Good news is is spent alot less on gas as compared to my 07 Ford Expedition. Can't say if the K&N had anything to do with it. Remember, I took my family of four, including me and an additional 400 pounds of luggage and other stuff. With a full tank of gas, we left El Paso, Texas at around 4pm, hit the I-10 doing an average of 28 mpg driving at about 60 mph, however, that dropped to about 24 once we approached Deming, New Mexico and going about 70mph. Once we got to Tucson, Arizona, I remember I refueled at a Chevron with $27 bucks. Once we hit the I-10 again, I noticed that gas mileage dropped to about 22 mpg, however, that is understandable as I was driving at about 78 to 80 mph. Due to the elevation, it dropped even further to about 21.8 mpg once we drove passed Phoenix, Az and pretty much stayed there until we reached our destination of Anaheim, California. Total miles for this destination was 803 miles. After spending a few days in California, we continued to Humboldt, Arizona which is another 384 miles from Anaheim. Gas mileage slightly increased to about 23 mpg, again, driving at around 78 to 80 mph. From Humboldt, we headed back to El Paso, Texas adding another 527 miles to the odometer. Total miles for this entire trip was 1,715 miles. I spent approximately $271 on gas on the entire trip. At one point, I paid a least $3.89 for gas somewhere in California.
Did swapping my 07 for my 2012 Explorer make a difference in terms of gas mileage? You better believe it did. I look at it this way. Two years ago, we took the exact trip in our 07 Expedition, except we did NOT stop at Humbloldt, Arizona. Remember, gas back then was around $2.95 a gallon. We traveled approximately 1,610 miles and spent approximately $340 on gas on that entire trip. Need I say more?
