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06-19-2006, 03:35 AM
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Hummer Guru
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: florida
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Re: MPG 20 or not
RYD - I was counting on you not believing, took you long enough BTW. You see, I was hoping to get you to come up here to help me move under the cover that you would be my MPG Monitor Patrol. So, now that it's out there, how 'bout it?
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06-19-2006, 04:48 AM
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Hummer Authority
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 1,776
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Re: MPG 20 or not
With the Toyo 33" tires, I have been averaging about 15 on the highway with an automatic. Mine just went over 7,000 this weekend.
I have given up on mpg for now, but love my tire look 
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06-19-2006, 06:22 AM
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Re: MPG 20 or not
20 mpg, sure I'll never see it for as long as I own my H3... 
S.
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06-19-2006, 06:47 AM
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Hummer Veteran
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Northwest of Los Angeles, just outside all the traffic
Posts: 120
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Re: MPG 20 or not
You may get 20 mpg if you have the manual, and you don't go fast on the freeway. Car and Driver magazine reported that the H3 has a coefficient of drag of 0.51. That's awful. The FJ Cruiser is 0.40, and the LR3 is 0.41. A BMW X5 is only 0.35. What this means is the H3 is going to have a lot of aerodynamic drag at the higher speeds, and your fuel economy will plummet. Drive slowly, and get the transmission in 5th gear as soon as possible for best mileage.
Michael
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06-19-2006, 07:12 AM
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Hummer Authority
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 1,776
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Re: MPG 20 or not
Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael1
You may get 20 mpg if you have the manual, and you don't go fast on the freeway. Car and Driver magazine reported that the H3 has a coefficient of drag of 0.51. That's awful. The FJ Cruiser is 0.40, and the LR3 is 0.41. A BMW X5 is only 0.35. What this means is the H3 is going to have a lot of aerodynamic drag at the higher speeds, and your fuel economy will plummet. Drive slowly, and get the transmission in 5th gear as soon as possible for best mileage.
Michael
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Wish I could go slow on the highways.
From where I live in Montana, I can go east for 3 1/2 hours and get to my Hummer dealer and not be near the eastern border of Montana.
From where I live in Montana, I can go west for 3 hours 20 minutes to our cabin and not be near the western border of Montana.
And this is doing 70 - 75 miles an hour, going slower would take forever here unfortunately 
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06-19-2006, 09:55 AM
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Hummer Novice
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11
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Re: MPG 20 or not
17.5MPG, 80% highway, 20% city. 5 speed @ 75MPH average highway speed. 7K miles on the odometer.
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