Richard Kolb
Well-Known Member
So this is my history of MPG up until now.
When I started tracking my long term mileage and other maintenance stuff I noticed I was getting a combined mileage of 18.3. This was just me driving as I normally do. Since then I needed tires so I put on Highway tires, BFG radial long trails, and I immediately noticed that my mileage jumped up to just over 19. I remembered that when I took my all terrains off my ranger I got better mileage too, and that when I kept the RPMs below 2k unless I was in fifth I also got better. So I started doing that with the ST, which makes me glad I have a manual transmission. Doing that I was getting 21.3 on combined driving. Last weekend I drove to Maine, from Southern NH, up through the white mountains. Uphill the entire way I got 25 mpg by not going over 60 on the entire trip. Coming home I logged about 250 miles before I did the calculation again, 150 of which was the trip to Maine, and that time I got 23.6. The moral of the story? Get highway tires, which are cheaper anyway, keep your speed down and you'll get better mileage.
When I started tracking my long term mileage and other maintenance stuff I noticed I was getting a combined mileage of 18.3. This was just me driving as I normally do. Since then I needed tires so I put on Highway tires, BFG radial long trails, and I immediately noticed that my mileage jumped up to just over 19. I remembered that when I took my all terrains off my ranger I got better mileage too, and that when I kept the RPMs below 2k unless I was in fifth I also got better. So I started doing that with the ST, which makes me glad I have a manual transmission. Doing that I was getting 21.3 on combined driving. Last weekend I drove to Maine, from Southern NH, up through the white mountains. Uphill the entire way I got 25 mpg by not going over 60 on the entire trip. Coming home I logged about 250 miles before I did the calculation again, 150 of which was the trip to Maine, and that time I got 23.6. The moral of the story? Get highway tires, which are cheaper anyway, keep your speed down and you'll get better mileage.