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bestclimb · 12-20-2012, 03:22 PM

Fuel economy for an on road vehicle and off road ability are pretty much mutually exclusive. If you are getting 15mpg in the jeep and drive it on the road 40,000 miles a year that is 2600 gallons of fuel. at 3 bucks a gallon that's 7800 in fuel get a car that gets 30mpg you will burn 1300 gallons or 4000 bucks. 3800 you could save in fuel. spend 2000 on a 4 door little car. 1000 in licence, fees, and insurance, pocket 800 bucks or spend it on making the jeep more capable.

Just a quick search on CL for Medford shows at least 4 cars on the first page that if running correctly could get 35mpg with out trying.

12-20-2012, 03:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
bestclimb Smeghead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Central AK Posts: 933 escort - '99 ford escort sport 90 day: 42.38 mpg (US) scoobaru - '02 Subaru Forester s 90 day: 28.65 mpg (US) Thanks: 32 Thanked 146 Times in 97 Posts	Fuel economy for an on road vehicle and off road ability are pretty much mutually exclusive. If you are getting 15mpg in the jeep and drive it on the road 40,000 miles a year that is 2600 gallons of fuel. at 3 bucks a gallon that's 7800 in fuel get a car that gets 30mpg you will burn 1300 gallons or 4000 bucks. 3800 you could save in fuel. spend 2000 on a 4 door little car. 1000 in licence, fees, and insurance, pocket 800 bucks or spend it on making the jeep more capable. Just a quick search on CL for Medford shows at least 4 cars on the first page that if running correctly could get 35mpg with out trying. __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways. One mile of road will take you one mile, one mile of runway can take you around the world. Last edited by bestclimb; 12-20-2012 at 03:28 PM..