pjiv Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I have a 2014 Dodge Journey Crossroad with the V6, I currently have 5574 miles on it and am averaging about 20-21 mpg. I drive mostly highway to work and back. I was just wondering how long does it take for the motor to break in so I will get a true reading on the GAS mileage? I have been tracking with the fuelly app since I got this in July. I do not get on it at all drive mostly between 55-70, maybe 25% city per week on avg. Does this seem normal, is this all I'm going to get out of this? I do realize what I purchased, it's a heavy vehicle I get that. Just wondering if anyone else is getting similar results. Even with this downfall I still could not have touched a better vehicle for the price. I did not want a 4 cyl and I did not buy one. I looked at the Ford Escape, Honda CRV, Toyota Rav 4. None even came close, this vehicle is a pleasure to drive. Mine has everything but the sunroof which I did not want. Overall I'm pleased and would purchase this again without hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Is it AWD or FWD? Our 2012 Crew V6 FWD gets normally 25-26mpg every tank. That's with ~80% highway miles at 70mph. I was getting those numbers basically after the fist oil change at 4k miles. Yours should be better if it's a FWD...unless you're packing a lot of extra weight around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) well i have had a 2011 and now a 2014 crossroad and with both i avg about 22mpg driving a little city and more hwy driving about 70 mph. i always go by miles divided by gallons and that is what i mostly avg. now if i looked at the evic i see 24or 26 or 22 always a little diferent. that only tells you what you are getting at that time and doesnt figure in stopping and driving i just posted 45days to vegas post and had a running total of about 2200 miles and avg22.7mpg loded with a 3 wheel medical scooter and some city driving while we were there. then reset it before coming home and on 1800 miles we got about 24.3mpg so you are getting about what you are going to get. all roads and driving experince will affect your mpg.. good luck p. s. both of my vech were frt wheel drive. Edited October 27, 2014 by 2late4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I just returned from a trip to Memphis and Nashville and averaged 26 mpg. My Journey got better mileage after 7,000-8,000 miles. It's also front wheel drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Another mileage thread?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I just returned from a trip to Memphis and Nashville and averaged 26 mpg. My Journey got better mileage after 7,000-8,000 miles. It's also front wheel drive. are u going by the evic reading or miles divided by gallons ? also memphis to nashville is not alot of miles or tank refills to get an accurate mpg. sure somtimes i get a high reading of 26mpg but very rarely and if i do its fill up drive till empty then refill. no inbetween city driving. but whatever you are getting hope it continues. take care.... jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysty2 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have a DJ crew 2013 that I just bought. It has 17000 Km on it and I like it. I have been driving it and I do not think that mileage is as good as it says. I guess time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Gas mileage is determined by the vehicle you drive, the geographical area you drive and most importantly your driving habits. After 3 1/2 years of 90% city driving my paper calculated gas usage is 11.1 L/100km or a little over 21 mpg US. For what it is I am happy with that. For some reason Fuelly does not report it properly!!! Edited October 28, 2014 by bigtsr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trains123 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) I have a 2013 AWD and on the highway I get between 26 and 27. The best I got was in Montana, 28mpg. I was driving 75mph. When I got fuel, the DTE showed over 500 miles. Edited October 28, 2014 by Trains123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 are u going by the evic reading or miles divided by gallons ? also memphis to nashville is not alot of miles or tank refills to get an accurate mpg. sure somtimes i get a high reading of 26mpg but very rarely and if i do its fill up drive till empty then refill. no inbetween city driving. but whatever you are getting hope it continues. take care.... We actually drove from Windsor, Ontario, Canada for a round trip total of 1,457 miles (not nearly as long as our 8,4000 mile trip from last year). I divided miles by gallons (55.7) to get the mileage. My low fuel warning light came on when I still had 6 gallons left in the tank, as usual. As bigtsr says the geographical area has an impact and considering the constant elevation changes between Windsor and Memphis, I was quite impressed. On a side note, I saw several Journeys being used as cabs in Nasheville and saw quite a few on the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ZINGA Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Straight highway driving I can get 27-29 MPG out of my V6 AWD 2014 R/T. My commute is strictly stop-n-go, which gives me about 16-16.5 on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjiv Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Mine is a AWD so maybe that is the case. I'm pretty happy with it just thought it would get better. No matter it's still a fantastic vehicle for the money paid, and nothing really competes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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