So how did your first 1000 miles go?

[S&S]

about 1700 miles on mine in first 2 weeks, only getting about 17 to 18 mpg.
it does wander all over the place, service bulletin had a fix. went to dealer showed them
what it said and now parts are ordered..looks like a new gear in the steering box. also got
my first cracked windshield..lol 500 miles of dirt roads and nothing, 10 mins on the highway
big rock.. other than that runs fantastic. also white paint little spots all over the front fenders
and bumper. will not come off, so they ordered all new fenders and bumper. they are on it thank god...

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[Diana Helgesen]

I hit my first 1000 miles had so far (knock on wood, plastic,metal or whatever) I have had no issues even with the aluminum steering box and am averaging 19.7 mpg. So....so far so good.

I only get 17.5 mpg. My Gladiator is only 30 days old. I had a 2" lift and 33' tires. Shouldn't I be getting better gas millage?

 

[Stonesolo]

I only get 17.5 mpg. My Gladiator is only 30 days old. I had a 2" lift and 33' tires. Shouldn't I be getting better gas millage?

Gee...IDK....I think 17.5 with a 2" lift and 33" tires is pretty good.

 

[Diana Helgesen]

Gee...IDK....I think 17.5 with a 2" lift and 33" tires is pretty good.

Thanks~!!

 

[PunknJLBlackJT]

So I just hit 1,100 on mine and I still have not averaged much over 17 mpgs in my stock Rubicon JT. It does worse than my wife'S JL sport on 35's and a 2.5" lift. Even all Highway driving at 65 and me babying trying to see what the best mpg I could get the best it got to was 17.1 avg on a 2 hour trip. We did a 4,500 mile trip in my wifes Jl and over all we averaged 17.5 mpgs.

 

[Ravenron]

I'm at 2200 miles and no problems other than the steering box. I'm on the list at my dealer and they have the parts but <sigh> no power steering fluid. Should be a few weeks.

Very happy with the Jeep!

 

[FreshRust]

Just cracked over 1000 today and averaged 19.5 mpg. I expect on the trip home it’ll go over 20mpg. Mine is a sport max tow.

 

[Pug]

Rubicon take off wheels and tires. The rest is stock. 7500 miles and average is 20.3 mpg. Very happy with this

 

[Stonesolo]

Rubicon take off wheels and tires. The rest is stock. 7500 miles and average is 20.3 mpg. Very happy with this

That's dandy

 

[fun2drum]

about 1700 miles on mine in first 2 weeks, only getting about 17 to 18 mpg.
it does wander all over the place, service bulletin had a fix. went to dealer showed them
what it said and now parts are ordered..looks like a new gear in the steering box. also got
my first cracked windshield..lol 500 miles of dirt roads and nothing, 10 mins on the highway
big rock.. other than that runs fantastic. also white paint little spots all over the front fenders
and bumper. will not come off, so they ordered all new fenders and bumper. they are on it thank god...

A rock cracked my windshield at 200 miles! I couldn’t believe it. At least my insurance paid for repair.

 

[Cobraj]

perfect running all over Maine rocking 25mpg.

 

[TrainMan]

Just over 1,200 miles in 40 days. All good. 770 miles had steering box replaced. Average 17mpg with 2" lift and heavy 35s at 30psi cold.

 

[Rubi_Rhod]

First 1,000 went great! Was gone in the first week, most of it getting home!

Stalled it about a dozen times, but since getting used to it, and adding the Borla cat-back, ive been much more in tune with the stick and clutch.

Im averaging 16mpg in my stock Rubi with M/Ts. Lots of interstate, lots of hills. My Colorado diesel managed 24 or so, but I’ll take smiles per gallon. I’ve not had this much fun in a new vehicle in
quite some time.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I gave up on my first and second thousand miles and am working on my 9th thousand miles. So far, so good there.

 

[Shackleton]

Just under 1200 miles. Averaging just under 22 mpg with a good mix of suburban country roads and highway driving. Steering is good even with the aluminum gear box though I did think it was a bit loose as compared to my Tundra. I’ve adjusted and I’m pretty much driving with my right hand at 5o’clock with my right elbow on the armrest single handed and comfortable. I did have concerns about gear hunting or shifting issues at 1500 rpm but I’ve noticed that that seems to have improved quite a bit. I’m still watching it but it’s way less than it was in the beginning so maybe it has “learned” how I drive? Either way I’m super happy and it was very comfortable on our first short road trip. More compliments on this truck in 3 weeks than all the rest of my boring cars combined over the last 20 years or so.

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