2004 V8 Explorer gets LOUSY mileage
My wife just bough a 2004 fully loaded Explorer with 4wd and the 4.6 V8. On the first couple tanks, driving on mostly flat two-lane roads she got 14MPG Our loaded expediton with the 5.6 gets bett...
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mtofell1 wrote:hertfordnc wrote:
My research consisted of looking up MPG on fuel.gov and seeing htat it peaked at 19.
I can't remember the dates but isn't that back in the days when the manufacturers could really fudge the truth? I know right around then there were some changes and all the MPGs dropped once they had to be truthful.
fwiw, that mpgs sounds about right for that vehicle in real world driving. I doubt you're going to find much of a smoking gun and all of the sudden get 4-5 mpgs better.
Worn out front suspension parts can play havoc on MPG's.. other than that... drive slower.. even then its not going to win any MPG contests.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
