You lose the right to ***** about gas mileage, when you buy an Expedition, Lincoln or Cadillac. Inflate the tires to 36-38lbs. It will not sacrifice the ride and will help. Keep the AC or defroster off, when not needed. It costs about a 1/2 mile per gal. Scan the road more, to avoid hard braking. Try Lucas gas treatment, it helps mileage and clean injectors. Ethanol free gas increases mileage 3-5%(thanks Obama for Federal ethanol 'mandate'). Premium will increase it about 5-8%(cafe test done with 90 octane fuel, not gas). Avoid warming it up and extended idling, that lowers your mileage to 0.
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rollinstone
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Try calculating your mileage using actual math. You know, distance/gallons used. Not sure you'll like the result. My 2014 gets 12 mpg in the city. It gets 12 mpg towing a 3500 lb camping trailer. No complaints.
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I removed my tow bar, my front hooks, my 3 row seat. Total about 120 pounds. Didn't gain 1 mpg. It was at 10 before, 10 after. A little zippier acceleration though. If I could get my 307 pound Moose body down to 225. Like when I was 20, zippier still. Mileage will still be 10 I'll bet.
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Well if it weighs ~6000 lbs.... you only decreased weight 2%. Thats negligible.
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True, but I wasn't building a 1/4 mile drag racer. Sometimes I do things just because. Wonder how much that middle seat weighs?
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Our 2016 Expy (2WD) got 19.4 mpg on an 1100 mile trip that was mostly interstate. I set cruise at 72 but wife ran it around 80 during her driving. Fortunately, she wasn't in the driver's seat much! [emoji23]
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