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GAS MILEAGE - 3/4/2008 11:13:56 AM

bobbydave

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I need some help i filled the gas tank on saturday and just drove about 30 miles since then and my gas tanks is half full. I understand the RR's are gas gusslers but i'm getting about 3 to 4 miles per gallons how can i improve this. I'm sure this mpg is not normal.

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/4/2008 11:25:24 AM

WolfPack

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Fuel leak...or someone's stealing your gas.

Also it would be helpful if you posted your vehicle, milage, year, and any other info you have such as past repairs, recent problems..etc

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/4/2008 12:50:05 PM

Disco Mike

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First, you might want to read up on calculate MPG.
Scarey when people pay for an expensive vehicle and can't even determine what their mileage is.

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99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45.

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/5/2008 6:01:51 PM

Pads Fan

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If you have a fuel leak, you would probably smell it. So if you're not smelling fuel, then you either 1.) did not completely fill up the tank (i.e. sometimes the fuel nozzle will click off before it has actually filled up the tank ...it has happened to me before in rental cars or 2.) your gas gauge is crapping out and not reading accurately. That happens often to older vehicles but you didn't list your Rover's age so we don't know if that's a possibility. My 4.6 HSE would average 14-15 mpg based on my driving style ...3-4 mpg for yours is not correct. That's the gas mileage on a good day of like a Hummer H1 stretch limo rolling downhill

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/7/2008 5:48:23 PM

cold_surfer

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go fill it up again and note gallons used and the miles.

possible reasons:

Did someone borrow your truck? My wife is famous for "running to the store" and 110 miles later she comes back after running her disabled friend to the county hospital after a cell call that I didn't know about.

You gotta wait for the gauge to come up...

Gas is expensive.

You got ripped off by the gas station.

Gas leak.

You didn't put the cap on tightly and kept making hard right turns. I did this in switzerland and lost 1/4 tank of gas quickly. I only discovered it when the smell and puddle was found at the local store.

You left your gas cap at the station.

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/7/2008 5:49:31 PM

cold_surfer

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Are you running in 4WD LOW?

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/8/2008 6:31:22 AM

Disco Mike

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Per his silence, I think he has figured out he posted to soon, that in fact he is not getting that mileage cause he never actually figure out what mileage he is getting.

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99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45.

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/10/2008 6:27:10 AM

Bishop

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Since New Years we have run to LAke Charles LA every saturday about 150 miles round trip. I can go twice on a tank and have 1/4 tank left. That's 350 miles at least, but I never let it get below 1/4 tank.

When we were in high school, as teenagers, we would ride around all night, even though gas was 30 cents a gallon, we got our fuel with a gas can and a 6' garden hose. But we could only get 2 gallons at a time, but it kept us going.

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RE: GAS MILEAGE - 3/10/2008 8:06:16 PM

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Ha ha ....great story! I bet there were some really pissed off people when they realized someone hijacked their fuel, even if it was only 30 cents a gallon ....jeeze, 30 cents a gallon. I can't imagine fuel that cheap!

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