Hello everyone I just bought a 1990 Tracker.
I was looking for a Samurai but couldn't find
one for a reasonable price in the Denver CO
area. I have been 4wheeling for many years
in my Land Cruisers.  I have wheeled with Samurais
and know that they are very capable vehicles.
I needed something light to tow behind my
older motorhome.  So I bought the Tracker.
I've been reading this BB for a few days and finally
got signed up to post.
I'm wondering what kind of gas milage should I be getting?
Driving around town, back and forth to work I'm getting
about 22 MPG. Is this about right? I thought it should do
a little better.
I'm already looking at modifying the Tracker. Plan on
mild lift, lower gears and lockers.  Don't want to get too
crazy with it, yet!

Samwise

well you might know anout calmini already but thats where most people buy their lifts... and lockers... and gears and...  the list goes on.  weclome to the club,  the evil seed has been planted.

stu

Welcome aboard I average 20 mpg on the hiway with all my goodies on. When it was stock I got around 25mpg around town (I live really close to work ) Probly better on the freeway.

Well, Samwise, does it have the 8-valve, or 16-valve engine?  On my 2-door, I only got 24 MPG stock, which I thought was strange, because all 4 of my 4-doors got 28 to 32 MPG.  Now that it's "built", I still get 20 mpg.

And that's at 9,000 feet (yes, it DOES make a difference).

Here's the Gnewt on the Whaletail - an obstacle on Chinaman's Gulch trail, near Buena Vista, CO.

Thanks everyone for the info. Mine is a 2 door 8 valve.

I haven't really had it out on the highway yet. I've run it

up 285 and I-70 out of Denver just to see how it pulled the

hills. It does OK, exceptable.  



Nice looking rig you got there. What size tires do you have?

I ran Chinaman last Sunday.

I was in my Land Cruiser though. I was thinking if I was

in the Tracker I could turn on the AC! Don't think my Tracker

is ready for that trail yet!



Samwise

At about 90% highway and 10% town, I get between 22 and 24 with my 3-speed automatic.  I think 5 speeds are supposed to get 4 or 5 more MPG than that.

Oh, and Welcome!

My tracker is my daily commuter. I drive daily 130 Miles to and from work (65 miles each way) 98% highway. It is a 1994 2WD, 5 speed 8v.

I get 25-29MPG.

WELCOME ABOARD SAMWISE.......I GET ABOUT 20 MPG'S IN MY CALMINI STYLE SIDEKICK ON 31'S................. 5 SPD....  4 DOOR........MATTY