Suck It!

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 09/22/2015 at 15:52 • Filed to: My Ranger Is Greener Than Your Prius

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Since my last fillup I got 19.2mpg. Thats out of a 22 year old pickup with a large displacement, incredibly inefficient V6

Ive been hypermiling in an effort to save money so I can afford wheels and tires sooner. My 10 month old tires are currently at about 4/32 of tread with 10k miles on em. Im also gonna try to get Discount Tire to give me a credit toward some 225/70/r15s because these shitty 215/70/r14s are warrantied to 85k miles and are wearing so poorly.

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 15:56

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The Cherokee used to get 24-25 on premium with the stock tires. Some weeks that’s better than my E46.

Captain of the Enterprise > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 15:57

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I get better mileage in my Crown Vic average for the year is 19.53. Its a 2005 with mostly city driving.

Punk_Girl_98 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 15:58

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Not bad for an older truck. Congrats. I like the name of your truck!

RazoE > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 15:59

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yeah.............

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Party-vi 09/22/2015 at 16:00

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I could probably get that range if I used premium, but regular is 2.33/gal soooooo

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 16:04

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You should try it for a tank and see if your increase in range offsets the extra you pay.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Party-vi 09/22/2015 at 16:09

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I have, I gain 2-3mpg, It defeats the purpose of being cheap though

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > RazoE 09/22/2015 at 16:10

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Wut

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 16:17

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If you get 3mpg more, the difference is $0.004 per mile to pay for premium. So for $0.004 a mile, your engine is purposefully retarding ignition timing and making itself less efficient while also possibly making less power. Boo and hiss :P

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Party-vi 09/22/2015 at 16:21

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If premium was less than 8 cents more per gallon as opposed to regular, then Id put in 87. I just cant afford to right now. After I get a new set of shoes, then I'll start putting 87 in again

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Captain of the Enterprise 09/22/2015 at 16:23

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This was with mostly city driving as well. Whats your rear end ratio? I have 3.55s, that would explain our similar gas mileage

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 16:31

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Oh. I took the price of premium at $2.849 for my calculation. also, 87 is some rot-gut gas. Did you mean 93?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Party-vi 09/22/2015 at 16:34

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In colorado regular is 85 because of the altitude. Premium is 87 and super premium is 91

RazoE > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 16:38

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You can’t have a truck named Veronica. Trucks have names like Bessie, Ethel, Bertha, etc.

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 16:49

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That’s interesting. I never knew that.

TractorPillow > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 17:37

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Congrats! I was excited about 12 mpg last night...

Captain of the Enterprise > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 18:55

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I shit you not, a 2.73 open diff

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Captain of the Enterprise 09/22/2015 at 19:27

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For 2.73 gearing you have terrible MPGs. You should be getting at least 24. Also my diff is a Limited Slip.

Captain of the Enterprise > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/22/2015 at 22:37

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It's gets about 26 on the highway

Clay...Bill Clay > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/23/2015 at 13:01

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Since I started keeping track about five years ago, I’ve been averaging 20 combined in my ‘02 Ranger. Pretty good considering the EPA highway rating is 18.

AASHOUR6 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 10/02/2015 at 09:25

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My 4.0 Explorer (Auto) gets 13 on a good day... Any tips to increase it?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > AASHOUR6 10/02/2015 at 12:20

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When was your last tune up? When was the last time you replaced stuff like spark plugs, shocks, air filters, fuel filters, etc...