Short term goal... Achieved!!!
 

I finally broke my goal of 25mpg!!! In a Jeep! Too bad I'm selling it :( now I can't go for my 30mpg goal. 25.24 mpg in a 95 Jeep ZJ. Not too shabby :)

I'm looking for a smaller car to replace the beloved Jeep. I almost bought an 80's Toyota AE86 5 speed, but they sold it already before I got the money. So I have the Jeep till I can repaint the roof racks and remove the sound system to put a for sale sign on it. It's gonna be hard to see it go. :(

Congrats! However, you'll be blowing those numbers away with a small car.

Congrats!

Soon we are replacing our full sized pickup truck. The wife wants to get a small pickup and I'm pulling for a 5-speed civic. We'll see.

Have you decided what you are replacing the Jeep with?

How about a 5-speed Civic with a trailer? :)

DPoV - way to go man!!!

w00t! way to go! my first short term goal was to get to 400 miles per tank, but I blew that away, on to the next one (40 MPG) ;)

Congrats on achieving your goal. I've yet to hit my 30 MPG goal. I see at least one to two ZJs for sale in Craigslist everyday. Seems like many people are getting rid of them, probably for the same reason you are. Anyways, good luck finding your next car.

wow! congrats on the milestone DPOV!

Nice to see that you'll soon be moving up to the big (MPG) leagues with a new set of wheels :)

good job!!

30 mpg is my goal also, 28.5 is the best

Congrats! I too was thrilled by reaching the 25 MPG mark on my last tank in my V6 Double Cab Tacoma, I don't think my current tank is going to be quite as good, but I was hoping to get 17 to 18 MPG when I bought my truck. Getting 25 was like WOW!

Later,

Allan Greenblazer

well, bad news. I kinda drove the ZJ into a 6 foot ditch while backing up when it was too dark to see. I've got to buy a new door now and a mirror.. :( Possibly a sign? well I can't get a new car until I sell it, so now I've got to postpone the car buying by paying the towing fee, and then a new door. :mad:

I'm just looking for any 5 speed at the moment. Geo's are like finding 100 dollar bills lying on the ground around here. Looking for a honda or toyota 5 speed to roll in. I had that ZJ looking good and running like a champ too. :(

damn man, that sucks,






pic?

Dude! 25 is great! If i get to the point of being the only driver in my ZJ again. The daughter's XJ got smashed again. So I let her drive the ZJ until I get all the parts gathered again. So I know your pain of getting your ZJ fixed. Oh, SHE is paying for the parts. I put them on.

Last couple of issues of JP magazine have been explaining using a 6 speed in an older Jeep Comanche pickup. All the trials and troubles making the speedo work and a few other sensors. I'd REALLY like to drop a 6 speed in my ZJ...

93 and a few 94s were the only manual equipped Grand Cherokees. But I imagine I could do better mileage wise with a 6 speed. Shoot, even with just a 5 speed. Not sure how to get the computer to react to a manual... The parts are easy to get. For the 5 speed. The 6 is prohibitively expensive...

I'd like to get a 5 speed. But since I'm selling it, No sense in swapping it.

I've got some pics, but I can't seem to find the USB cord that goes with the camera :/ I'll have to find it first, but I do have pics :thumbup: