Clocking in at 10k miles with Nitto Ridge Grapplers and just road tripped 5 hrs to Hilton Head, SC and averaged 20.6. I'm definitely cool with that since I've been averaging 18 lately.
Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?
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Report mpg without factors below is not really helpful information/reference:
LC model (1958, LCLC, LCFE)
Light gas pedal or not (average speed)
A/C
Tire/wheel size
Roof rack, roof bars
Rock slide, running board
ACC stuffs
Lifted kit, level kit
FE Skid plate, LCLC skid plate
Loaded or not with people/gears
My 2-cent suggestion!
Back in ‘91, I bought a ‘91 Chevy G-20 conversion van. As is usually the case, the OEM wheels were lacking in ‘robustness’. I think they are referred to as pizza cutters buy some on this forum. Three years later, when I replaced the worn tires, I bought one or two size larger Michelin (and therefore wider) tires. The van looked much better with them on it. Highway Fuel economy dropped from 20 mpg, to 18 mpg, if that.
Stock LCLC base so no cross bars, wimpy skids, running boards, 18" wheels and LTX Trails
~ 50-100lbs of gear - Yakima Exo Swing Base + gear box or bikes or skis, activity dependent, less impact on aerodynamics than roof storage (and easier to access)
~ 175lbs of kids
~130lbs of dog
~200 lbs of driver
~an unspecified number of lbs of front seat passenger (I'm no fool, if it every got out I blabbed the remains wouldn't be identifiable. Let's just say bigger than a breadbox and smaller than a house.)
Mileage:
Mid to high teens on short errands less than 30minutes
Goes up to around 20mpg for more prolonged city driving where the temp gets up to normal operating range
Weekend road trips gets us into the 25-30mpg range on the highway, depending on how much uphill vs downhill. I don't drive like grandpa, I keep up with the flow of traffic but I also don't thrash the engine going up the pass and will let it coast as much as possible on the way down.
Overall MPG has been 22.1 per the vehicle's computer. I've not cross checked with any calculations of my own, I bought it to drive, not to do math problems. I don't notice a significant difference whether it's just me by myself or loaded up with the family unit but I probably drive more "assertively" on my own without all the distractions and back/side seat driving.
Of note I recently put Michelin X-Ice SUV's on for the winter which seems to have shaved off about 1 mpg.
I get 24 to 25 if I consistently drive around 65mph! Otherwise, my average is closer to 20mpg.
I just put fuel in my '25 1958 for the first time today, the fuel economy hovered around 20 MPG for my first tank. I drove maybe 70 miles of highway and rest were street with some hills included.
