sandygar4
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I have a 19 JLUR with a total of 3966 miles, 2.0 4 cylinder, BFG KM3 35x12.5R17 tires. I use premium gas. The speedometer has not been corrected for tire size change (maybe someone can chime in to give me an idea of true speed). The cruise control was set at the posted speed limit using the speedometer in the car. The MPG was from the factory computer and is given for comparison only.
The trip went from Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT and back, total of 1452 miles, Most of the freeway limit in Oregon is 70mph and in Idaho and Utah it was 80mph. The over all MPG was 14.1, I was happy with that considering the aerodynamics of the Wrangler and the tire size. I was really happy with the function of the cruise control--the speed never varied more than 2mph either going up or down through the mountains in Eastern Oregon. The motor has plenty of power, the engine and 8 speed transmission seem perfectly mated. The handling was good there was no iffy wandering even when I hit some fairly big bumps. On a smooth stretch, I tried brief periods with hands off the steering wheel and the Jeep stayed straight and true. It really was a pleasure to drive.
It is a little bit noisy but a dream compared to my 2005 Ram 2500 diesel. Knock on wood I still am not a member of the broken windshield club. As an aside I am sure I killed at least 23 bazillion bugs. I had to stop twice for gas, not because I needed to other than wash the glass.
The trip was great. It was my son's first road trip and we picked up our new German Shepherd boy. If you know Shepherds you understand that it took me two hours to vacuum hair. I think there was enough fur to cover a couple more dogs
The trip went from Portland, OR to Salt Lake City, UT and back, total of 1452 miles, Most of the freeway limit in Oregon is 70mph and in Idaho and Utah it was 80mph. The over all MPG was 14.1, I was happy with that considering the aerodynamics of the Wrangler and the tire size. I was really happy with the function of the cruise control--the speed never varied more than 2mph either going up or down through the mountains in Eastern Oregon. The motor has plenty of power, the engine and 8 speed transmission seem perfectly mated. The handling was good there was no iffy wandering even when I hit some fairly big bumps. On a smooth stretch, I tried brief periods with hands off the steering wheel and the Jeep stayed straight and true. It really was a pleasure to drive.
It is a little bit noisy but a dream compared to my 2005 Ram 2500 diesel. Knock on wood I still am not a member of the broken windshield club. As an aside I am sure I killed at least 23 bazillion bugs. I had to stop twice for gas, not because I needed to other than wash the glass.
The trip was great. It was my son's first road trip and we picked up our new German Shepherd boy. If you know Shepherds you understand that it took me two hours to vacuum hair. I think there was enough fur to cover a couple more dogs
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