62,000 km in 2 years with my Jeep Compass

It’s been two years of ownership now and has been a fantastic journey so far. However, with the pandemic stepping into its second year, the drives have been limited.

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It’s been two years of ownership now and has been a fantastic journey so far. However, with the pandemic stepping in to its second year, the drives have been limited and plans for long drives are nil. The ODO saw a 50% reduction in usage compared to Scarlett’s first year. The notable covid-drives were to Shettihalli, Mandaragiri betta, Chitradurga, Mangalore and a few drives to the home base, Kanyakumari. Hoping that this year, at least the second half of it looks up.

Odo Share – Highway Vs City Vs Mixed

Maintenance:

The maintenance cost has been decent so far @ Re 1 per km. This might go up once we start replacing the wear and tear parts. Especially next service @ 75K km includes the timing belt replacement.

Parts Replacement:

• Tyres @ 51180 km
• Front Brake Pads @ 51205 km

Other replacements to be monitored:

• Battery, most of the jeep owners have replaced the battery within 2 years. So, I am monitoring this closely.
• Clutch, many got it replaced under warranty (especially from the initial batches), for me it’s good so far. Little hard but nothing to be worried about.
• Suspension parts, looks fine as of now.

Fuel Efficiency:

If you are sedate, you can easily get around 18-20Kmpl on the highway. But it’s not easy to maintain those boring speeds. I get around 16-17Kmpl and within city it’s mostly in the range of 10-12Kmpl.
My overall average FE till date is at 13.86 km/l.

Here is the FE graph, numbers are from Full tank – Full tank refills.

Below graph is based on the overall average FE number calculated after every refill. Currently this average stands at 13.86 km/l.

Some numbers on fuel refills, fuel price

Where do I get the tank filled every time?

In Bangalore, I stick to specific IOC / BPCL outlets near my home. It used to be just one specific BPCL outlet initially, but now for convenience sake, I use one other IOC outlet as well.

When on the highway, I prefer COCO. Mostly it’s BPCL COCO. In my home town, I go to a specific HPCL outlet.

Number of days taken to reach every 5000 km.

Some pics captured during a recent short drive.

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