2 Newb Questions

[Nate03]

I just bought a 17 Expy XLT. They claimed to have put new brake pads on the front and it does have new tires. My questions are

No matter how I baby it 16.5 to barely 17 is best mpg I can get and I have easy drive to work. Is that normal? And I mean babying. Coasting to stop signs etc. I just wonder if it’s new Michelin defender tires which look huge. When I drove a different one I got 18 during 20 mile test drive and I was much harder on it.

Second after one drive to work and back 24 miles, rims have a decent amount of brake dust. Is that normal or did they put some cheap brake pads on it. It has 31k miles.

 

[bobmbx]

Your MPG is good. Thats about what you can expect during off-highway driving. It should avg 18-24 on the highway, with a sweet spot seeming to be in the 65-70 MPH range.

Brake dust after 24 miles? That sucks, and OEM pads don't dust at all (that I've seen on mine).

 

[Nate03]

Your MPG is good. Thats about what you can expect during off-highway driving. It should avg 18-24 on the highway, with a sweet spot seeming to be in the 65-70 MPH range.

Brake dust after 24 miles? That sucks, and OEM pads don't dust at all (that I've seen on mine).

Thank you! I thought they might be cheap brakes.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

I just bought a 17 Expy XLT. They claimed to have put new brake pads on the front and it does have new tires. My questions are

No matter how I baby it 16.5 to barely 17 is best mpg I can get and I have easy drive to work. Is that normal? And I mean babying. Coasting to stop signs etc. I just wonder if it’s new Michelin defender tires which look huge. When I drove a different one I got 18 during 20 mile test drive and I was much harder on it.

Second after one drive to work and back 24 miles, rims have a decent amount of brake dust. Is that normal or did they put some cheap brake pads on it. It has 31k miles.

I can confirm Bob's Post. I get no brake dust with the factory pads. I've got 7,000 miles on mine now best highway mileage mileage that I've seen was 17.5 MPG at 75-80. Around town I see more like 14-15 MPG. It's a big heavy SUV and I'm happy with the mileage I'm getting, I knew it wasn't going to get super high mileage.

 

[Nate03]

I can confirm Bob's Post. I get no brake dust with the factory pads. I've got 7,000 miles on mine now best highway mileage mileage that I've seen was 17.5 MPG at 75-80. Around town I see more like 14-15 MPG. It's a big heavy SUV and I'm happy with the mileage I'm getting, I knew it wasn't going to get super high mileage.

One more question, when I first take off and go to stop signs and it downshifts it makes a soft clunk between gears when coasting. It also occasionally does this when taking off It's more of a clunk than I would like, but not bad enough to scare me. Do you have that too? This was a corporate fleet vehicle which is why the high mileage and good deal. I wonder if I should just have the tranny fluid flushed. I love the way it rides though and love driving it. It just feels good.

 

[kekman]

All response so far are accurate. On the brake dust, do you know if they turned the rotors? If not, then you would get an aggressive break in period with a lot of dust initially- especially if the rotors are grooved.

If they didn't turn the rotors, then I would question the quality of the brake job which would also include questioning the type of pads used.

 

[J Ski]

I just bought a 17 Expy XLT. They claimed to have put new brake pads on the front and it does have new tires. My questions are

No matter how I baby it 16.5 to barely 17 is best mpg I can get and I have easy drive to work. Is that normal? And I mean babying. Coasting to stop signs etc. I just wonder if it’s new Michelin defender tires which look huge. When I drove a different one I got 18 during 20 mile test drive and I was much harder on it.

Second after one drive to work and back 24 miles, rims have a decent amount of brake dust. Is that normal or did they put some cheap brake pads on it. It has 31k miles.

I get 14 city and 19 highway in 2016 Platinum EL 4x4 with 35s

 

[bobmbx]

One more question, when I first take off and go to stop signs and it downshifts it makes a soft clunk between gears when coasting. It also occasionally does this when taking off It's more of a clunk than I would like, but not bad enough to scare me. Do you have that too? This was a corporate fleet vehicle which is why the high mileage and good deal. I wonder if I should just have the tranny fluid flushed. I love the way it rides though and love driving it. It just feels good.

Take a look at this video for the clunk. Its one possibility.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

One more question, when I first take off and go to stop signs and it downshifts it makes a soft clunk between gears when coasting. It also occasionally does this when taking off It's more of a clunk than I would like, but not bad enough to scare me. Do you have that too? This was a corporate fleet vehicle which is why the high mileage and good deal. I wonder if I should just have the tranny fluid flushed. I love the way it rides though and love driving it. It just feels good.

I don't notice any clunking, but then mine still only has 7,000 miles on it.

 

[07xln]

One more question, when I first take off and go to stop signs and it downshifts it makes a soft clunk between gears when coasting. It also occasionally does this when taking off It's more of a clunk than I would like, but not bad enough to scare me. Do you have that too? This was a corporate fleet vehicle which is why the high mileage and good deal. I wonder if I should just have the tranny fluid flushed. I love the way it rides though and love driving it. It just feels good.

I have the same exact clunk as you have. Ive mentioned it on here before. I was told it was the torque converter doing its thing. Its annoying as all get out but ive learned to ignore it