Great Gas Mileage

[RenegadeRecruit84]

Ok well I'd figure I'd come tell everyone that I'm getting fantastic gas mileage right now. I'm driving on base and off a tad. Here's the proof.

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I accelerate very slowly and keep the RPMs below 2K as much as I can. When going up a hill or incline I don't press down the gas at all. When going downhill I just either slip it into neutral or barely put any pressure on the gas. Sometimes it's the little things that make it better.

 

[yellocoyote]

We drive this way too... if you Google hypermiling, you can find out other little tricks to try.

 

[Austerity]

Yeah I do that too and am currently getting 13mpg.

 

[rockymountain]

Yeah I do that too and am currently getting 13mpg.

...something's wrong.

 

[WickedBruce]

I get 13-14 with my 245/75

 

[martin_metal_88]

Let's start this. I'm getting around 13 right now so if I can get it around 15-16 i'll be happy

 

[rockymountain]

I drive with a heavy foot. I get 16.5 consistently. I don't pay attention to the EVIC and calculate manually. This week I drove 75% highway at 70mph and averaged 18.7. I have 245/75 Duratracs. Not the heavy ones. I guess your results may vary.

 

[dude1116]

I've been getting ****** gas mileage because of a heavy foot and some really old spark plugs. Maybe 13-14 lately.

 

[Thelt]

I get a little over 16 mpg in mostly city driving.

 

[Eicas]

Freeway driving at 60 to 65 mph in rolling hills I get a 22 to 23 mpg with the air condition off, and 15 to 17 mpg around town once it's warmed up. When possible, I accelerate at around 3,000 rpm and then keep up with the traffic but am easy on the throttle.

MPG goes down if I turn on the air, cold engine and short drives, accelerate up hills, etc. My MPG has jumped a bit with the warmer weather we are having, - maybe because of quicker warm up?

2006 Liberty 3.7 w/auto, completely stock, using 75W-90 Valvaline synthetic oil in the differentials, Autolite XP5224 Iridium plugs gapped to specs, tire pressure at 35 psi., fresh transmission service, and fuel system cleaning.

 

[RenegadeRecruit84]

it might also be due to the fact that I have a manual and keep the RPMs down.

 

[wheeee32]

I finally broke the 20 mpg barrier yesterday.

 

[MoD]

you all are crazy! on a full tank of city driving never getting over 45 i at least get 16mpg and with a full tank of highway driving cruse set at 65 I get 24-26mpg. the most I have ever averaged on a tank is 26.86 and that was after brand new spark plugs and a brand new amsoil air filter and fairly flat driving no ac or heat on

 

[WickedBruce]

All my driving is mountains...

 

[cplchris]

i havent gotten more than 14 mpg in about a year lol

 

[LetFreedomRing]

All my driving is mountains...

Same here. My "highway" trip consists of driving over a mountain with a 9% grade. I usually get between 18.5-19.0 with that trip. Having a manual is a world of difference for mileage.

 

[wheeee32]

The 20 mpg I got this weekend was all highway and no hills other than a tunnel.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Dunno what y'all are doing wrong, ThunderbirdJunkie averaged 29.6 MPG on his trip last weekend.

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[LetFreedomRing]

Dunno what y'all are doing wrong, ThunderbirdJunkie averaged 29.6 MPG on his trip last weekend.

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I think what the rest of us are doing wrong is driving a Liberty!

 

[cplchris]

not to mention, i drive <1 mile to and from work everyday lol