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I was able to get around 22mpg on a long road trip recently but I'm always around 19mpg mixed driving normally.
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Maybe the change from the winter blend fuel? I always get 2mpg worse in the winter.
You may have something there. Just refilled tank day prior. I did not think it was changed yet though.
 
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Has to be the diesel because 30+ mpg on 35s in the gas engine has got to be impossible unless it’s downhill (or some major tuning work is done).

I’ve seen my instant mpg number hold 30-32 for a few stretches of flat road at 60-65 mph but I’m on the stock 32s.
I am on 35s and 3.6 gas. It held 30-32 for about 4 miles till a small incline. Couple days in a row in same spot. Beats me, don't make sense.
 
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I was able to get around 22mpg on a long road trip recently but I'm always around 19mpg mixed driving normally.
I have not driven enough at a time on uninterrupted highway to get my average more than 21 mpg. I show 19.5 mpg average with mixed driving. I am interested to see when warmer weather comes round, with top off what a couple hundred miles will bring. Planning on a 3000 mile or so round trip out to mid west to visit Dad.
 
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The true question now is did you just jinx yourself, hopefully not
Hope you didn't just jinx me.
Add another non issue....
My roof doesn't leak, even in high pressure car washes! LOL
And my defrost on windshield has been great, even in freezing r ain and heavy snow.
 

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Genuinely impressed by y’all and your MPG. Depending upon how aggressively I’m pushing the 6-speed, I’m generally around 15-16.5 around town, and 19-22 on the highway.

Good enough for me and my 33/12.5s on a 4” lift. It’s practically Greta Thunberg-approved compared with my wife’s Armada.
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