Finally Checked My MPG

[harrydunn]

I've owned my '93 for 7-1/2 years and have never checked the mpg. Vacationed in Florida for a few days and checked my mileage for giggles to and from the airport which was all highway. 222 miles round-trip at 72-74 mph with a few long hills. Only an 80-Series owner would be okay with the number below. I'm going to round up to 13.1828980.

 

[bajaphile]

You got one of 'dem "hybrid" 80s er sumptin??!

 

[cruiserdan]

Had to have been down-hill in both directions.....

 

[ZackR]

That's about what I've been getting (12.5-14mpg) over the last 7 months (I've only owned it that long). I hear stories of 15 mpg on the highway but I haven't seen it yet.

A new set of 02 sensors are on my to do list. The maintenance records show last replacement at 12 years/ 100k miles ago. In other vehicles I've owned this has helped MPG and driveability, hoping for a repeat.

 

[Rusco]

Musta' had a tailwind and not used the A/C........

 

[decoco]

I used to have 9.8 and then I did a tune up which bumped it up to 11.
I am on 33s since then so we will see.

 

[harrydunn]

Cold here

Musta' had a tailwind and not used the A/C........

Yep, cold here in Missouri so no A/C for the past few months.

 

[rmblaire]

Pretty good! My 3FE averaged 10 on our Mexico vacation. 1500 miles round trip...

 

[bugsnbikes]

no biggie........gas at $2 is half what it was a year ago. So in reality you are effectively getting 26mpg !!!!!

and when gas gets to $1 gallon.......you will be beating the Prius a year back at52mpg.

 

[DHwreckage]

im at about 12-14 mpg on my daily commute to work, 13.2 seem to be the number that i consistently hit but i have gotten 14 with my 37s! the key is to drive like a grandma!

 

[Rusco]

Cold here

Yep, cold here in Missouri so no A/C for the past few months.

I believe you, we were in KC over Christmas, had to drive back to Texas in what we considered real live snow. There were loads of cars and trucks littering the shoulders in Kansas.... I was really wishing we were in the 'cruiser instead of the wife's Tahoe.

 

[harrydunn]

I believe you, we were in KC over Christmas, had to drive back to Texas in what we considered real live snow. There were loads of cars and trucks littering the shoulders in Kansas.... I was really wishing we were in the 'cruiser instead of the wife's Tahoe.

I can relate. We went skiing in Colorado last year in the wife's Mazda3 and I couldn't make it up a slight incline in the parking lot. I wanted to roll the windows down and scream "This is my wife's car! I drive a badass, triple-locked 80-Series Land Cruiser!!!"

 

[den]

i ve had my at 17.3mpg or 13.6lper 100 a few times highway driving..stock 93 auto..

 

[Heckraiser]

I got 14.7 once, but typically in the low 13's with 265 tires and no extra weight. Beats my V8 FJ62 which averaged about 11. I offset it with my volt which has been averaging around 120mpg based on fuzzy maths. Runs on penguin droppings and birkenstocks for most of the miles.

 

[McDowra]

13 is what I usually get on the road

 

[ToothDr]

it's the 1993 model year. I've heard they get the best mileage.

 

[Mr. Lawrence]

You guys are making me smile.
My 94 is STOCK with factory lockers. 105,000 miles on the clock.
No roof racks, no trailer hitch, no sliders, no oversize rubber, no added drag-ons.
(My only mod is a set of OEM Toyota Japan LOUD horns)
Stock size Michelin road tires like the ones it came with. (275/70R16s)
I get 16.5-17.5 mpg on the highway. Figure 60-70 mph avg. cruising speed.
13.5-14.5 mpg around town.
Running on 87 octane regular gas. Maybe .5 mpg better if I use 93 octane.
Oh and, I am original owner, so I've been checking on this (every so often) for 20+ years.

 

[harrydunn]

it's the 1993 model year. I've heard they get the best mileage.

It's the lack of air bags and OBD1 that gives us better mpgs.

 

[Kentex Rick]

I can relate. We went skiing in Colorado last year in the wife's Mazda3 and I couldn't make it up a slight incline in the parking lot. I wanted to roll the windows down and scream "This is my wife's car! I drive a badass, triple-locked 80-Series Land Cruiser!!!"

Yep, my better half has one of those mazda 3's. Fun shifting the five speed while zoom-zooming thru traffic and parking is effortless. But hell no in the snow!

 

[Kentex Rick]

I've taken my 93(which I bought last December with 242,00) on 4 trips to Texas in the last 14 months. 1100 miles each way, and I average 14 at 75-80mph! I'm at 265,000 now wondering if I should worry about the original HG or PHH?