Gas Mileage and Roof Racks

[.8down]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

i do not own the americanized xb.. i have the first gen xb

when you say Americanized do you mean it was built in America? or they re-designed it to be more appealing in the US market?

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by .8down

when you say Americanized do you mean it was built in America? or they re-designed it to be more appealing in the US market?

the latter, bigger seats for fat americans, bigger motor and larger overall size of the car.

[.8down]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

the latter, bigger seats for fat americans, bigger motor and larger overall size of the car.

Ic that explains the drop in MPG...thanks dood, Im eyeballing one (American version) as a commuter/bike hauler.

[mfoga]

Originally Posted by Big Rick

Yeah, but I had a bike fall off a roof rack on the freeway That wasn't a pretty sight.

Was this a frame mount or a fork mount?

[tkblazer]

the FJ was not treating you right?

[.8down]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

the FJ was not treating you right?

FJ is gone, that build date had potential to get engine bay cracks, they have fixed the problem since...plus the FJ gets like 15 MPG, with gas reach 4 bucks easy I need something a little less thirsty. I do like the new trail team FJ though all white with black trimming...its hot. But I probably will pass on it.

[Dizle]

Originally Posted by tkblazer

the latter, bigger seats for fat americans, bigger motor and larger overall size of the car.

off topic but whats your XB's avg MPG's? This is with the first get smaller motor right? I'ma get one some day

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Originally Posted by Dizle

off topic but whats your XB's avg MPG's? This is with the first get smaller motor right? I'ma get one some day

from an earlier post:

Originally Posted by tkblazer

i took the rack off the xb to see what a difference it made and i'm averaging 33-36mpg as opposed to 30-31 mpg that i was getting before... i'll put the rack on when traveling long distances for a ride with other people

[dudevf1]

I noticed a slight difference with just the rack, but a huge difference with bikes on the rack on the roof. Wind drag is huge for MPG. Once it got over $3.50 I took the rack off my roof and now am back to stuffing the bike in my trunk. I'll put up with the inconvenience, but with disc brakes it's much easier to do this than year's ago with v-brakes. It wasn't that hard then but disc brakes make it very easy now.

[.8down]

hmmm, maybe its wise to invest in one of these for stuffing bikes in the back of your car....interesting idea....

[951style]

I have a Navi, and i get 14 mpg but the bike on the rack i get about 12-13, but with snowboards i get no change. Prius people have said they get a 5mpg drop, and they have a cool site that tells you how to put a hitch on one. So I would say tow hitch, but I dont care about mpg when I think of some one running into me and my bike ends up flat. And what if Insurance won't pay for the bike.

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by Dizle

off topic but whats your XB's avg MPG's? This is with the first get smaller motor right? I'ma get one some day

last tank averaged 34.25 mpg and thats with some a/c use..