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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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With a strong tail-wind
And in neutral with not AC or heat on haha
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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I just checked my mileage, I'm getting 18 mpg around town with no highway driving. And thats with a lead foot. I get 21mpg on the highway. Not bad imo.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 03:41 PM
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12mpg. my header is cracked and I enjoy the sound of my air intake at wide open throttle
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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I currently get 15.1 mpg mostly town with 3 inch lift and 235/75r15 tires.
But I also have a leak in my exhaust manifold. so that could be causing my mpg to be a bit worse.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bori_XJ
I went to see one last night. its a 88, lifted 3", 32x11.50r15 tires and a snorkel. No engine mods as far as headers or exhaust.
How much were they asking?
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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I have a stock XJ and I do city/hwy, but mostly hwy driving and I average 15 mpg.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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Also I usually only drive it to work unless I want to go to the beach. Work one way is 13 miles. I drive that Mon-Fri. I usually get about 260-270 a tank and I drive with a feather foot. When I'm on the hwy i put the cruise control on 65 mph.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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I have gotten 20-23 mpg highway, stock and driving 60-65 mph (cruise control).
In city I get around 15 mpg. Mine is a daily driver.
Even upgraded to 235s, added a brushguard and roof rack still the same mpg.
Staying on top of maintenance is a BIG deal when it comes to fuel economy.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rmoore1031
I have gotten 20-23 mpg highway, stock and driving 60-65 mph (cruise control).
In city I get around 15 mpg. Mine is a daily driver.
Even upgraded to 235s, added a brushguard and roof rack still the same mpg.
Staying on top of maintenance is a BIG deal when it comes to fuel economy.
Man I wish I was getting that mileage. I have 235's and that's it. I've done all my maintenance and I'm still getting crappy mileage. Idk what's wrong with my Jeep, but it seems like there are a lot of ppl out there with lifts or in your case a bunch of stuff done that get better mileage than me.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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I average 14.2-14.8 30" tires and 3" lift. all country driving average speed 45-55mpg
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Coastie05
Man I wish I was getting that mileage. I have 235's and that's it. I've done all my maintenance and I'm still getting crappy mileage. Idk what's wrong with my Jeep, but it seems like there are a lot of ppl out there with lifts or in your case a bunch of stuff done that get better mileage than me.
What mpgs are you getting? What are you running?
Mine is a 1990 XJ Laredo, I6 4.0L, AW4, 4x4, 235s, roof rack, brushguard.
Also I try to avoid "cheap gas" I prefer Shell but use Sunoco or Mobil most days.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:06 PM
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I get around 18 mpg highway. Not sure what it is around town. Stock, for the most part.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rmoore1031
What mpgs are you getting? What are you running?
Mine is a 1990 XJ Laredo, I6 4.0L, AW4, 4x4, 235s, roof rack, brushguard.
Also I try to avoid "cheap gas" I prefer Shell but use Sunoco or Mobil most days.
Mine is a stock 2001 Sport 4X4. I've got the part time transfer case and automatic transmission. I usually get Valero gas and I run 235's. Other than that it's completely stock. I don't have a heavy foot at all. It's my DD which I drive 13 miles to work one way and only 2 of those miles are city the rest is hwy.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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Im gettin about 7.5 mpg on 35s with 6.5 in lift, ive been pretty heavy footed though lately
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Here's an ongoing thread that might help you out: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/wha...er-mpgs-65217/

Shorter answer than that 26 page beast is that it's extremely variable. XJs on the market are between 30 and 12 years old. Since it's so hard to tell what's happened to a used vehicle, the previous owners' attention to maintenance is going to be a huge factor. Especially now that people are selling SUVs to get gas sippers instead of just fixing them in the first place! (You can find several threads on here like that) Some XJs you can expect to replace pretty much everything before it will run like it's supposed to - some are in decent shape. My completely stock 1999 with a 4.0L and the 5-speed manual gets me about 14-16 MPG in the city and 28 MPG on the highway. On the highway I stick to about 65 and don't drive like a dick. I think something's wrong that's causing so poor city economy as other stick-drivers see around 20, but it could be because of how short my commute is. (Ahh, who am I kidding, as long as it says Jeep on the front something will need fixing!)

Another thing you can consider is what you want your Jeep to be for you. A lot of owners don't care so much about the fuel efficiency since they get so much more out of it. You're going to consider a simple daily driver very differently from your pride and joy XJ
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