What kind of mileage does everyone get?

[BlackBII]

I average around 17-18mpg from my 4.0..with a gas tank that leaks on every right hand turn.

 

[Plum Ranger XLT]

I do mostly city driving and usually get 21 - 23 and when I do drive on the interstate I been as high as 27.

2.3L 5 speed Extended Cab

 

[7.5L_STX]

my first ranger: 1991 2wd extended cab, 4.0 and 5-speed. got 12 mpg on the highway

my second ranger: 1989 4wd extended cab, 2.9 and 5 speed. got 5-7 mpg on the highway.

My third ranger: 1989 2wd regular cab, 2.3 and a 5 speed, gets 13-16 mpg on the highway

 

[bduke23]

On a sidenote, from the tech library gear and tire size chart, my engine is spinning very fast at highway speeds. Would going to a larger tire diameter to reduce the rpm's result in a mileage gain?

 

[explodan]

94 4.0 5spd extra cab 4" lift frt explorer rr leafs running 31's w/212000 on the clock i get about 15 town and 18-20 highway hopefully soon i will be putting in my 6" frt springs and 33's

 

[DarkMax]

93 2.3 5spd I usually only fill up the tank halfway when im low, i get around 27/28 city/highway compared to 23/24 when i fill up the tank completely.

 

[r1hatman]

Let's just say our 67 mustang with a 289 gets better mileage than my truck, that's why I'm gonna drop a 289 in my truck!

 

[Nor'East Coaster]

Mileage Check Results, '91 3.0L 5 Spd.

Took our recently acquired '91 Ranger SuperCab, 3.0L, 5 spd., for it's first real run this weekend. 500 km. round trip, TransCanada Highway, home to Eastport and return. Filled it and reset the odometer before leaving, and on arrival in Eastport. Topped up again back in Kelligrews. Terrain is hilly, lots of up and down in both directions. Truck had a light load in the box both ways, 2 people and a small dog in the cab, FG hi-rise cap.

Going out, we ran it in fourth gear, about 2,900-3,200 rpm, 90-100 km/hr. Truck felt good, not overrevved and lots of power. Almost like driving an automatic - you could just about do the run without changing gears! Here's the gas comsumption:
247 kms. 30.3L 12.2L/100 kms. 19.3 mpg (u.s.) 23.1 mpg (imp)

Coming back today, we drove as we normally do, using 5th whenever possible to keep the rpm down without lugging the motor. 2,200-2,400 rpm, 90 -100 km/hr., downshift to 4th for the hills - truck felt fine, with less power on tap but not feeling under-revved. Had to pay attention to gears and rpm, but hey, that's one of the things we like about 5 spds....here's the results:
237 kms. 24.4L 10.3L/100 kms. 22.8 mpg (u.s.) 27.4 mpg (imp)

That's close to 20% better, which translates to about $10.00 per round-trip less fuel at our gas prices ($1.16 per liter). (For comparison, the '95 2.4L, 5 spd. 4Runner the Ranger replaces did the same trip at about 9.5 L/100 km; our '97 1.6L Sidekick 5 spd. uses about 8.5L/100 km; the '99 Saturn SW1 about 7.5L/100 km.)