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WK MPG with AC

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#1 ·
Ok, so its been in the upper 90's here this week and I have been cranking the AC. The MPG is killing me.....Its reading like 10 mpg. Is this typical for the Cherokee's to lose that much from running the AC? I just filled up last Thursday and after 170 miles, I'm down to 1/4 tank......UHGGGGG :(
 
#4 ·
No more than usual city driving.....stop lights/ect. No more than 2-3 minutes of idling before I leave work to cool it down the last 2 days.

I may just go fill it up to see if the gas gauge is being quirky. I know last week when I filled up it was pretty close to E and it only let me put in 16 gallons.
 
#6 ·
I know I lose a TON of power with the AC running so I feel like i have to give it alot more throttle to get up to speed. I dont know this for a fact, but I would assume that would suck the MPG's
 
#7 ·
Right there with you, with the A/C blasting, I get around 12mpg on my daily commute. Without, I get closer to 19.
I don't turn it on until I'm out of the neighborhood, then it's almost all highway with a few stoplights.
I thought the same thing, most cars take a small hit from the A/C, the WK seems to be the worst I've owned, but maybe because the 'normal' MPG is so bad to begin with. Or maybe it's the dual climate?
 
#8 · (Edited)
after reading this thread the other day i wanted to see what i was getting so i reset the mpg's and mine only said i was getting like 17 highway with the ac blasted and like 13 city :/ sucks, but being sweaty and gross when i get somewhere is worse... (btw without i get about 20 hgwy and 16-17 city)
 
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