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bandit86 · 03-11-2011, 06:58 PM

i bought a 01 grand cherokee, took it for a nice long test drive and promised me 22-24 mpg on the highway, as high as 26-27 at 55, and decent even in the city.

picked it up and I'm averaging aboy 30%less all from before, 12.5 according to the gauge. the brakes were sticking, fixing that picked it up a little, but still crap. They installed 4 new balljoints, i think maybe the alignment is way off, must have gotten an alignment with bad parts. I upped the tires to 38 psi, 5 above stock, that fixed it a little, but still not as good as the tet drive

even takes more gas pedal to make it go, something is deinately up. My scangauge 2 is on the way, i hope that will shine a light on the subject.

03-11-2011, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
bandit86 Master EcoModder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: london, on Posts: 354 Buggie - '01 Vw Beetle TDI Gls Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 27 Posts	I feel cheated i bought a 01 grand cherokee, took it for a nice long test drive and promised me 22-24 mpg on the highway, as high as 26-27 at 55, and decent even in the city. picked it up and I'm averaging aboy 30%less all from before, 12.5 according to the gauge. the brakes were sticking, fixing that picked it up a little, but still crap. They installed 4 new balljoints, i think maybe the alignment is way off, must have gotten an alignment with bad parts. I upped the tires to 38 psi, 5 above stock, that fixed it a little, but still not as good as the tet drive even takes more gas pedal to make it go, something is deinately up. My scangauge 2 is on the way, i hope that will shine a light on the subject.