Mpg?

[multicam]

I have a bone-stock two door Rubicon with the 3.6L V6 and a manual transmission. I’ve been averaging like 11-12 mpg and I drive like grandma. I think it’s my commute: it’s short (1.6 or so miles one way), the jeep barely has time to warm up, there are five stop signs along the way, and I never exceed 30 mph.

Back when I did about 60-70 miles a day (75% highway) I was averaging 17.8 mpg. So not only do driving style (grandma vs. Dale Earnhardt Jr.) and mods greatly impact mpg, but your commute or daily routes make a huge difference too. Because my jeep has been stock this whole time and I’ve always driven like grandma but my mpg plummeted by 6-7 mpg.

Luckily for me the low mpg and high cost of CA gas are mostly offset by the tiny commute.

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[Bayrat]

Wouldn’t have a diesel if you gave it to me. Just my opinion

One in my old truck and several pieces of equipment but all but the skid are non emissions (and that one has a cat, nothing else). Too many issues with them now days.

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Wouldn’t have a diesel if you gave it to me. Just my opinion

I completely get that, it was a hard decision for me. In the state of Texas it means you don't have any emissions testing whatsoever. So with my last three vehicles I had other than the Patriot, I was constantly battling the check engine light to pass emissions every single year. It cost me honestly tens of thousands of dollars. So the biggest selling point for me for the diesel, was the no emissions test in Texas. I can literally pull up to a safety check station and they can do the safety check and the check engine light can be on, and I can be pouring black smoke out the back, and I'll still pass!!! That's huge. I understand that doesn't apply to all states but for me that is worth the extra $6,000 it cost to put the diesel in there, and then the increased maintenance cost as well.

Though not to get too off topic, if you factor in that you can do an oil change yourself for ~$80 USD (compared to the $250 the dealerships want to charge you, RIP-OFF!) It's only about double the price to change the oil yourself compared to the gas engines. I'm actually in the process of doing a modification that will allow me to put the 3-in oil filters on my EcoDiesel, and then on top of that buying a Hubb reusable oil filter. So basically if I can complete that and find the right threading for the adapter, I will spend an initial cost of $150 for the Hubb 3-in oil filter, and then for the next 10 years it'll only cost me about $40 for two 5 gallon jugs of 5W40 European blend from Walmart.

Basically if you play your cards right, the diesel is an amazing option, but it's definitely not for everybody!


EDIT: as an added note the piece I'm trying to modify on the diesel engine is to add one of these.

They are quite popular in the European market, but I need to find the right diameter and threading for it to work on the diesel engine. The one in the photo is for a Porsche, Just using it as a reference.

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