MPG! Not complaining.

[JT58Bronc]

I'm getting about 22mpg last 3 tanks since I retired. I get way better mpg on rolling rural roads driving between 40-50mph than I do on the highway driving 65-70mph.

I have a auto 2.3L Badlands SAS.

Same here. 2 door Base Sas with 2.7. Overall average after 10K miles is 22.6. Even with that it's expensive and requires frequent fill ups. I cannot afford to drive it with that MPG for my work commute, which is 70 miles a day. I use a Mazda Miata instead, which gets 37.3. Even that is fairly expensive and requires frequent fill ups. I hope to keep the Bronco when I retire in a year, driving much less.

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[Dialtone]

I kind of don't trust the mpg calculation the Bronco makes. On my last road trip it seemed like some 40 miles were missing as I looked at what it said, and added the miles gone to miles to empty. Probably best to calculate at the pump with what you put in for gas and the miles gone...

You didn't mention if you are running OEM tire sizes. That will make a difference. On our BB bone stock the read MPG vs hand calculated MPG is ~.2 MPG. Well within any margin of error.
We get around 19 mostly city and 22+ highway. Pretty flat terrain. No roof rack. OEM tire pressures (until I can see wear patterns that might indicate a need for change) Stock 255 75 17s. As others have noted that highway MPG drops sharply over 75 MPH. We only have about 2100 miles on the vehicle so I hope that'll bump up a bit after some more break in miles.
Not saying you're wrong. I'm more just curious if and how much difference tire size may make.

 

[Bill K]

You didn't mention if you are running OEM tire sizes. That will make a difference. On our BB bone stock the read MPG vs hand calculated MPG is ~.2 MPG. Well within any margin of error.
We get around 19 mostly city and 22+ highway. Pretty flat terrain. No roof rack. OEM tire pressures (until I can see wear patterns that might indicate a need for change) Stock 255 75 17s. As others have noted that highway MPG drops sharply over 75 MPH. We only have about 2100 miles on the vehicle so I hope that'll bump up a bit after some more break in miles.
Not saying you're wrong. I'm more just curious if and how much difference tire size may make.

Am running with stock tires and door recommended air pressure. Do have a roof rack, and have the 2.3L. Can't say I wasn't breaking 75 MPH on the drive - likely was pretty closed to that cause I'm driving here in Texas and our speed limits are pretty high. Not unhappy with the mileage (it is a brick going down the road afterall), just wish the calculation was a little more accurate and agreed with the miles used, miles to empty and my 17 gallon fuel tank...

 

[Dialtone]

Am running with stock tires and door recommended air pressure. Do have a roof rack, and have the 2.3L. Can't say I wasn't breaking 75 MPH on the drive - likely was pretty closed to that cause I'm driving here in Texas and our speed limits are pretty high. Not unhappy with the mileage (it is a brick going down the road afterall), just wish the calculation was a little more accurate and agreed with the miles used, miles to empty and my 17 gallon fuel tank...

Awesome, thanks. Gives me a better grasp on "normal" mileage we can expect.

 

[Dirtrider]

Base-squatch - commute around an hour each day and live near limited-access highways and don't drive much if any on the weekends - cruise at/near speed limit and get around 21-22. Not terrible but the small gas tank chaps my hide...

Larger fuel tank is one advantage of the 4dr.

 

[Mtea]

BB 2.3 2dr auto non-sas stock tires with half roof rack. I’ve been checking mileage against the computer number and it actually is fairly close. Been running around 25 mpg. Last tank was 25.7 vs 25.8 computed. I rarely hit 65; mostly country roads with some off-pavement exploring thrown in.

 

[Sherminiator]

I average about 19-20 MPG with my drive to work (15 miles or so with speed limits of 25-50, so local driving) with my Big Bend with the 2.7L. I think the that is best MPG I've gotten with a car outside of my 86 Escort GT with around town driving LOL.

The only downside is on long distance highway driving (2.5 hours one way), I still only get 19-20 MPG.

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