[stump_breaker]

I usually get between 300 to 325 miles per fill-up but about three weeks ago I fueled up wil Shell gas and only got 225 miles! Anybody else had this problem with Shell?

Observation - yesterday I pulled the 2000 off into my back pond (it's about dried up so it's a really big and deep mud puddle) and put her into 4wd just to see what it would do. I was really suprised at the difference between the 86 Cherokee and the 00 Cherokee. The 86 always felt strong when I took it into the mud and climbed the banks where I felt I was having to baby the 00. You could alwyas tell the old 86 was in 4wd where the 00 felt softer. I almost felt like it was struggling. It did ok - pulled itself out just fine and all that - but I was nervous a couple of times. Maybe it's the difference in the gears and the difference between the standard and auto transmissions...........

Or maybe older Jeeps are just tougher.

 

[1608]

Funny since around here Shell advertises increased milage with thier fueld.
I cant say myself because the two Shell stations I know of are about a dime more for regular gas ($1.65) than bp($1.48-1.53) and Citgo and Amaco and Kwik-Trip. I have no use for the higher octane in my stock motor - I do get lass fuel economy with it than 87 octane. I tried it. High octane didn't help my 76 Datsun with a milled head either, and decreased milage.

Steve

 

[2586]

I had a Shell station owner tell me that he wouldn't run Shell gas in his personal rig, he would drive across town to the 76. He said that 85% of his auto repair customers were his gas customers. I noticed the same thing in my wifer 4runner with Texaco ( partners with Shell, coincedence?).