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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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I would like to hear what kind of Gas Mileage all of you getting on your Cherokee? When i do find the one i want it will my daily driver and being on low income if they only get 8 mpg city and 12 highway as one person said then i will not be able to afford to use one as my daily driver. Thanks in advance for posting your M.P.G'S.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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sorry but if you are asking this question you will not be able to afford it. cherokees get horrible MPG's theses days compared to other vehicles. get a crappy honda as a dd and cherokee as your wheeler.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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I agree. Some people claim 20mpg on here but i dont see it. I got 15mpg city and 16 highway when it was stock and now i get 12 city and 16 highway after being lifted. Even my dads brand new 2012 jk only gets 15/16 mpg. Jeeps just are not made for good gas mileage.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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i get 18 to 22 in mine lifted 3 inches 33s and 3.55 gears,k&n air filter,flowmaster and no cat but i drive under 60mph everywhere too lol, its all about how you drive it,,if you drive it like you stole it like most do 8 to 12 is all you will get.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by nickxj94
i get 18 to 22 in mine lifted 3 inches 33s and 3.55 gears,k&n air filter,flowmaster and no cat but i drive under 60mph everywhere too lol, its all about how you drive it,,if you drive it like you stole it like most do 8 to 12 is all you will get.
did u change ur speedo meter gear bc if not ur mpg is not rite...im running 33 with a 4.5" lift and i get between 13 to 16ish maybe alittle better on a good day lol
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:31 PM
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when i first got mine and was stock i was around 14, 16 on a good tank.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nickxj94
i get 18 to 22 in mine lifted 3 inches 33s and 3.55 gears,k&n air filter,flowmaster and no cat but i drive under 60mph everywhere too lol, its all about how you drive it,,if you drive it like you stole it like most do 8 to 12 is all you will get.
Ive tried all types of driving styles. Ive tried getting to speed as fast as possible, ive tried driving like a grandma, i coast as much as i can. It is always 12 city and 16 highway. Unless i go above 70 highway then it starts to go down.

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did u change ur speedo meter gear bc if not ur mpg is not rite...im running 33 with a 4.5" lift and i get between 13 to 16ish maybe alittle better on a good day lol

I multiply my miles by 11%. Thats the difference between stock tires and 33's.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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My 93 2 door 5 speed gets 20-23 mpg city/suburb. I only go 40-45 mph, keep the RPMs low, and accelerate/stop slow and easy. My XJ is stock with 235s and I also use NON-ethanol fuel.
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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I got 20+ on a 700ish mile trip home and back. Other than that I've seen like 16 and under. But i've had some pretty bad luck with some check engine codes that i just fixed, hopefully it will climb back up. and that was stock... now im 4" with 31's
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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I got 16-17MPG on 30's. now I'm averaging 10-11 on 33's
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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does people not understand that if ur speedo meter gear isnt rite then ur mileing isnt going to be rite ok lets say ur running 3.55 gears and 33's and the stock speedo meter gears a mile isnt a mile u can test this be stopping at a mile marker and reset the thing on the gauge cluster and drive from mile marker to mile marker and see what u get when i done it i got 0.7 of a mile and b4 someone says anything i tryed it 3 different times and got the samething now how do ya calculate that
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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I averaged a little over 18 on my commute to work.. 60 miles each way, all freeway. I hit the throttle whenever I needed to, I didn't baby it. And cruise was set at 67. That is on 31's and the heat happy ZJ auto. Best I ever got was 19.6. Now I have a little accent that gets 36.. Much better!
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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20-21 mpg highway

14-16 city

3" lift 31" tires, full length roof rack
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 2KXJJEEP
does people not understand that if ur speedo meter gear isnt rite then ur mileing isnt going to be rite ok lets say ur running 3.55 gears and 33's and the stock speedo meter gears a mile isnt a mile u can test this be stopping at a mile marker and reset the thing on the gauge cluster and drive from mile marker to mile marker and see what u get when i done it i got 0.7 of a mile and b4 someone says anything i tryed it 3 different times and got the samething now how do ya calculate that
Did you read the post I quoted you in? I explained how to fix that. Simple math.

And its "do people not understand" not "does people not understand"
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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Drewjharper1900
Did you read the post I quoted you in? I explained how to fix that. Simple math.

And its "do people not understand" not "does people not understand"
no i didnt see where u quoted me at first

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