Good machine, bad fuel mileage.
Mine never got over 15 mpg, despite efforts to improve.
I have an ‘01’ in black. 170k I get about 19-20 mpg on the freeway and 14-15 mpg. Thing is I can beat the crap out of it or try hyper milling and the mileage stays the same.
I got 20+ all the time in the parents old one. It’s in the barn at my sisters place in KY collecting pigeon crap, but it still runs and has about the same mileage.
Now I want to go save it... This guy gets 2 stars on the man card. I hope he posts here...
True story, at about 30K my mom drove the then nearly brand new Jeep with the straight six UNTIL IT SIEZED UP! after it blew a hose. I was all “OMG MOM! There’s GAUGES for that stuff!!! They’re not DECORATIONS! Parents take it to dealer, they replaced the hose, refilled the coolant and changed the oil and it started back up like nothing happened and never used a drop of oil. That six has got to be one of the top 5 badest ass engines durability wise to ever roll off a line...
Good machine, bad fuel mileage.
Mine never got over 15 mpg, despite efforts to improve.
That’s sad, I had a 1985 Grand Wagoneer that got 14 on the highway all day long, oh yeah until the engine caught fire and it burned down, mileage really sucked after that.