fuel economy:::What are you doing to save???

jeepmanjeff · 07-12-2008, 09:55 AM

Bought a Prius back in March and getting 47 to 53 MPG!

Better than the Harley! No where near as fun!

Car Pooling with wife to work...interesting conversations!!!!

wilson1010 · 07-12-2008, 11:30 AM

I drive about 10000 miles a year and so at 20mpg I spend about $2500 per year on gas. So if I got a million miles to the gallon, I could save $2500. My car is 20 years old, fully depreciated and doesn't need a $5000 battery every now and then, and I'm just fine with that.

No disrespect to the Prius, its an interesting car and makes a positive statement.

94Dodge Truggy · 07-12-2008, 01:49 PM

I drive around 28,000 miles a year. I feel safe in the truck and am happy with an average of 17 mpg. when I have 900 ft. lb. of torque and 7000 lbs. of metal aound me. I would consider a small vehicle if I were off the highways and everyone else driving would have a similar sized vehicle. It is amazing how fuel prices and the american automobile industry influences the economy to such great lengths! There are many problems in the U.S.'s auto industry and hopefully drastic changes will be made to make them better.

4RunnerAdam · 07-12-2008, 02:05 PM

I aired my tires up from 32psi to 45psi. I also try to stay out of the gas pedal as much as I can. I went from 17.5-19mpg to 19.5-20.5mpg. This is in my 97 4Runner V6, rated 17 city 19 highway. So I'm pleased to get higher than rated mileage out of my 11 year old truck with 185k miles!

mckeddie · 07-12-2008, 07:17 PM

i drive my willys instead of my suburban, shop in town now instead of running 25 miles to lima, and pretty much drive as little as possible now.

greg

GPER · 07-12-2008, 07:34 PM

The CJ mostly sits in the driveway, I gave the XJ back to the wife, and I drive the Camry she bought for me a few years back. The Camry did cut my gas usage in half of what the XJ was burning in the 140 mile a day run. It is the big Camry so I feel sort of safe in it.

blazerbrad · 07-14-2008, 11:30 AM

I set my cruise on 65 mph versus 70+ mph that I used to, and a little lighter on the pedal during take off. I also take my wife's car to work usually several days a week (she is currently at home with the kids) as it gets closer to 30 mpg highway versus the 15 mpg my truck gets...I'm lucky that 90% of my commute is on the highway with light traffic. Her car is also a newer Malibu, so it's midsize and has a 200 HP V-6 so it gets around pretty decent.

The newer hybrids are great but I personally just can't justify spending $20,000 on them versus my truck that is paid for. It would take at least 7 years to break even at $4/gal. gas as compared to driving my truck every day, and 10-12 years assuming I keep driving the wife's car 2-3 days a week to work. And that's not including the extra cost for tags, insurance, etc... because I would still need to keep the truck because obviously a hybrid car can't take the place of a truck for a lot of things.

carwash · 07-14-2008, 12:27 PM

i siphon fuel from cars in the mall parking lot. working out well so far.

flea · 07-20-2008, 07:40 PM

my very fun to ride kymco super9

about 45 mpg at 48 mph......

uglyoffroad · 07-20-2008, 11:45 PM

I got to test the hho generators out this weekend. The first test was on my 98 dakota with 3.9 v6. I hooked up to hho cells to an extra vacum port right on the intake. Ran two tanks of fuel out. One on friday night and one tonight. The truck normally has been getting 19.5 mpg. Believe it or not the truck actually gets worse mpg's on the hho. friday's tank got 17.5 mpg, and tonights got 17 mpg. keep in mind that I only had the hho hooked up and not o2 sensor or map sensor foolers. My guess is the the system sensed too much oxygen in the exhaust and thought the engine was running to lean. The computer must have gave it more fuel to compensate. I knew this was a possible result. I just didn't think that it would actually make my gas mielage worse. I am not done yet. Next i'm going to try the system out on my 96 dodge 2500 ctd. I may also try it on the dakota again if I can get a good deal on some o2 sensor extenders or a map sensor fooler. I will post up again once i do some more testing.
Jon

carwash · 07-21-2008, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flea

my very fun to ride kymco super9

about 45 mpg at 48 mph......

hahah, love the box fan mod as well, that should make some extra mpg for sure!!

SixFtUnd · 07-21-2008, 08:26 AM

drove my bronco about 75 miles with the hho didn't notice any change but haven't checked actual mileage yet

flea · 07-23-2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carwash

hahah, love the box fan mod as well, that should make some extra mpg for sure!!

well i am putting the rad in back..... duh !

LOL

07-12-2008, 09:55 AM	#1
jeepmanjeff Ah Unz ze President! - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield Ohio Posts: 588 Images: 343	fuel economy:::What are you doing to save??? Bought a Prius back in March and getting 47 to 53 MPG! Better than the Harley! No where near as fun! Car Pooling with wife to work...interesting conversations!!!! __________________ Keep them on all 4's

07-12-2008, 11:30 AM	#2
wilson1010 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 147	I drive about 10000 miles a year and so at 20mpg I spend about $2500 per year on gas. So if I got a million miles to the gallon, I could save $2500. My car is 20 years old, fully depreciated and doesn't need a $5000 battery every now and then, and I'm just fine with that. No disrespect to the Prius, its an interesting car and makes a positive statement. __________________ Unimog 406 XJ with a bunch of stuff put on by somebody else

07-12-2008, 01:49 PM	#3
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	I drive around 28,000 miles a year. I feel safe in the truck and am happy with an average of 17 mpg. when I have 900 ft. lb. of torque and 7000 lbs. of metal aound me. I would consider a small vehicle if I were off the highways and everyone else driving would have a similar sized vehicle. It is amazing how fuel prices and the american automobile industry influences the economy to such great lengths! There are many problems in the U.S.'s auto industry and hopefully drastic changes will be made to make them better. __________________

07-12-2008, 07:17 PM	#5
mckeddie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: van wert oh Posts: 583	i drive my willys instead of my suburban, shop in town now instead of running 25 miles to lima, and pretty much drive as little as possible now. greg __________________ zuk buggy.....it'll be a jeep eventually.

07-14-2008, 12:27 PM	#8
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	i siphon fuel from cars in the mall parking lot. working out well so far. __________________

07-12-2008, 02:05 PM	#4
4RunnerAdam Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: near eastgate mall Posts: 171	I aired my tires up from 32psi to 45psi. I also try to stay out of the gas pedal as much as I can. I went from 17.5-19mpg to 19.5-20.5mpg. This is in my 97 4Runner V6, rated 17 city 19 highway. So I'm pleased to get higher than rated mileage out of my 11 year old truck with 185k miles!

07-12-2008, 07:34 PM	#6
GPER Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 811	The CJ mostly sits in the driveway, I gave the XJ back to the wife, and I drive the Camry she bought for me a few years back. The Camry did cut my gas usage in half of what the XJ was burning in the 140 mile a day run. It is the big Camry so I feel sort of safe in it.

07-14-2008, 11:30 AM	#7
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	I set my cruise on 65 mph versus 70+ mph that I used to, and a little lighter on the pedal during take off. I also take my wife's car to work usually several days a week (she is currently at home with the kids) as it gets closer to 30 mpg highway versus the 15 mpg my truck gets...I'm lucky that 90% of my commute is on the highway with light traffic. Her car is also a newer Malibu, so it's midsize and has a 200 HP V-6 so it gets around pretty decent. The newer hybrids are great but I personally just can't justify spending $20,000 on them versus my truck that is paid for. It would take at least 7 years to break even at $4/gal. gas as compared to driving my truck every day, and 10-12 years assuming I keep driving the wife's car 2-3 days a week to work. And that's not including the extra cost for tags, insurance, etc... because I would still need to keep the truck because obviously a hybrid car can't take the place of a truck for a lot of things.

07-20-2008, 07:40 PM	#9
flea kczuks.us Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 15	my very fun to ride kymco super9 about 45 mpg at 48 mph......

07-20-2008, 11:45 PM	#10
uglyoffroad Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrodsburg Ky. Posts: 45	I got to test the hho generators out this weekend. The first test was on my 98 dakota with 3.9 v6. I hooked up to hho cells to an extra vacum port right on the intake. Ran two tanks of fuel out. One on friday night and one tonight. The truck normally has been getting 19.5 mpg. Believe it or not the truck actually gets worse mpg's on the hho. friday's tank got 17.5 mpg, and tonights got 17 mpg. keep in mind that I only had the hho hooked up and not o2 sensor or map sensor foolers. My guess is the the system sensed too much oxygen in the exhaust and thought the engine was running to lean. The computer must have gave it more fuel to compensate. I knew this was a possible result. I just didn't think that it would actually make my gas mielage worse. I am not done yet. Next i'm going to try the system out on my 96 dodge 2500 ctd. I may also try it on the dakota again if I can get a good deal on some o2 sensor extenders or a map sensor fooler. I will post up again once i do some more testing. Jon

07-21-2008, 08:26 AM	#12
SixFtUnd Danny Beach Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cincinnati OH ( Price Hill) Posts: 481	drove my bronco about 75 miles with the hho didn't notice any change but haven't checked actual mileage yet __________________ 86 Ford Bronco