Another MPG SOB story

Vulgarian

Vulgarian

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Holy-moly, this is disappointing. I've had as high as 22.5 MPG on long trips (and 20 MPG post lift/tires) but, around town I'm getting crap mileage. I've had as low as 11.97 MPG calculated for tire diameter. Granted I live and work downtown with a lot of starts and stops but, dayum - this is the reason I didn't buy a Raptor (among others).
 
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Disappointing because you are surprised it doesn't get great gas mileage? You weren't blacked out when you signed the paperwork for a 5th gen 4runner, were you?

Couple of options for you:

A. Move out of the city so you can start getting better gas mileage on your way to work (assuming you can actually reach a cruising speed on a California highway).

B. Trade in your 4runner for the Prius you meant to buy

C. Deal with it and be happy that gas is as cheap as it is

D. Give me the name of the booze you were drinking when you bought the car thinking it was going to get good gas mileage.
 
I get 13.5 around town. I tried idling around town one week and got 17 mpg but the slow speed just ain't worth it.Lol
 
yeah ive been getting almost 16 mpg avg in my 4runner which is a bit shittier than i expected...but i guess that's what you get when you drive a full time 4wd brick that is essentially powered by a sail
 
MPG probably wasn't the reason you didn't get a Raptor over a 4R, it was probably the $20k extra price....
 
The OP brings up something that most people don't take into account. With the increase size of the tires the spedo and milage minder get thrown off. Also summer vs. Winter blend fuel make a difference.....
 
I'll never understand why people get so butt-hurt when others seek to maximize the fuel efficiency of the T4R. Lots of people buy these vehicles to go on adventures--overlanding, adventuring, car camping...whatever you want to call it. More miles per gallon = more miles per tank = longer range = less fuel you have to carry (if any). For me it has nothing to do with fuel cost and everything to do with fuel efficiency in the most literal sense.

I can get about 450 miles out of a tank of gas right now. That is a MASSIVE improvement over the Jeep I had before the T4R and the Honda Accord I had before the Jeep.
 
"In town" means something different for everyone. In southern California, I was lucky getting 17 mpg in town. Typical stop and go in Orange Country. Out in Maine, I'm disappointed when I get less than 19 mpg "in town." The difference being town is about 100x smaller than it was in CA. You're rural after 5 minutes of driving in any direction.

The cliffs: don't compare your city driving to someone else's. If you want better economy, check your tire psi and drive more conservatively.
 
Yeah you must be in some serious traffic or have some sort of fuel problem.

I get 15-17 in town in my V8 GX460.
 
Interestingly when I rolled into a rural Michigan gas station the other week, literally on fumes, my tank only took 19.5gal. I did a good 25 mi after I hit "0 miles until emtpy"

I thought we had 23 gal tanks :confused:
 
Other vehicles have ways to correct this when you change tire size. Are you saying that everyone driving a 4-Runner with larger tires has an incorrect speedo? You'd think this would be correctable.

Bikemedic said:
The OP brings up something that most people don't take into account. With the increase size of the tires the spedo and milage minder get thrown off. Also summer vs. Winter blend fuel make a difference.....
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CoMtn4Runner said:
Disappointing because you are surprised it doesn't get great gas mileage? You weren't blacked out when you signed the paperwork for a 5th gen 4runner, were you?

Couple of options for you:

A. Move out of the city so you can start getting better gas mileage on your way to work (assuming you can actually reach a cruising speed on a California highway).

B. Trade in your 4runner for the Prius you meant to buy

C. Deal with it and be happy that gas is as cheap as it is

D. Give me the name of the booze you were drinking when you bought the car thinking it was going to get good gas mileage.
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lol...

excellent!
 
RaisedByWolves said:
Interestingly when I rolled into a rural Michigan gas station the other week, literally on fumes, my tank only took 19.5gal. I did a good 25 mi after I hit "0 miles until emtpy"

I thought we had 23 gal tanks :confused:
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Fuel reserve after 0 is pretty big, at least two gallons.

That said, when filling up, I can get another couple gallons easy if I trickle more in after the initial shutoff. I can get well over 20 gallons in if I wait long enough to fill up and feel like topping off.
 
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Swampmonger said:
I'll never understand why people get so butt-hurt when others seek to maximize the fuel efficiency of the T4R. Lots of people buy these vehicles to go on adventures--overlanding, adventuring, car camping...whatever you want to call it. More miles per gallon = more miles per tank = longer range = less fuel you have to carry (if any). For me it has nothing to do with fuel cost and everything to do with fuel efficiency in the most literal sense.

I can get about 450 miles out of a tank of gas right now. That is a MASSIVE improvement over the Jeep I had before the T4R and the Honda Accord I had before the Jeep.
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Yeah I could care less about what fuel costs. I just hate going to fill up all the time. I'd consider myself pretty frugal but I don't cry when I have to pay to fill up.

One of the reasons I traded my last car for my GX is the range. My M3 had a thimble gas tank and got similar mileage, about 15 or so, which meant I was constantly looking for a gas station. A few extra MPG on a truck with a 23gal tank means I can wait an extra week or so before I have to stop for gas.
 
Craigy said:
Yeah I could care less about what fuel costs. I just hate going to fill up all the time. I'd consider myself pretty frugal but I don't cry when I have to pay to fill up.

One of the reasons I traded my last car for my GX is the range. My M3 had a thimble gas tank and got similar mileage, about 15 or so, which meant I was constantly looking for a gas station. A few extra MPG on a truck with a 23gal tank means I can wait an extra week or so before I have to stop for gas.
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My Jeep got about 13.5 mpg on a 19 gallon tank. That's a 250 mile range if I run the tank dry. Obviously I don't, so I'm looking for fuel around the 200-220 mile mark. Add a full load out of people, dogs, and gear and the fact we always head up to the mountains meaning lots of uphill driving and I'm looking at the idiot light coming on at 150-170 miles. That is some crappy range for an adventure vehicle. My motorcycle with a 6 gallon tank has better range than that.

I'm all for doing whatever you want to your T4R even if it kills gas mileage. That's nobody's business but the owners. However, this mantra that if you care about gas mileage you should just go buy a Prius is getting pretty played out.
 
Try driving around in an old FJ62 with the 3FE engine. I get 8 mpg city and 12mpg hwy if I'm lucky. And acceleration? Hell, school buses pass me like I'm standing still.
 
Bourbonator said:
"In town" means something different for everyone. In southern California, I was lucky getting 17 mpg in town. Typical stop and go in Orange Country. Out in Maine, I'm disappointed when I get less than 19 mpg "in town." The difference being town is about 100x smaller than it was in CA. You're rural after 5 minutes of driving in any direction.

The cliffs: don't compare your city driving to someone else's. If you want better economy, check your tire psi and drive more conservatively.
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Yeah, I'm literally in Downtown. For me, that means a circa 1900 town built on a horse and buggy scale so I seldom get out of third gear between lights.
 
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