Gas Mileage in Paradise
Gas Mileage in Paradise
After five days and 75 miles we've used up half a tank of gas in our little Jeep Wrangler.
(8 gallons at $3.46 per gallon)
That really sucks. Al Gore would not be happy.
(8 gallons at $3.46 per gallon)
That really sucks. Al Gore would not be happy.
Patr
~~Longing to be back on St. John~~
~~Longing to be back on St. John~~
Jeeps aren't all that great on gas millage to begin with. are you driving in 4wd mode ? that will cut your millage in half. toss in the fact you're only driving around 30-35 mph and the hilly terrain and 8mpg doesn't seem that bad. i'm lucky to get around 10 mpg in my tacoma when i have it in 4wd.
Last edited by kirk on Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
Gas mileage is a pet peeve of mine. If you leave the vehicle in 4WD all of the time than your gas mileage will be low. I do 2WD except when I need it. With our party-party group we usually have 2 vehicles. The one I mostly drive gets about 1/3 better gas mileage. The other vehicle usually stays in 4WD all of the time.
Cheers, RickG
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes - Coral Bay - St. John, VI
- StJohnRuth
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[quote="flip-flop"]one thing I have NEVER taken notice of was our gas mileage. I am lucky if I notice the needle has gotten low. [quote]
I always take note of the gas mileage and I am always prepared well in advance of when the needle is getting low and fill up in plenty of time. If it happens to on triple EEE empty, I was just on my way right then. I NEVER almost ran over one of the biggest country music stars in the world because I was racing to get gas and he was talking on his cell phone in the middle of the road, because I'm actually very organized and I would NEVER be that low on gasoline in my automobile. No one ever needs to remind me when it's time to get gas, either, because I know.
(You never know who might be reading this.)
-Ruth
I always take note of the gas mileage and I am always prepared well in advance of when the needle is getting low and fill up in plenty of time. If it happens to on triple EEE empty, I was just on my way right then. I NEVER almost ran over one of the biggest country music stars in the world because I was racing to get gas and he was talking on his cell phone in the middle of the road, because I'm actually very organized and I would NEVER be that low on gasoline in my automobile. No one ever needs to remind me when it's time to get gas, either, because I know.
(You never know who might be reading this.)
-Ruth
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[quote="StJohnRuth
If it happens to on triple EEE empty, I was just on my way right then. I NEVER almost ran over one of the biggest country music stars in the world because I was racing to get gas and he was talking on his cell phone in the middle of the road, because I'm actually very organized and I would NEVER be that low on gasoline in my automobile. No one ever needs to remind me when it's time to get gas, either, because I know.
(You never know who might be reading this.)
-Ruth[/quote]
Maybe if one of the biggest country music stars did not pull that baseball hat down so low, he would have seen you coming!
Although, I do think it is cuter when it is on backwards.
If it happens to on triple EEE empty, I was just on my way right then. I NEVER almost ran over one of the biggest country music stars in the world because I was racing to get gas and he was talking on his cell phone in the middle of the road, because I'm actually very organized and I would NEVER be that low on gasoline in my automobile. No one ever needs to remind me when it's time to get gas, either, because I know.
(You never know who might be reading this.)
-Ruth[/quote]
Maybe if one of the biggest country music stars did not pull that baseball hat down so low, he would have seen you coming!
Although, I do think it is cuter when it is on backwards.
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He is kind of tiny ruth and easy to miss....StJohnRuth wrote:flip-flop wrote:one thing I have NEVER taken notice of was our gas mileage. I am lucky if I notice the needle has gotten low.
I always take note of the gas mileage and I am always prepared well in advance of when the needle is getting low and fill up in plenty of time. If it happens to on triple EEE empty, I was just on my way right then. I NEVER almost ran over one of the biggest country music stars in the world because I was racing to get gas and he was talking on his cell phone in the middle of the road, because I'm actually very organized and I would NEVER be that low on gasoline in my automobile. No one ever needs to remind me when it's time to get gas, either, because I know.
(You never know who might be reading this.)
-Ruth
he should have been on the curb he knows how we all drive..........j/k.....
thank god it was not one of those trucks.......they scare the dickens out of me on the switchbacks up on gifft hill