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>>>>>>>>>>For a while, actually, I was getting 14 miles per gallon- but at the time i didn't have to pay for my gas, so i honestly didn't really care and didn't pay attention. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You didn't have to pay for your gas? I want that kind of hook up! I curse out loud every time I pick up a fuel pump handle at a gas station at the way we are getting ripped off on the price of gas.
>>>>>>>> i got suckier gas mileage from my local stop and shop station, vs my shell station up the street. I was right- I do! Gas from the shell station lasts longer, than the one that's 2 minutes from my house>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I buy my gas from either a Sunoco or Mobil station and sometimes from the lowest price place which is a small chain of car wash/gas stations in my area. I haven't really checked to see the difference in mileage from one station to the other. The car wash place gets their gas from a Canadian supplier. The other stations are big name companies, should have high quality gas. They are usually 5-9 cents a gallon cheaper than other places and give an additional discount if you get a car wash there. Mobil is the cut throat station around here, highest prices. If I'm not mistaken, "Shell Oil" is a Canadian company, big company at that.
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I'm taking the total number of miles I drive, and dividing it by the number of gallons I put in when I fill up for a rough estimate. I always fill up around the same amount unless i'm going somewhere. I'm also not doing a lot of continual driving. On weekdays, it's drive home, drive to work, lunch, then back home again. On weekends, I stick a few extra destinations in there for my photography. Perhaps i'm calculating wrong?>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I only drive approx 5,000-6,000 miles per year since I retired a while back, most of it is city driving with a lot of stop and go traffic lights. Most of my weekly driving is back and forth to the gym 6 days a week, about a 5 mile round trip. Could be why my gas mileage sucks. I've done most everything to the truck to get better gas mileage. This Explorer is costing me about 40% more in gas than my last vehicle, a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was about 700 lbs lighter than this truck and it had 60,000 more miles on it. Both 6 cylinders.
>>>>>>>>I drive on country roads, not a lot of lights,>>>>>>>>>
That helps the gas mileage for sure. Idling and stop n go driving like I do definately kills gas mileage, especially in cold and snowy winters we have here. I waste a lot of fuel just warming up the truck in winter.
>>>>>>>. I hit my half tank point today at 190miles.>>>>>>>
I don't get any where near that at half tank.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Granted, there's something wonky going on with my o2 sensors that just cropped up again today, so it ate a ton of gas that would have otherwise made me through the weekend. Gotta get that fixed.>>>>>>>>
Are they setting off any error codes? I think they make certain fuel additives that are suppose to help cleanup O2 sensors, not sure what brands they are.
>>>>>>>>>For me, as long as my tank lasts 7 days without a fill up,>>>>>>>
Even with your great gas mileage that is still approx $80 a week or $320 per month on fuel. Thats a car payment in itself. I spend about $150 a month on fuel, too much as far as I'm concerned for what I drive. An older guy at the gym I belong to, drives one of those "Smart cars", it looks like a small phone booth on wheels. I think I could flip it over on its roof all by myself, it's that small. Not even sure what it runs on, electric or gas.
>>>>>>>>>>> I just end up spoiling my car, I suppose, because he's (my ex) is VERY clear as to what brands it likes, and what brands it doesn't.