Gas Mileage List!!!

4Rescue

Expedition Leader
Bella PSD said:
Same here for me, We must be the only two!:) I have a few of those little note books just full of #'s.

Louie
Make that three. I have the crappy spedo only dash right now, so without date, gallons and odo reading, I've got nothing...
 

DaveInDenver

Middle Income Semi-Redneck
Martinjmpr said:
IUsed to be when I sold or traded a vehicle I'd leave the mileage book in the glovebox, thinking the next owner would use it, but then I realized that I'm the only person who really cares about this stuff so I started keeping them.
Not the only one. I record miles, gallons, date and service station. I try to use the same filling station and pump whenever I can, but in reality I end up mostly using one of three stations, although I do typically use the same pump at each. I also keep a database at home that has the record and notes on every service I do on the car, what I did, parts and part numbers used, etc. Now that I assumed was pretty pathetic.
 

kodiak1232003

Adventurer
Make: JEEP
Model: UNLIMITED
Year:2004
Engine/Size:I-6
Transmission:AUTO
Mileage:45000
Tire Size:30"
Gearing:STOCK, 3.73, I THINK
Weight (if known or approx):4000ish
On highway MPG:19mpg
Off highway MPG:unknown(probably about 14-15)

did coyote canyon to the 3rd crossing on less than a quarter tank maybe 2-3 gallons for what, about 25miles from fillup to 3rd crossing?
 

Redline

Likes to Drive and Ride
Me 4 (Log Book Nuts)

I keep these type of log book records too... Not only MPG data but all service, modifications, etc.

I have kept a log book on every vehicle I have owned since about 1992, and on a few other cars before that as well. Even have one for my 2001 BMW GS moto. I have every fill-up and MPG figures for my 1996 F350 (diesel) since new, but don't have it in a database I can share.

I will post some MPG figures from my 4Runner soon. The spikes and lows may surprise you :)
 
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Redline

Likes to Drive and Ride
Make: Toyota
Model: 4Runner
Year: 2006
Engine/Size: 4.7L V8
Transmission: 5-speed auto
Mileage: 12,000
Tire Size: 255/85R16
Gearing: 3.73 (stock)
Weight (if known or approx): Bone Stock: 4,520 Current: 5,440

On highway MPG:

Original stock baseline, repeatable flat freeway test loop @2,433-miles: 55.8-miles, 65-MPH (66-indicated) 20.94 MPG. Computer/PCM display claimed 22.6-MPG.

Since all my modifications/weight I have yet to repeat the above test, but think it will be close to 17-18-MPG. Odometer error is known and factored in. A few recent, interesting mostly freeway/highway trips yielded the following:

Trip from Reno to Eugene OR, then over to the Oregon coast, and then back to Reno. Total miles 1,199-miles. Trip average MPG- 17.808. High was the first leg of the trip at 19.41, low was 16.99

Regional highway trip at 60-70 MPH (depending on speed limits), 109.7-miles 19.84-MPG.

Total Trip MPG for my 2007 ExPo Trophy trip, includes:

Towing Chaser and Gross Combined weight of 7,840, off-highway, and a high-speed return trip home (all in one day). Total Miles: 1,808-miles MPG-11.82

In-town & freeway/mixed miles MPG ranges between 12.5 - 15.5

Off highway MPG:

Just like city/in-town driving there are far too many variables to give good comparable numbers, and my car is too new for me to have a real feel for different types of off-highway MPG I may get. Having said that...

My first 4x4 trip pulling the Chaser, not far from home & only a 30-mile round trip, almost all crawling in low-range, the PCM indicated 4.0 MPG going up the mountain, and it rose to 5.9 when we drove down the other side and as our speed increased a bit. That was probably pretty close/accurate, but I didn't fill up until I had driven a couple hundred miles.

Currently, for trips towing the Chaser and general mixed on/off-highway travel I'm figuring total trip fuel cost using 10-MPG. I’m hoping that turns out to be a bit pessimistic.

James
 
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Fireman78

Expedition Leader
I have been contemplating getting rid of the Power Wagon just due to the gas prices and poor MPG I'm getting, and I have been thinking of a 4Runner. Probably a V6
 
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The BN Guy

Expedition Leader
Make: Nissan
Model: Frontier Crew Cab 4wd
Year: 2000
Engine/Size: 3.3l
Transmission: Auto
Mileage: 77k
Tire Size: 33
Gearing: 4.6:1 (I think)
Weight (if known or approx): 4680
On highway MPG: 15+/-
Off highway MPG: no idea
 

Overdrive

Adventurer
Make: Dodge
Model: Quad Cab 3500 short bed 4x4
Year: 2003
Engine/Size: 5.9 Cummins
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 57k
Tire Size: 31 (stock)
Gearing: 3.55
Weight (if known or approx): 7600
On highway MPG: 25mpg @ 60-65 mph. 20mpg @ 75-80 mph.
Off highway MPG: ?


Make: Jeep
Model: Liberty 4x4 CRD
Year: 2006
Engine/Size: 2.8l diesel
Transmission: 5 spd Auto
Mileage: 7k
Tire Size: 30 (stock)
Gearing: ?
Weight (if known or approx): 4400
On highway MPG: 29 @ 60mph, 25 @ 75 mph
Off highway MPG: ?
 

Gravity

Observer
Make: Ford - Sortsmobile Quigley 4x4
Model: E350 Super Duty
Year:2001
Engine/Size:V10
Transmission: auto
Mileage:41k
Tire Size:285/75/16 BFG A/T's
Gearing:4/10
Weight (if known or approx): @9500
On highway MPG:13.5
Off highway MPG:10-11
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also have full cat back Flowmaster 3" exhaust w/ SuperChips tuner, seemed to tweek the shift points a bit and the MPGs seemed t go up a mile or two. All in all no complaints about running a gasser instead of the PSD
 

theMec

Adventurer
Those interested in making judgements from this thread should take into account that no 2 users will get the same mileage due to 2 reasons
1) a drivers aggressiveness or lack of (pretty obvious)
2) where a driver points his vehicle. (A driver navigating rural highways at 60-65mph will do great compared to a driver driving the interstate system at 80+mph

Make: Dodge
Model: 2500 Pickup
Year:2005
Engine/Size: 5.9L Cummins
Transmission: 6 sp manual
Mileage:60k
Tire Size:285/75/17 Toyo A/T's (33.8" tires)
Gearing: 3.73
Weight (if known or approx): @8000 normal trip weight
On highway MPG: N/A
Off highway MPG: N/A
Combined MPG (80% hwy/20% city) : 20.8 mpg
 

madizell

Explorer
1985 Jeep CJ-7

Original motor 2.5l I-4, carbureted. Got 10mpg on and off road. Made an asthmatic 110hp. Maybe.

Now with 5.0l Ford V-8 from 1991 Mustang, Edelbrock heads and intake, JBA headers, unbalanced dual exhaust, 37" Boggers, 4.86 gears, etc. Now makes somewhere around 300hp and gets never less than 10 under competition conditions, 12 to 13 mpg generally with mixed off-road and occassional on-road transportation to trails, and 14 on the highway over longer hauls.

Things have been so much modified that there is really no basis for comparison to any other vehicle I suppose, but considering the weight (2.25 metric tons), the Boggers and the heavy right foot, 10 to 14 mpg isn't really all that bad.
 

805gregg

Adventurer
make Jeep
model Liberty
year 2006
engine/size 2.8 L turbo diesel
trans 5 speed auto
mileage 45,000
tire size 245/76-16 about 31"
gearing 3.73
on hwy at 70 about 28 mpg
on hwy around town 22 mpg
off road 2 weeks in baja fully loaded 20 mpg.
 

Mobryan

Adventurer
Make: IH
Model: Travelall
Year: 73
Engine/Size: 345 (2bbl Holley)
Transmission: 5 speed OD
Mileage: Too many
Tire Size: 235/85/16
Gearing: 3.54 :(
Weight (if known or approx): DTR weight 5700lbs
On highway MPG: 12-14
Off highway MPG: 5-10.

Best results by staying out of OD, highway cruising speed ~65mph, 2100RPM or so. Increase my milage by about 5-10% by switching to the 235/85/16 BFG A/T's from 31x10.50 Goodyear Wrangler highway rib.
I get 1-2 mpg better then a similar truck with the 4bbl Holley.

Matt
 

Redline

Likes to Drive and Ride
Nice ride, always been an IH fan. Rare 5-speed option?

Mobryan said:
Make: IH
Model: Travelall
Year: 73
Engine/Size: 345 (2bbl Holley)
Transmission: 5 speed OD
Mileage: Too many
Tire Size: 235/85/16
Gearing: 3.54 :(
Weight (if known or approx): DTR weight 5700lbs
On highway MPG: 12-14
Off highway MPG: 5-10.

Best results by staying out of OD, highway cruising speed ~65mph, 2100RPM or so. Increase my milage by about 5-10% by switching to the 235/85/16 BFG A/T's from 31x10.50 Goodyear Wrangler highway rib.
I get 1-2 mpg better then a similar truck with the 4bbl Holley.

Matt
 

Mobryan

Adventurer
Redline said:
Nice ride, always been an IH fan. Rare 5-speed option?

Rare for a 1/2 ton Travelall, actually for any Travelall to have a 5 speed.
3/4, 1 ton pickups, reasonably common. I'm ditching the T-34 OD for a T-36 direct drive 5 speed when I put a clutch in it, move the gear range down a bit, where I use it.

Matt
 

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