# Miles per gallon **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miles-per-gallon/26260 "2009-02-09T15:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toppojim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@toppojim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/toppojim)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miles-per-gallon/26260/1 "2009-02-09T15:00:00Z")
Is there a significant difference in mpg between a 4 liter V6 4WD (2004 Explorer) and a 4.6 liter V8,AWD (2008 ford explorer)? ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miles-per-gallon/26260/2 "2009-02-09T15:14:58Z")
[fueleconomy.gov](http://fueleconomy.gov) ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miles-per-gallon/26260/3 "2009-02-09T15:27:09Z")
Click This Link: [http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/sbs.htm](http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/sbs.htm) ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miles-per-gallon/26260/4 "2009-02-09T20:10:41Z")
Some people want legal action when their car loses a percieved 2mpg after some kind of repair (wiper blades,bulb change etc.) You must state what is “significant” to you.