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minor gloat
minor gloat
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
Jeff DeWitt
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
Jeff DeWitt
Re: minor gloat
You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>
> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>
> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
Re: minor gloat
If it has an electronic odometer, it wouldn't have mattered.
"griffin" <gryffy@WEEEEshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:N%5Hi.186718$rX4.72790@pd7urf2no...
> You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.
>
> "Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
> news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
>> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
>> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
>> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>>
>> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
>> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>>
>> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>>
>> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
>
If it has an electronic odometer, it wouldn't have mattered.
"griffin" <gryffy@WEEEEshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:N%5Hi.186718$rX4.72790@pd7urf2no...
> You forgot to mention the part about you getting flat-towed 100 km.
>
> "Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
> news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
>> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
>> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
>> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>>
>> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
>> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>>
>> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>>
>> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
>>
>
>
Re: minor gloat
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
Jeff DeWitt
That's only about TWICE the mileage that I get with mine.
You sure someone didn't slip five bucks worth in while you weren't looking?
Kate
"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
Jeff DeWitt
That's only about TWICE the mileage that I get with mine.
You sure someone didn't slip five bucks worth in while you weren't looking?
Kate
Re: minor gloat
Kate wrote:
> "Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
> news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>
> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> That's only about TWICE the mileage that I get with mine.
> You sure someone didn't slip five bucks worth in while you weren't looking?
>
> Kate
>
>
No, no one slipped any gas in <G>. I usually get 20 to 22 so it's not
THAT outrageous and I might have done a bit more slow cruising along
back roads than normal, but it's still the best I've ever gotten out of it.
Jeff DeWitt
Kate wrote:
> "Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote in message
> news:46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com ...
> I usually fill the tank on my Cherokee at about 300 to 320 miles but
> have let it go as far as 360 miles (not willingly, but in can be hard to
> find a gas station open after midnight in the Asheville NC area!).
>
> Well tonight it was still showing about a 1/4 tank of gas but I'd gone
> 350 miles so filled up. It took exactly 14 gallons.
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> That's only about TWICE the mileage that I get with mine.
> You sure someone didn't slip five bucks worth in while you weren't looking?
>
> Kate
>
>
No, no one slipped any gas in <G>. I usually get 20 to 22 so it's not
THAT outrageous and I might have done a bit more slow cruising along
back roads than normal, but it's still the best I've ever gotten out of it.
Jeff DeWitt
Re: minor gloat
"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
about 13-14 around town. :(
(95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
...
Yea, me too.
My Cobra got better mileage than my Yeep!
Even hubby's F250 gets better mileage than mine does.
Kate
"noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
about 13-14 around town. :(
(95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
...
Yea, me too.
My Cobra got better mileage than my Yeep!
Even hubby's F250 gets better mileage than mine does.
Kate
Re: minor gloat
Kate wrote:
> "noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
> I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
> about 13-14 around town. :(
>
> (95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
> ...
>
> Yea, me too.
> My Cobra got better mileage than my Yeep!
> Even hubby's F250 gets better mileage than mine does.
>
> Kate
>
>
Well... mine is a two door so it's lighter, it's a stick, and it's 2wd.
It might not go through the glop a 4x4 XJ will but it goes and goes and
goes, I'd drive that little sucker anywhere and with 350,000 miles on it
I pretty much have!
Jeff DeWitt
Kate wrote:
> "noneofyourbusiness" <top.secret@needtoknow.org> wrote
> I'm lucky if I get 19 mpg on long highway trips, and I only average
> about 13-14 around town. :(
>
> (95 XJ 4.0 Auto 4x4)
> ...
>
> Yea, me too.
> My Cobra got better mileage than my Yeep!
> Even hubby's F250 gets better mileage than mine does.
>
> Kate
>
>
Well... mine is a two door so it's lighter, it's a stick, and it's 2wd.
It might not go through the glop a 4x4 XJ will but it goes and goes and
goes, I'd drive that little sucker anywhere and with 350,000 miles on it
I pretty much have!
Jeff DeWitt
Re: minor gloat
That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
needs to do any better...
B
In article <46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >,
Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote:
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
needs to do any better...
B
In article <46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >,
Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote:
>
> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>
> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
Re: minor gloat
Brian wrote:
> That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
> anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
> needs to do any better...
>
> B
>
> In article <46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >,
> Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote:
>> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>>
>> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
I don't know, so many things can make a difference, big tires, dragging
brakes, carrying around a lot of extra weight, a heavy foot (of course
I'm totally innocent of that <G>), state of tune, leaky injectors. 15
really does sound kind of low, the worst I've ever gotten is 18.
Now then there is my truck, with the overdrive not working I was getting
a solid 11 MPG, now THAT hurt!
Jeff DeWitt
Brian wrote:
> That's insane - I get 15 on mine. 4x4 and four doors shouldn't make
> anywhere NEAR that much of a difference. I can't imagine what all mine
> needs to do any better...
>
> B
>
> In article <46ecacb8$0$7467$4c368faf@roadrunner,com >,
> Jeff DeWitt <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr,com > wrote:
>> 350 miles... 14 gallons of gas, that's 25MPG!
>>
>> Out of a 4.0 Cherokee that's phenomenal.
>>
>> Jeff DeWitt
I don't know, so many things can make a difference, big tires, dragging
brakes, carrying around a lot of extra weight, a heavy foot (of course
I'm totally innocent of that <G>), state of tune, leaky injectors. 15
really does sound kind of low, the worst I've ever gotten is 18.
Now then there is my truck, with the overdrive not working I was getting
a solid 11 MPG, now THAT hurt!
Jeff DeWitt
