toddjb122
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I drove down to OBX this weekend with my new Yakima Skybox 18 and was curious to see MPG difference. Well, I didn't notice much. I clocked 19.8 on the way down and got 18.6 on the way home. (I drive around 70mph, in Sport mode w/ cruise control.)
A couple things to note, I have always gotten a pretty reliable 20 mpg on highway trips with the LR3. Lately, it had been dropping down to 17 or so and I didn't know why. I had it in for scheduled 52.5K service recently and don't expect an oil change to make a difference, but for some reason my tires came back pretty juiced up!
I checked the tires when I got down to OBX (the next morning) and found that both front and rears were running at 47psi! It could have been a careless top off by someone, or it could have been that the last time they were filled it was 30 degrees out instead of 65, but in any case...I got great gas mileage! I dropped them back down to the factory recommended 42/33 (or something like that) and had my 18.6 MPG on the way home. While I'm on the topic, I have found that nobody, including the dealer, can be trusted to get the front vs. rear pressure correct when they rotate your tires. Check it yourself because it is often overlooked.
And if none of this has *anything* to do with it, I did have a tailwind on the way down and a headwind on the way back. FWIW.
In any event, I was curious if it was safe to run the tires a little hard to get better mileage? At least for long trips, anyway.
yes, i use the trip computer for this and for my use i have found it to be fairly accurate. i reset it before a long trip when i want a clean reading of the entire trip.
A couple things to note, I have always gotten a pretty reliable 20 mpg on highway trips with the LR3. Lately, it had been dropping down to 17 or so and I didn't know why. I had it in for scheduled 52.5K service recently and don't expect an oil change to make a difference, but for some reason my tires came back pretty juiced up!
I checked the tires when I got down to OBX (the next morning) and found that both front and rears were running at 47psi! It could have been a careless top off by someone, or it could have been that the last time they were filled it was 30 degrees out instead of 65, but in any case...I got great gas mileage! I dropped them back down to the factory recommended 42/33 (or something like that) and had my 18.6 MPG on the way home. While I'm on the topic, I have found that nobody, including the dealer, can be trusted to get the front vs. rear pressure correct when they rotate your tires. Check it yourself because it is often overlooked.
And if none of this has *anything* to do with it, I did have a tailwind on the way down and a headwind on the way back. FWIW.
In any event, I was curious if it was safe to run the tires a little hard to get better mileage? At least for long trips, anyway.
yes, i use the trip computer for this and for my use i have found it to be fairly accurate. i reset it before a long trip when i want a clean reading of the entire trip.