Its good to hear someone getting the same fuel economy..as iv'e had a few people tell me it's not possible in these trucks
Finally Checked My MPG
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I know my '93 is special, but I reliably get 15mpg and exceed 16mpg on many trips. I don't understand how some people use their throttle, but, anyway, I have one tip that may be called a "secret" by some: use cruise control and set it at 65 mph (true). Beyond that, things go downhill fast! It's like hull speed in a sailboat.
OK, thar she blows: Slee bumpers & sliders, winch, 33" MTR-Ks w/ OME 2.5" heavy, 1997 w/ 117,000 mi., and after I got the Marks Speedo corrector dialed in (speed verified by GPS)--in mixed city/hwy driving--I'm getting 18.2 mpg.
What am I doing wrong?
Of course you guys put the fear o' God into me and I drive like an old lady waiting for the HG to pop, but I climb a good way up Mt. Rose every day, kickin' it in 3rd to keep up...so...anybody? anybody?
I finally found a frkn awesome mechanic in town. I'll see if he can fix it.
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OK, thar she blows: Slee bumpers & sliders, winch, 33" MTR-Ks w/ OME 2.5" heavy, 1997 w/ 117,000 mi., and after I got the Marks Speedo corrector dialed in (speed verified by GPS)--in mixed city/hwy driving--I'm getting 18.2 mpg.
What am I doing wrong?
Of course you guys put the fear o' God into me and I drive like an old lady waiting for the HG to pop, but I climb a good way up Mt. Rose every day, kickin' it in 3rd to keep up...so...anybody? anybody?
I finally found a frkn awesome mechanic in town. I'll see if he can fix it.
You taking into account your tire size?
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I should mention I'm running bald 285 Destination A/T's. New BFG KO2's arrive Monday. Reaction GIF
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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.
Land Cruiser owner math, everyone. The finest there's ever been. In reality, a well-maintained 80 bought cheaply second-hand has a fairly low cost of ownership for such a large vehicle, due to their resilience.
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I blew up a v10 UHaul truck with 67,000 miles on it two months ago. I'm guessing it had been abused but I digress...
We're planning a 2500-mile Colorado, Montana and South Dakota road trip in late May and my mpg number is promising. Still debating taking the Mazda 3 which gets about 25 mpg. No back roads if we take it though.
We're planning a 2500-mile Colorado, Montana and South Dakota road trip in late May and my mpg number is promising. Still debating taking the Mazda 3 which gets about 25 mpg. No back roads if we take it though.
I just hit 13.9 mpg avg from Newport Beach to Mammoth lakes, CA - that's sea level to 8500ft and back - 700 mile round trip. Lifted on 35's. Not bad!
Best I've ever seen in my 80 is 15mpg, which is a outstanding when compared to my V10 F450. It averages 6.5-7 mpg.
The odo isn't guaranteed to correlate with the speedo. Have to check odo against mileposts-100 or more is best. All the math/correction factors/etc in the world don't matter if one factor is bad. Mileposts take all that out of the equation.
I just came back from a Katemcy trip, nice solid headwind both ways (I'm jinxed) and got a solid 12mpg at 75 mph. Awesome.
BFG KM2's, 305/70-16 with 70% tread left that at 30mph sound like an army of ducks running across a glass table, so I'm guessing the rolling resistance might be a tad high.
BFG KM2's, 305/70-16 with 70% tread left that at 30mph sound like an army of ducks running across a glass table, so I'm guessing the rolling resistance might be a tad high.
Im OCD on checking MPG.. ! I get 11.5 city driving.. (flat Phoenix) and a consistant 16.5 on my trips to Mexico where its a constant 65MPH GPS reading.. I have a 2.5" lift, 35" rubber at 40psi for hwy... carry a full spare all my tools ( about 200LB) 3rd row removed... TJM bumper and a super heavy 18,000LB worm gear driven winch (160LB weight) ...+roof rack and led bar so i guess im a bit on the heavy side ? usually carrying a couple of suitcases and 3 jerry cans of cheaper US fuel on the way down.... makes no difference still 16.5 MPG... I drive like a 95 yr old on her way to her funeral and set the cruise at 58MPH indicated.. 65MPH GPS
Anyone who plans to own Landcruisers for the forseeable future SHOULD be starting to dip their toes into the big oil stocks as a future hedge.
As gas prices go up - you will effectively be fully hedged and can afford to get 8mpg !
and if you have enough shares- your annual dividend kickout will basically buy a years worth of 2f or 3fe crap sub 10mpgs!
Landcruiser owners -like the airlines- should be able to lock in multi year gas contracts......or at least form some sort of gas consortium or Cruiser Hedge Fund.......or at least lock in a few million gallons of gas on some offshore tanker for us all.
As gas prices go up - you will effectively be fully hedged and can afford to get 8mpg !
and if you have enough shares- your annual dividend kickout will basically buy a years worth of 2f or 3fe crap sub 10mpgs!
Landcruiser owners -like the airlines- should be able to lock in multi year gas contracts......or at least form some sort of gas consortium or Cruiser Hedge Fund.......or at least lock in a few million gallons of gas on some offshore tanker for us all.
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I had a mazda 3 for a while, automatic. that car was great, and I'd get one anytime.Would I trade the LC for one now? no. BUT Easy to drive, a bit under powered to keep you away from being too silly, stops easy, swerves easy, I once did almost 600 kms on a tank.