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99 Ford Explorer Gas mileage
I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I
should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? |
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jhonny wrote:
> > I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I > should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per > tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? You didn't specify what conditions that you drive under. All freeway, all city, a mixture of freeway and city driving, infrequent short trips, mostly long trips, high speed, low speed, hot climate, cold climate, a light foot on the accelerator, a stoplight dragster, or what? It all makes a _lot_ of difference. Oh, and do you use gasohol or straight gasoline? That matters, too. |
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Mostly my driving is a mixture of city and freeway, mostly long trips
and on the highway speed is usually 75 mph, I am in VA so the climate is not that bad and I would say I am not too heavy on the accelerator. I just use the regular gasoline (87). |
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THats about right, What octane are you running? 87 then thats about what I
am getting with my 97. I can go 318 miles before my check gauge lights comes on. If I drive out to the mountains (all highway) then I can get 350 per tank. I have BF Goodrich AT KO's with auto AWD 4.0 V6. Searcher1 "jhonny" > wrote in message ups.com... >I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I > should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per > tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? > |
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Let me get this math correct here first. 330 miles for 21 gallons of
gas is around 15 mpg. I get on the average of 20 mpg. I have a 1999 soc 6 banger, and burn 87 octane gas, and do mostly highway mixed with a little city driving. I'm running 35psi for tire pressure. Maybe it's my light foot on the gas that makes the difference. On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:42:16 GMT, "Searcher" > wrote: >THats about right, What octane are you running? 87 then thats about what I >am getting with my 97. I can go 318 miles before my check gauge lights comes >on. If I drive out to the mountains (all highway) then I can get 350 per >tank. I have BF Goodrich AT KO's with auto AWD 4.0 V6. > >Searcher1 > >"jhonny" > wrote in message oups.com... >>I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I >> should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per >> tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? >> > |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 04:12:28 GMT, Doug S. > wrote:
>Let me get this math correct here first. 330 miles for 21 gallons of >gas is around 15 mpg. I get on the average of 20 mpg. I have a 1999 >soc 6 banger, and burn 87 octane gas, and do mostly highway mixed with >a little city driving. I'm running 35psi for tire pressure. Maybe it's >my light foot on the gas that makes the difference. > >On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:42:16 GMT, "Searcher" > wrote: > >>THats about right, What octane are you running? 87 then thats about what I >>am getting with my 97. I can go 318 miles before my check gauge lights comes >>on. If I drive out to the mountains (all highway) then I can get 350 per >>tank. I have BF Goodrich AT KO's with auto AWD 4.0 V6. >> >>Searcher1 >> >>"jhonny" > wrote in message roups.com... >>>I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I >>> should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per >>> tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? >>> >> That's what I used to get too. about 20 for highway driving with a sohc v6 and 4.10 diff. For mixed driving (I have a light foot) I got around 17. I think mileage has gone down since gasohol but it's tough to check it out since my driving is mainly stop and go now. Ben |
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The worst way to try and guage gas mileage is miles/tank. The only sure way
is to compute miles travelled for gallons pumped... http://www.dkcpa.com/calc/java_mpg.html looks pretty good though I haven't used it. I can assure you that if fuel consumption were an issue, I would NOT have a driveway full of 4X4s. "jhonny" > wrote in message ups.com... >I own a 99 ford explorer V6. I want to know whats the average mileage I > should be expecting. Right now I am getting about 300-330 miles per > tank (21 gallons). So am I getting the average mileage or not?????? > |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 05:32:23 GMT, "Jim Warman"
> wrote: >The worst way to try and guage gas mileage is miles/tank. The only sure way >is to compute miles travelled for gallons pumped... >http://www.dkcpa.com/calc/java_mpg.html looks pretty good though I haven't >used it. I can assure you that if fuel consumption were an issue, I would >NOT have a driveway full of 4X4s. > > I have a 98 Sport with the 4 liter OHV V-6. I drive 21 miles to work each day and 90% of this is on an Interstate highway. I average 19 miles per gallon, carefully measured. Sometimes a tad more or less, depending largely on how much driving around town I do on the weekend - usually not much. I drive 60-65 on the Interstate to keep up with traffic. Recently I decided to drive for a week while taking pains to conserve fuel by limiting acceleration and braking and keeping to a 55 mph limit. I was able to closely follow this regimen. I picked up about 1 mile per gallon. One of these days I plan to try the experiment again with a speed limit of 60 and see if that improves matters. As it stands it appears that the attempt to improve mileage by varying the driving style produces only a minor improvement. Disappointing. Soames "Never mind world peace, visualize using your turn signal" |
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I think you may see larger gains in the 55 mph range as well as using your
gentle throttle technique. The Ex has the drag coefficient of a shapely brick and the power required to move the wind out of the way increases exponentially with speed. Whenever we set out to check our fuel consumption, we are setting ourselves up for a disappointment. The EPA rating on the showroom sticker has little to do with what we will realize in real world driving - it is simply a measure taken in closely controlled circumstances (dynamometer, air temp, etc.) so that we can compare to other vehicles. Even though our gas prices have been over 80 cents per litre (over $3 per US gallon), fuel consumption is the very last thing on my mind when selecting a vehicle. This shows in my preference for full sized, 4WD pick-ups. Others will view gas mileage with varying degrees of importance, though I admit to being amused by those suffering "pump island shock" after moving up from an econo-box. If we have no identifiable running concerns - and - if the CEL works but is not illuminated - and - if we have no external fuel leaks - and - if the evaporative emissions system hasn't been breached, we are very likely getting the best fuel mileage we can (dictated by our driving style, of course). Extended idling is one of the biggest fuel mileage killers..... stopping down the block to talk to a neighbour..... sitting in a running car waiting for our blushing brides to come out of the store with a quart of milk and a six pack..... letting the defroster take care of that morning frost instead of scraping..... I'm reminded of a cusomer from many years ago.... In the dead of winter he was dis-satisfied with his gas mileage.... looking out the window, his truck is running with the heater on full blast. I told him it was "the weather". Come summer, he once again complained about his mileage... looking out the window, I see his truck running with the AC on full blast. Maintaining ones vehicle properly helps in the fuel mileage wars, but nothing will make the same difference as losing old habits. In the meantime, the manufacturers are busy trying to perfect both the hybrid and the CVT transmission. Both are a unique driving experience but neither is suitable for my lifestyle and/or demographics. Bottom line..... if we drive the kind of vehicle we want/need to drive, we shall have to pay the piper. If fuels costs have us tossing and turning at night, we should use public transit. My best suggestion is to put down the pad and pencil, turn off the calculator and simply enjoy driving our chosen rides.... , visualize using your turn signal" |
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On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:03:00 GMT, "Jim Warman"
> wrote: >I think you may see larger gains in the 55 mph range as well as using your >gentle throttle technique. The Ex has the drag coefficient of a shapely >brick and the power required to move the wind out of the way increases >exponentially with speed. > >Whenever we set out to check our fuel consumption, we are setting ourselves >up for a disappointment. The EPA rating on the showroom sticker has little >to do with what we will realize in real world driving - it is simply a >measure taken in closely controlled circumstances (dynamometer, air temp, >etc.) so that we can compare to other vehicles. Even though our gas prices >have been over 80 cents per litre (over $3 per US gallon), fuel consumption >is the very last thing on my mind when selecting a vehicle. This shows in my >preference for full sized, 4WD pick-ups. > >Others will view gas mileage with varying degrees of importance, though I >admit to being amused by those suffering "pump island shock" after moving up >from an econo-box. If we have no identifiable running concerns - and - if >the CEL works but is not illuminated - and - if we have no external fuel >leaks - and - if the evaporative emissions system hasn't been breached, we >are very likely getting the best fuel mileage we can (dictated by our >driving style, of course). > >Extended idling is one of the biggest fuel mileage killers..... stopping >down the block to talk to a neighbour..... sitting in a running car waiting >for our blushing brides to come out of the store with a quart of milk and a >six pack..... letting the defroster take care of that morning frost instead >of scraping..... I'm reminded of a cusomer from many years ago.... In the >dead of winter he was dis-satisfied with his gas mileage.... looking out the >window, his truck is running with the heater on full blast. I told him it >was "the weather". Come summer, he once again complained about his >mileage... looking out the window, I see his truck running with the AC on >full blast. Maintaining ones vehicle properly helps in the fuel mileage >wars, but nothing will make the same difference as losing old habits. > >In the meantime, the manufacturers are busy trying to perfect both the >hybrid and the CVT transmission. Both are a unique driving experience but >neither is suitable for my lifestyle and/or demographics. > >Bottom line..... if we drive the kind of vehicle we want/need to drive, we >shall have to pay the piper. If fuels costs have us tossing and turning at >night, we should use public transit. My best suggestion is to put down the >pad and pencil, turn off the calculator and simply enjoy driving our chosen >rides.... > > >, visualize using your turn signal" > "Never mind world peace, visualize using your turn signal" |
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