What I can’t stand about my GX (14 Viewers)

[WhiteShark78]

When you fill up your tank - what does the car tell you the range is? I filled up for the first time yesterday - the fuel gauge on the dash first gave me 275 miles of range, then after a couple mins dropped to 264.

Filled mine up twice and got 276 and 278.... Ridiculous

 

[Bluegill]

My range after fillup is about the same….260-270 or so. I’ll be filling in an hour or two, will note it.

 

[YellowLab]

Ok - my gripe on my OT+ is that spending $84K - I should have REAL leather. Understand the reasoning with synthetic and durability for overloading, but I'll deal with that via a seat cover versus sitting on naugahyde/Rich Corinthian leather....

 

[Bluegill]

 

[YellowLab]

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So soft and supple - why not the best!

 

[Bluegill]

My range after fillup is about the same….260-270 or so. I’ll be filling in an hour or two, will note it.

LOL....I just filled up and it gave me a full-tank range estimate of 220 miles. Remember that my actual is running 7% above due to my larger tires, but 7% on top of 220 only gets me to 235. Ignore the 7.3 mpg in the photo below - I reset the total average when leaving the gas station and just before snapping this picture.

My last tank stats are 19.78 gallons burned and 243 miles driven for 12.28 mpg (I went quite a bit past the empty warning and past zero miles remaining). This was nearly all city driving.

Here you can see my stats a couple days ago when I had driven 200.7 miles and the fuel light is on and the truck is telling me I have 5 miles to empty. Again, that 200.7 miles is really 214 miles with the 7% correction.

I may start carrying my jerry cans with me....LOL

 

[YellowLab]

LOL....I just filled up and it gave me a full-tank range estimate of 220 miles. Remember that my actual is running 7% above due to my larger tires, but 7% on top of 220 only gets me to 235. Ignore the 7.3 mpg in the photo below - I reset the total average when leaving the gas station and just before snapping this picture.

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My last tank stats are 19.78 gallons burned and 243 miles driven for 12.28 mpg (I went quite a bit past the empty warning and past zero miles remaining). This was nearly all city driving.

Here you can see my stats a couple days ago when I had driven 200.7 miles and the fuel light is on and the truck is telling me I have 5 miles to empty. Again, that 200.7 miles is really 214 miles with the 7% correction.

I may start carrying my jerry cans with me....LOL

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To better put this into an interesting context - I drove a full size Home Depot van today with a 1000 pound cargo for 155 miles - it achieved 16.5MPG on the highway....out of a Van with the aerodynamics of a Maytag washer....

 

[Bluegill]

To better put this into an interesting context - I drove a full size Home Depot van today with a 1000 pound cargo for 155 miles - it achieved 16.5MPG on the highway....out of a Van with the aerodynamics of a Maytag washer....

Yes but does it have rich, Corinthian leather? Oh wait, neither does the GX…

 

[Michael T]

LOL....I just filled up and it gave me a full-tank range estimate of 220 miles. Remember that my actual is running 7% above due to my larger tires, but 7% on top of 220 only gets me to 235. Ignore the 7.3 mpg in the photo below - I reset the total average when leaving the gas station and just before snapping this picture.

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My last tank stats are 19.78 gallons burned and 243 miles driven for 12.28 mpg (I went quite a bit past the empty warning and past zero miles remaining). This was nearly all city driving.

Here you can see my stats a couple days ago when I had driven 200.7 miles and the fuel light is on and the truck is telling me I have 5 miles to empty. Again, that 200.7 miles is really 214 miles with the 7% correction.

I may start carrying my jerry cans with me....LOL

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Are you hauling in the mountains 24/7, sheesh…. Your mpg is horrendous

 

[incognito.gx]

LOL....I just filled up and it gave me a full-tank range estimate of 220 miles. Remember that my actual is running 7% above due to my larger tires, but 7% on top of 220 only gets me to 235. Ignore the 7.3 mpg in the photo below - I reset the total average when leaving the gas station and just before snapping this picture.

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My last tank stats are 19.78 gallons burned and 243 miles driven for 12.28 mpg (I went quite a bit past the empty warning and past zero miles remaining). This was nearly all city driving.

Here you can see my stats a couple days ago when I had driven 200.7 miles and the fuel light is on and the truck is telling me I have 5 miles to empty. Again, that 200.7 miles is really 214 miles with the 7% correction.

I may start carrying my jerry cans with me....LOL

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My last (3rd) fill up said 289mi

 

[Bluegill]

I live in a relatively flat area - Scottsdale, Arizona. We are at about 1500 feet in elevation and we live on a massive alluvial fan. I'm only getting into the mountains if I head north at least about 15 miles or so. My driving is a lot of stop & go in my immediate hood, taking kids to school, picking up, baseball and soccer practice and games, karate, etc. Contrast that with this coming Tuesday when I'll do a good 170 or more highway miles knocking out some projects in southeast Phoenix (Mesa) on the far west side of Phoenix (Sun City and Glendale). That should give my mileage a good boost. It's also still 110 degrees out here so AC is practically on max all the time. Another mileage killer is starting your car 5 minutes early to let it cool down, and if you're parked and waiting for something like the kids to get out of school, you have to have the engine running with AC blasting or you'll roast to death.

 

[German88]

I live in a relatively flat area - Scottsdale, Arizona. We are at about 1500 feet in elevation and we live on a massive alluvial fan. I'm only getting into the mountains if I head north at least about 15 miles or so. My driving is a lot of stop & go in my immediate hood, taking kids to school, picking up, baseball and soccer practice and games, karate, etc. Contrast that with this coming Tuesday when I'll do a good 170 or more highway miles knocking out some projects in southeast Phoenix (Mesa) on the far west side of Phoenix (Sun City and Glendale). That should give my mileage a good boost. It's also still 110 degrees out here so AC is practically on max all the time. Another mileage killer is starting your car 5 minutes early to let it cool down, and if you're parked and waiting for something like the kids to get out of school, you have to have the engine running with AC blasting or you'll roast to death.

I grew up in Glendale. This explains your horrendous mpg’s…
“starting your car 5 minutes early to let it cool down, and if you're parked and waiting for something like the kids to get out of school, you have to have the engine running with AC blasting or you'll roast to death”

 

[ilumo]

Can’t stand those weak looking Toyota Corolla Dunlop grand trek tires that come with the lux+

 

[Let’s Gooo!]

Can’t stand those weak looking Toyota Corolla Dunlop grand trek tires that come with the lux+

+1 can’t wait to get new tires

TBH I didn’t know Dunlop tires still existed.

 

[ilumo]

+1 can’t wait to get new tires

TBH I didn’t know Dunlop tires still existed.

lol. I know right. I’m copying bfloyds setup. Except I’m going for a lighter tire (his is E rated).

Looks good imo.

 

[Bluegill]

Those big Premium or Luxury wheels aren't my thing, but they do look really good with a meaty tire.

 

[REB27]

I have one new nitpick, my wife has driven my Overtrail only twice yet she twice has popped the hood instead of the gas hatch when trying to fill the tank. Have to admit those buttons are hard to distinguish. Best solution is to relegate her to her LC First Edition and banish her from my truck.
Since that won’t fly, I had to label it!

 

[StealthGX-TX]

lol. I know right. I’m copying bfloyds setup. Except I’m going for a lighter tire (his is E rated).

Looks good imo.

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Any issue with rim width vs factory specs for those tires?

 

[ilumo]

Any issue with rim width vs factory specs for those tires?

I think there might be a little too much overhang so a little sloppy with hard turns on highway and handling. 285 really requires a 8.5” rim per the tire manu even though it “fits”. Also the 285 is a LT tire so it’s got much thicker side walls and much heavier. So you lose comfort and performance to gain some durability and towing capability, both that I don’t need.
I’m getting the 275/50r22 ‘s which will lose a tad bit of sidewall height and width. But is much lighter and will fit the rim better.
that said , the tires will transform the look imo.

 

[Jrox]

I have one new nitpick, my wife has driven my Overtrail only twice yet she twice has popped the hood instead of the gas hatch when trying to fill the tank. Have to admit those buttons are hard to distinguish. Best solution is to relegate her to her LC First Edition and banish her from my truck.
Since that won’t fly, I had to label it!

Love it