are very
clean. Anyhow my actual mileage on like cars with gas and diesels is about
35% more for diesels or more. My current 99.5 jetta tdi has averaged very
close to 50 mpg for over a hundred thousand miles. Same type of driving for
similar gasoline car was a tad under thirty. Plus I'm currently running 20%
soybean oil and the exhaust smells like french fries! A VW tdi 2.5L 5
cylinder would be perfect in my XJ!
Joe R.
99.5 jetta tdi
96 XJ with Banks header!
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:418401FB.3978BABB@sympatico.ca...
> It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
>
> They are heavier than they look too.
>
> Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
>
> Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> me@privacy.net wrote:
> >
> > >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless
of
> > >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
> >
> > What are the reasons?
I must disagree here. I know you and Bill are anti diesels but many people
disagree.
I've owned better then a dozen vw diesels from the first stinky rabbits to
almost the newest tdi's (we got a common rail in late 2004) that are very
clean. Anyhow my actual mileage on like cars with gas and diesels is about
35% more for diesels or more. My current 99.5 jetta tdi has averaged very
close to 50 mpg for over a hundred thousand miles. Same type of driving for
similar gasoline car was a tad under thirty. Plus I'm currently running 20%
soybean oil and the exhaust smells like french fries! A VW tdi 2.5L 5
cylinder would be perfect in my XJ!
Joe R.
99.5 jetta tdi
96 XJ with Banks header!
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:418401FB.3978BABB@sympatico.ca...
> It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
>
> They are heavier than they look too.
>
> Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
>
> Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> me@privacy.net wrote:
> >
> > >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless
of
> > >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
> >
> > What are the reasons?
10-30-2004, 06:19 PM
#30
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Re: Why no fuel effecient Jeep?
Mike.
I must disagree here. I know you and Bill are anti diesels but many people
disagree.
I've owned better then a dozen vw diesels from the first stinky rabbits to
almost the newest tdi's (we got a common rail in late 2004) that are very
clean. Anyhow my actual mileage on like cars with gas and diesels is about
35% more for diesels or more. My current 99.5 jetta tdi has averaged very
close to 50 mpg for over a hundred thousand miles. Same type of driving for
similar gasoline car was a tad under thirty. Plus I'm currently running 20%
soybean oil and the exhaust smells like french fries! A VW tdi 2.5L 5
cylinder would be perfect in my XJ!
Joe R.
99.5 jetta tdi
96 XJ with Banks header!
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:418401FB.3978BABB@sympatico.ca...
> It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
>
> They are heavier than they look too.
>
> Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
>
> Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> me@privacy.net wrote:
> >
> > >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless
of
> > >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
> >
> > What are the reasons?
I must disagree here. I know you and Bill are anti diesels but many people
disagree.
I've owned better then a dozen vw diesels from the first stinky rabbits to
almost the newest tdi's (we got a common rail in late 2004) that are very
clean. Anyhow my actual mileage on like cars with gas and diesels is about
35% more for diesels or more. My current 99.5 jetta tdi has averaged very
close to 50 mpg for over a hundred thousand miles. Same type of driving for
similar gasoline car was a tad under thirty. Plus I'm currently running 20%
soybean oil and the exhaust smells like french fries! A VW tdi 2.5L 5
cylinder would be perfect in my XJ!
Joe R.
99.5 jetta tdi
96 XJ with Banks header!
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:418401FB.3978BABB@sympatico.ca...
> It has the aerodynamics of a brick and two full axles.
>
> They are heavier than they look too.
>
> Basically the 6 and 4 get the same mileage, so would a diesel.
>
> Diesel also is way too stinky to have in a convertible Jeep.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> me@privacy.net wrote:
> >
> > >you are never going to get great mileage out of a Wrangler regardless
of
> > >what engine you put in it, for obvious reasons.
> >
> > What are the reasons?
