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moabbeth
Oct 1, 2003, 12:36 AM
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Sometimes I wish I had a nice 4WD truck. But then I realize how amazing the mileage I get on my lil Saturn is. I made it from Hollywood to Joshua Tree on a quarter tank of gas this weekend. And can make it to Yosemite and back in under a tank. What kinda mileage do you guys with trucks/SUV's get? I've always been curious. I know some of those things can cost $40 per fill up.
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jookyhead
Oct 1, 2003, 12:40 AM
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My family has a big 'ol suburban that costs like 60-70$ to fill :shock:
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wandering_dusk
Oct 1, 2003, 12:41 AM
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I drive an 03' Tacoma extended cab... not exactly a dirtbag climber yet... ;) (but it's a goal in the future...;) Anyway, I get roughly 17-20mpg... My local crag is about 50 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, where I live. It usually costs a little less than $10 roundtrip to the crag... (which means I bivy out there quite often... ;)
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mtnjohn
Oct 1, 2003, 12:42 AM
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I've got an older "suv", a 1978 fj40
I get about 14-17 MPG
I live in the Bay Area and I need a bank loan to get to Yose and back
forget josh or redrocks!
It's a great vehicle to have in the mountains, but getting it there cost
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rvega
Oct 1, 2003, 12:47 AM
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I've got a Honda CRV (smaller SUV) and I love it for climbing trips. It goes about 28mpg on the highway and costs about $25 to fill up. I can go round trip to Yosmite on a tank of gas. Plus you can lay the seats down and turn them into a bed. If its too nasty out you can sleep in the car very comfortably. I've put four people and all our camping gear in it with extra room. It also has picnic table stashed where the spare goes. Sweet car. Supposedly they are coming out with a hybrid someday. Has 80K miles on it and runs perfect. Taken it through snow and off roading in Death Valley, did grea. But you can't tow anything with it and I wouldn't ever thing about offroading in sand (only a V4) or deep snow.
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bsignorelli
Oct 1, 2003, 1:00 AM
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In reply to: What kinda mileage do you guys with trucks/SUV's get? I've always been curious. I know some of those things can cost $40 per fill up.
I drive a 1988 Isuzu pickup (4cyl, 2wd) and it's making more and more strange noises everyday. :)
But...I got 26 mpg this past weekend and my tank is about 12 gallons..so that costs me about $18 to fill it up at current prices.
Bryan
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climbhigh2005
Oct 1, 2003, 1:04 AM
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I drive a Honda Civic... 12$ to fill up... can drive about 250-350 miles on 1 tank of gas... depending on where I'm going.. nearest crag is 15 minutes... LOL but still... I would rather haev a valkswagon van!!
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socalbolter
Oct 1, 2003, 1:33 AM
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you forgot to factor in the obvious:
on the way to the crag i'm speeding and getting worse gas mileage.
on the way home i'm in no real hurry and tend to get better mileage.
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beyond_gravity
Oct 1, 2003, 1:42 AM
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Ford Explorer.
Costs $60 to fill up, and goes for about 450 km highway on one tank.
it's pretty bad.
hopefully my mom will sell it and buy an outback
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mike
Oct 1, 2003, 2:50 AM
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Well I got a Z71 pickup a few months ago, the sticker said 14 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway which seems about right. Costs close to $40.00 to fill it up. I doubt that I could make it to JT or Yosemite on a tank full. Since I got rid of mustang cobra that only takes 93 octane, I don't feel the pain so much though.
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kman
Oct 1, 2003, 3:02 AM
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96 blazer. $20 round trip to Squamish. Repeat sometimes twice a week and it's killin me.
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fyreflii
Oct 1, 2003, 3:06 AM
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I bum rides - hell, I mooch off people for entire weekends! Always pitch in for gas money and bring adequate supply of food of course, but it sucks not having a car!
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vanny37
Oct 1, 2003, 3:13 AM
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'94 Ford Explorer
21 mpg highway, 15 mpg town
A tank will get me 390 miles on the highway or 280 around town
<$30 to fill up
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arrrghjp
Oct 1, 2003, 3:56 AM
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02' Kawasaki KLR650....about 55-60mpg x 10 miles each way to the local crag x $1.80/gal of regular = about 60cents round trip. However, if you figure in all the other crap; payment, insurance, maintainence, registration, etc...your milage really doesn't amount to jack squat in the big scheme of things. I guess its good topic of conversation though.
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sonus
Oct 1, 2003, 4:14 AM
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arrrghjp....
nice bike :-)
check out my mom's site if you're interested in motorcycle travels:
http://www.rideoftheheart.com
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sonus
Oct 1, 2003, 4:17 AM
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anyway...
I'm in Chicago. The nearest crag is devil's lake, wisconsin. It's about 200 miles one way. Good thing I get 35 mpg highway in my Saturn SL1 :-)
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floof
Oct 1, 2003, 4:41 AM
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Sonus,
Your mom is fuckin rad.
* * * John
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ancrtz_climber
Oct 1, 2003, 4:44 AM
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I've got a 91 Jeep Cherokee, costs about 28$ to fill, and gets 340 gallons to the tank, so about 19 miles to the gallon (18 gallons). Keep in mind it also has 220k miles on it :D
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rcaret
Oct 1, 2003, 5:36 AM
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1994 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Liter 4X4 I get 20 mpg it takes $33.00 to fill up at current prices.
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onelung
Oct 1, 2003, 5:39 AM
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98 Grand Cherokee
Had gotten 14.5 MPG then swithced to 92 octane gas and use Synergen Octane boost and now I get a solid 16 MPG.
My favorite place is 35 miles away and I try to bike it as much as I can.
Love that biking, climbing, swimming, biking .....ahhh I am home.
bill
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whitefingers
Oct 1, 2003, 5:41 AM
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Doesnt matter..... I drive a company car with free gas :lol:
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corona
Oct 1, 2003, 6:13 AM
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I'm a road bum, so I have to balance fuel efficiency, storage space, and crag navigability. I decided on a '95 Chevy S10 with a light aluminum cab. It's four cylinders, so it gets great gas mileage (I drive the speed limit,) and it's enough of a truck that I can take it off road in Bishop. Of course, my mileage drops fast with every person I pile into the back for road trips to Utah. :wink:
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dirko
Oct 1, 2003, 6:19 AM
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I pull 40 miles per gallon on flat highways in my manual 92 Corolla. That translates into 400 miles for $12.
Now if only I could consistently go 400 miles w/o bathroom breaks.......
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rrrADAM
Oct 1, 2003, 11:19 AM
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rrradam moved this thread from Suggestions & Questions to General.
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opivy
Oct 1, 2003, 1:25 PM
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I drive a jetta 40mpg but i live 5min from the cottonwood canyons so its not an issue
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