At a loss over my loss.............in MPG
JK Super Freak
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,381
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From: East Bridgewater, MA
Fuel MPG drop....
Firstly - winter blend fuel
Secondly - colder winter temps take longer for the Jeep to get to normal running temps
Third - Winter time....some of us drive using 4WD in the snow blizzards or icy road conditions and finally a poor areodynamic vehicle.
Firstly - winter blend fuel
Secondly - colder winter temps take longer for the Jeep to get to normal running temps
Third - Winter time....some of us drive using 4WD in the snow blizzards or icy road conditions and finally a poor areodynamic vehicle.
I went from 14mpg down to barely breaking 11mpg. Originally it was before the extreme cold temps came and I learned more about how inefficient winter blend fuel is. Add in the cold and the need to run the heater full blast....there you go!
JK Newbie
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 80
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From: San Diego, CA
Of course you can take the doors off a honda! check out my old escort! I got great gas mileage out of this baddie when I lost all that extra weight! 
I see my gas mileage go up when I drive my Jeep with the doors/top off....
I see my gas mileage go up when I drive my Jeep with the doors/top off....
JK Super Freak
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,103
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From: Central Ny
Mandates
The ethanol-blend-currently supposed to be no more than 10%-is a big killer of mpg.you can lose 3mpg just on that,much less the "winter" blend. Higher concentrations of ethanol reduce performance & mpg even more.The actual blend of ethanol is higher than 10%;people who are tasked with verifying the actual concentrations tell me !0% is at the low end,as high as 20% is seen.Why? Because the Big Ag interests get a 45-cent per gallon subsidy on this "food as fuel" mandate.It will be interesting to see if the higher mpg fleet averages will be on this bogus mix or "real" gasoline,as seen on the window stickers