I’ve been saving gas receipts for a while now so I could figure out my mileage and the results are in:
In the last 3659kms Jeep used 453 liters of gas at 12.32L/100KM.
In other words, in the last 2287 miles Jeep used 119.26 gallons at 19.18 miles/gallon.
That all cost me $525 CAD for an average of $1.16/L CAD
or $472 USD for an average of $3.96/gal USD.
Taking notes of your average mileage and fuel consumption is a good way to keep your finance in order and see which areas you could cut back on It could also help you determine how far you can drive without running out of gas. Of course I couldn’t really rely on RAC breakdown cover or any other type of roadside assistance because very often I was out in the sticks with no sign of a gas station anywhere. So by using fuel more efficiently generates more miles to the gallon, not only saving petrol and money, but in remote areas saving my life.
I always thought this Jeep got 20mpg when I drove it conservatively, now I have confirmation that it’s pretty close to that.
There are some points to note here:
- More than a few tanks of gas I did not go over 80kms/h (50mph) due to road surface and speed limits.
- The average price is high because gas was $3.99/gal USD in the Arctic Circle.
- I didn’t adjust my speedo after putting on my 31″ tires which have a different circumference than stock. It reads somewhere around 10-15% low, so the mileage figures are in reality a little better than the above.
I just did an oil change, air filter and tire rotation as well which was a great chance to crawl all over the Jeep and have a good look. As far as I could see, everything is going great. Oh, I did smash a headlight on the Dalton so I’ll have to get a new one of those. It doesn’t really matter for now though because it hasn’t been dark enough to use them yet.
-Dan
