Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 petrol - real life MPG?

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 petrol - real life MPG?

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Ade07

Original Poster:

489 posts

167 months

Sunday 4th December 2011
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As per title. Anyone help on average day to day mpg? Thanks!

PeteSBC

284 posts

173 months

Sunday 4th December 2011
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Just bought one as a winter hack so the Monaro doesn't end up in a ditch, not impressed to be honest. Its got an LPG conversion and works out about 12mpg. On the plus side i won't get stuck in the snow when it comes.

tr7v8

7,192 posts

228 months

Sunday 4th December 2011
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My WJ has done 10K or so since I bought it, over this time it has done 19.2MPG according to the spreadsheet. This is a mix of predominately long motorway runs & a bit of local running around. They hate short journeys & lots of hills, slow corners, whilst in Devon we were getting around 12-13MPG due to the hills, stop/start & traffic.

I love mine, bought 10 months ago for £2,300 off of E Bay. Now done 92K. worth coming over to www.jeepclub.co.uk as there is a lot of knowledge over there.

Ade07

Original Poster:

489 posts

167 months

Sunday 4th December 2011
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Thanks! Someone reckoned average of 22 - 24 mpg but I thought this was a bit optimistic tbh. I'm looking at a 2000 4.0 petrol with 105k on clock

TheD

3,133 posts

199 months

Sunday 4th December 2011
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I've got Jeep cherokee but not the grand. 4ltr high output with 128000 and I'm getting around 20 as average.

tr7v8

7,192 posts

228 months

Monday 5th December 2011
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Ade07 said:
Thanks! Someone reckoned average of 22 - 24 mpg but I thought this was a bit optimistic tbh. I'm looking at a 2000 4.0 petrol with 105k on clock
That'll be a WJ then same as mine. On a run I can see 24ish but a few cold starts & local running soon brings that figure down. There is a discussion on Jeep Club with what to look for when buyin which is worth looking at.

scoobykev15

406 posts

207 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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i have a 3.7 v6 cherokee which hits the dizzy heights of 18 mpg, but i have to say its the most competent, capable winter motor ive ever owned

JM

3,170 posts

206 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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TheD said:
I've got Jeep cherokee but not the grand. 4ltr high output with 128000 and I'm getting around 20 as average.
I got low mid to mid twenties from mine, a mix of drving, in town it was probably high teens - twenty average.
Long runs at just under the speed limits 60-70 was high twenties to thirty. Could also go a reasonable distance with 0 miles in the distance to empty display and fuel light on. I managed over 30 miles no problem.


Ade07

Original Poster:

489 posts

167 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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Thanks for replies. Well I have bought it since first posting, arriving this evening, so we shall see!

Viper

10,005 posts

273 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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get a 4.7 its only 1mpg worse than a 4.0

Ade07

Original Poster:

489 posts

167 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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Viper said:
get a 4.7 its only 1mpg worse than a 4.0
Oops! Too late, bought the 4.0

Viper

10,005 posts

273 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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cool, im sure youll be HP with it thumbup

chryslerben

1,171 posts

159 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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PeteSBC said:
Just bought one as a winter hack so the Monaro doesn't end up in a ditch, not impressed to be honest. Its got an LPG conversion and works out about 12mpg. On the plus side i won't get stuck in the snow when it comes.
How can you complain about the mpg on the grand cherokee when you own a monaro???hehe

Viper

10,005 posts

273 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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you can get 25 out of monaro, thats double what the Jeep does

scrwright

2,616 posts

190 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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the 4litre is the best engine they put in the WJ. My stock one does 20mpg on road tyres, modded one 18 on ATs

Pat H

8,056 posts

256 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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I had a 4.0 XJ Cherokee for 12 months.

A gentle 60mph run on the motorway would return 24mpg.

Around town it would manage about 16mpg.

Great engine. Smooth, reasonably powerful, sounded good and utterly bombproof.

Diffs, front UJs and rear springs were weak.

ABS, central locking and immobilizer also troublesome.

Tail happy handling when not in 4WD is a bit intrusive, especially when coupled to slow steering and wet roundabouts.

Comfy as a Granada and as capable as a Land Rover.

I rather liked mine, but it was a thirsty old dog.

smile

TheD

3,133 posts

199 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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Pat H said:
I had a 4.0 XJ Cherokee for 12 months.

A gentle 60mph run on the motorway would return 24mpg.

Around town it would manage about 16mpg.

Great engine. Smooth, reasonably powerful, sounded good and utterly bombproof.

Diffs, front UJs and rear springs were weak.

ABS, central locking and immobilizer also troublesome.

Tail happy handling when not in 4WD is a bit intrusive, especially when coupled to slow steering and wet roundabouts.

Comfy as a Granada and as capable as a Land Rover.

I rather liked mine, but it was a thirsty old dog.

smile
Summed up as good as you can get smile

dowahdiddyman

965 posts

211 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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Used to have a `93 4ltr cherokee that did about 15mpg at a push, driven properly it would do about 10 if I was lucky.

PeteSBC

284 posts

173 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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chryslerben said:
How can you complain about the mpg on the grand cherokee when you own a monaro???hehe
I'm not complaining about the mpg, just thought it might be a bit better.
Doing the same journey everyday i get about 18mpg out of the Monaro, i usually get there quicker with a much bigger smile on my face too!

chryslerben

1,171 posts

159 months

Monday 12th December 2011
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PeteSBC said:
I'm not complaining about the mpg, just thought it might be a bit better.
Doing the same journey everyday i get about 18mpg out of the Monaro, i usually get there quicker with a much bigger smile on my face too!
Unfortunately there is a lot of mechanical drag with the Cherokee I know what your saying bout the monaro though thumbup