Gas mileage at fill up

[Dja922]

Can someone please enlighten me on why all these people post on these other groups on Facebook and Reddit about their getting 300+ miles per tank at fill up , can somebody help me out to understand why I think they’re lying and why we all show different miles at fill up when we have a full tank.

2024 LC stock, no mods

 

[Sugarloafer80]

$00 miles actually with as PROPER fill
I just went up, not the 1st click that leaves ~2gallons out. I make my non stop trip 373 all the time now at 75 in 65mph zones and ~80mph in 70 zones. Mileage definitely drops 1-1.5 mpg from 75 to 80! Last week I drove 396 miles before gassing up and could only get 16.9 gallons in her...yes I drove it 3.5 miles home (uphill)....23.4mpg.......

 

[MSINAL]

Can someone please enlighten me on why all these people post on these other groups on Facebook and Reddit about their getting 300+ miles per tank at fill up , can somebody help me out to understand why I think they’re lying and why we all show different miles at fill up when we have a full tank.

2024 LC stock, no mods

They're not lying necessarily. Tire load weight rating of E, hilly areas, driving over 75mph, driving style, roof rack, extreme idle times, vehicle load, not using higher octane, plus other situations, especially when combining, can all prevent you from reaching 300+ on the DTE. Mine always is about 330 and i drive efficiently and keep it under 80. I have nitto ridge grapplers, so that's an mpg hit for me.
Search the forums, there is too much discussion regarding mpgs on here.

 

[CruiserMan000]

I get 18.5 mpg in the south with stock tires. All hwy driving 80mph, max AC on most of the time.

 

[SGaynor]

Because no two cars/drivers are the same.

When you "fill up" the computer senses (approximately) how much fuel is in the tank. It then multiplies that quantity (gallons) by the mileage your vehicle has had in the last bit (some number of miles (maybe a hundred??)) to give you the estimated mileage to empty.

If you have a lifted truck, with big tires and have a lead foot, your mileage is going to be lower than a little old lady who only drives to church on Sunday.

 

[MSINAL]

I get 18.5 mpg in the south with stock tires. All hwy driving 80mph, max AC on most of the time.

Target speed for good mpg is around 50mph, i can push 30mpg on backroads. The mileage starts dropping off a cliff over 75 due to wind resistance.

 

[Esquire]

There are a number of factors which alter this figure.

There is a difference of approx 2 MPG for driving in Sport Mode vs. Normal Mode.

At the end of the day, I get 15-16 MPG in the City in Sport Mode (My preferred Mode) and 16-18 in the City in Normal Mode. I've never tried ECO Mode and don't intend on trying it.

The highway MPG's are strong between 22 - 24 MPG depending on speed, load, and wind.

 

[FarooqMCSE]

Can someone please enlighten me on why all these people post on these other groups on Facebook and Reddit about their getting 300+ miles per tank at fill up , can somebody help me out to understand why I think they’re lying and why we all show different miles at fill up when we have a full tank.

2024 LC stock, no mods

Dear DJA, I have a 2024 LC LC, bought in Southern California in July 2024. I frequently get 300+ miles. 1) gas is denser when it is cold, early morning is better. 2)please use the slowest setting on gas nozzle. It takes one extra minute but reduces sloshing and vaporization.3) quality of gas matters. I have never used super/ 91 octane, however they all claim to have tier 1 gas. Chevron and Sam's Club give you more. I am too poor, to fight legal battles, otherwise I proved to myself , time and time again, that , including Costco gas, others do not give you as much mileage. 4) please keep tires inflated properly. 5) please take all unnecessary items out of car.

 

[D-mac]

It is possible to do mods to improve mpg over stock, but almost nobody wants to discuss those kinds of mods.

 

[Mtn40]

Because no two cars/drivers are the same.

When you "fill up" the computer senses (approximately) how much fuel is in the tank. It then multiplies that quantity (gallons) by the mileage your vehicle has had in the last bit (some number of miles (maybe a hundred??)) to give you the estimated mileage to empty.

If you have a lifted truck, with big tires and have a lead foot, your mileage is going to be lower than a little old lady who only drives to church on Sunday.

This is the answer.

Gallons in tank X recent MPG = Distance to Empty reading

If you're getting higher MPGs you get higher DTE number.

 

[ultane]

Can someone please enlighten me on why all these people post on these other groups on Facebook and Reddit about their getting 300+ miles per tank at fill up , can somebody help me out to understand why I think they’re lying and why we all show different miles at fill up when we have a full tank.

2024 LC stock, no mods

Welcome to the asylum..

Are you refering to the DTE number?

On the OEM Michelins, no FE air brake/noise generator on the roof, driving 60-63 on the interstate on cruise control, ECO mode, after filling up with 93 octane ethanol free fuel, I recently drove from Cherokee NC to Brunswick Georgia, non stop, ~400 miles, and got 31.2 MPG on the dash (31.0 calculated at the pump) to a Buc-ee’s where I filled up with 90 octane Ethanol Free, and got a brisket sammich for supper.

The dash showed 427 miles DTE. Somewhere, I have pictures to show that, I’m not going to go hunting for them now. I don’t care if you believe me or not.

On the return trip, on the exact same route, same speeds, using 90 octane Ethanol Free fuel, I only got 28.5 MPG. I have noticed this in the past with less than 93 octane E-0 fuel. Wind direction, octane rating, and elevation change (1650 ft to sea level) were the only things that changed on the two trips.

Since I have recently been driving locally more, my calculated tank averages have dropped to 26-28 mpg, from 28 to 29mpg, and as low as 21 mpg, as has my DTE value. Two nights ago on the way home from the Drive Inn theater, after filling up with 93 octane E-0, my DTE was only 401 miles.

With ~40,000 miles on the OEM Michelins ATX’s, I recently put Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents (OEM size) on Miss Daisy, after that trip to Jekyl Island, and despite the Duelers being very near to the weight of the OEM Michelins, I seem to have taken a 2-3 MPG hit on fuel economy, across the board. They are quiet, and seem to have a great ride. I am still hunting for the best inflation pressure for the Duelers. I started at 33 PSI (nitrogen fill at Costco), then went to 34 PSA (nitrogen), then 37 PSI(nitrogen). Now I will start back down, only when on long road trips, where Miss Daisy gets her best MPG. Time will tell how much of a MPG hit I took going to the Duelers.

Good luck.

 

[ultane]

I get 18.5 mpg in the south with stock tires. All hwy driving 80mph, max AC on most of the time.

Welcome to the asylum.

 

[NoMe cruiser]

 

[t3lcfe]

Welcome to the asylum..

Are you refering to the DTE number?

On the OEM Michelins, no FE air brake/noise generator on the roof, driving 60-63 on the interstate on cruise control, ECO mode, after filling up with 93 octane ethanol free fuel, I recently drove from Cherokee NC to Brunswick Georgia, non stop, ~400 miles, and got 31.2 MPG on the dash (31.0 calculated at the pump) to a Buc-ee’s where I filled up with 90 octane Ethanol Free, and got a brisket sammich for supper.

The dash showed 427 miles DTE. Somewhere, I have pictures to show that, I’m not going to go hunting for them now. I don’t care if you believe me or not.

On the return trip, on the exact same route, same speeds, using 90 octane Ethanol Free fuel, I only got 28.5 MPG. I have noticed this in the past with less than 93 octane E-0 fuel. Wind direction, octane rating, and elevation change (1650 ft to sea level) were the only things that changed on the two trips.

Since I have recently been driving locally more, my calculated tank averages have dropped to 26-28 mpg, from 28 to 29mpg, and as low as 21 mpg, as has my DTE value. Two nights ago on the way home from the Drive Inn theater, after filling up with 93 octane E-0, my DTE was only 401 miles.

With ~40,000 miles on the OEM Michelins ATX’s, I recently put Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents (OEM size) on Miss Daisy, after that trip to Jekyl Island, and despite the Duelers being very near to the weight of the OEM Michelins, I seem to have taken a 2-3 MPG hit on fuel economy, across the board. They are quiet, and seem to have a great ride. I am still hunting for the best inflation pressure for the Duelers. I started at 33 PSI (nitrogen fill at Costco), then went to 34 PSA (nitrogen), then 37 PSI(nitrogen). Now I will start back down, only when on long road trips, where Miss Daisy gets her best MPG. Time will tell how much of a MPG hit I took going to the Duelers.

Good luck.

You beat the Toyota LC’s “ideal advertising maximum MPG 23-25. Toyota should use your MPG for their LC’s specs

 

[GR8Santini]

At highway speeds even cleaned up we have the aerodynamics of a saltine box going down the road.

Adding a headwind or tailwind can really affect my mileage at speed. Did 2.5 hour trip home Sunday - cleared trip mpg & on rolling black top @ 75mph @ 101 degrees, w/ couple of stop lights, was seeing 15.2 mpg into strong southern breeze. Day before was 18.5mpg w/ a tailwind while headed opposite way.

 

[DubDub]

I do believe that the mark was completely missed by the vast majority of comments on this thread. OP was specifically asking about DTE indication after filling up, and how their DTE is never above 300 thus those who claim otherwise must be potential liars.

1) get a grip
2) you’re a liar
And, most importantly 3) use the search function. For instance:
Fuel gage to empty getting less and less

Estimated miles to empty

Crying Out for Help = MPG

Consider yourself enlightened. For further enlightenment, read the threads above, read more, and ask questions not answered 1000 times before. At the very least, don’t dilute valuable info by opening new threads to ask questions answered 1000 times before. BTW, mine is consistently north of 350 these days.

EDIT: I’m potentially not myself, so I plan to grab a Snickers. By that I mean that I plan to have some Col Taylor on a single ice cube.

 

[ultane]

You beat the Toyota LC’s “ideal advertising maximum MPG 23-25”. Toyota should use your MPG for their LC’s specs

I took the air brake off the roof, don’t drive fast on the interstate (60-63), and use E-0 93 octane fuel.

I think my recently added Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents are going to cost me 2-3 MPG.

 

[Dja922]

Appreciate the basic replies, just as bad as Facebook here with the over explanations. I’m glad you select few have figured it out to make the rest of us look like noobs. Main point besides mods or tires, I just don’t see where if we all fill up and have a full tank of gas, the number (dte? That folks keep posting that i have no clue what it is) how does the cruiser calculate how many miles it “thinks” it will get, and thank for saying to use search feature. Maybe don’t add to my quandary then. Was a passing thought y’all are too deep in for me

 

[Dja922]

Because no two cars/drivers are the same.

When you "fill up" the computer senses (approximately) how much fuel is in the tank. It then multiplies that quantity (gallons) by the mileage your vehicle has had in the last bit (some number of miles (maybe a hundred??)) to give you the estimated mileage to empty.

If you have a lifted truck, with big tires and have a lead foot, your mileage is going to be lower than a little old lady who only drives to church on Sunday.

Thank you for your insightful response

 

[Mtn40]

(dte? That folks keep posting that i have no clue what it is)

I thought this was adequate, but didn't define it explicitly.
DTE (distance to empty) is the number shown above the fuel gauge.

I thought this is what you meant about people saying 300 miles at fillup.
Mine will be 250-270 if I fill up after wheeling all day, or 300+ if I just drove 60mph for a few hours and fill up then.