bjeepin2
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• Slidell, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 5/7/2004 |
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 Posted:5/7/2004 09:53 |
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i love it just ridding around the country back roads it was getting about 18 mpg but in the city and on the hwy it is getting 14mpg. Picked it up in south MS with 13,600 miles on it for 19,500.00. I got it to tow my Jeep around the country to have fun. |
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RS-TX
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• Little River, TX, USA |
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• Registered on 11/22/2002 |
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Posted:5/7/2004 13:49 |
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Congratulations, Ben, and welcome to the site.  I have been very pleased with my 2000 X. It hauls my three kids around and has been a very reliable vehicle. No complaints here.
I do not want to burst your bubble, but your mileage figures are, um, optimistic. The overhead computer is sometimes a little off. Try hand calculating next time you fill up and let us know what you are getting. 
Rick
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monsta
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• The Big Island, HI, USA |
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Posted:5/10/2004 02:53 |
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Nah...
Sounds right, Rick.
COUNTRY roads. Talkin' speeds of around 40-50. You can push 18 at those speeds in OD.
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E. Long
 
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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bjeepin2
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• Slidell, LA, USA |
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Posted:5/10/2004 09:22 |
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well did a little trip to mom's this weekend at set the cruise at 70 and got about 16 mpg the only thing i have a problem with is when it hits a hill it wants to speedup and slow down not much but you can hear it and fell it a little does any one else have this problem |
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monsta
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• The Big Island, HI, USA |
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Posted:5/10/2004 20:25 |
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| Quote: | | Wait a sec...are there any country roads in Hawaii? |
Unfortunantly that's ALL there is! 
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RS-TX
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• Little River, TX, USA |
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• Registered on 11/22/2002 |
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Posted:5/10/2004 22:35 |
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| Quote: | Nah...
Sounds right, Rick.
COUNTRY roads. Talkin' speeds of around 40-50. You can push 18 at those speeds in OD.
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Hmmm, perhaps if you are going down hill with 145 psi in your tires and a 70 mph tailwind!   Actually, I suppose you could be getting 18 mpg at that exact moment (40-50 mph in OD), but I'm talking about total mpg. A recent road trip consisting entirely of relatively flat and straight interstate travel at an average speed of 65 mph got me 14.2. Maybe I should lay off the break-neck speed!  
Rick
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bjeepin2
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• Slidell, LA, USA |
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Posted:5/11/2004 09:20 |
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Nah...
Sounds right, Rick.
COUNTRY roads. Talkin' speeds of around 40-50. You can push 18 at those speeds in OD.
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Hmmm, perhaps if you are going down hill with 145 psi in your tires and a 70 mph tailwind! Actually, I suppose you could be getting 18 mpg at that exact moment (40-50 mph in OD), but I'm talking about total mpg. A recent road trip consisting entirely of relatively flat and straight interstate travel at an average speed of 65 mph got me 14.2. Maybe I should lay off the break-neck speed! |
yes the faster you go the less MPG you get. if you drive like you have a egg under the gas petal you will also do better in the MPG thing |
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