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Replying to: malmouza (Jul 29, 2008 6:10 am) |
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Replying to: malmouza (Jul 29, 2008 6:10 am) And last of all engine displacement, it is important other wise you wouldn't see the V6 getting as good if not better highway gas mileage than any four. The Fit's 109 hp engine is rated at 34 mpg highway and thats suppose to be the best in it's class, a little smaller than the Accord that is rated at 31mpg and has a 177hp engine, I dont think the aerodynamics have to much to say in this matter. And by far you are not getting 42 mpg with the Accord your lucky if your breaking 35 mpg, I also have an 08 Accord LX-P, that I got when my lease ran out on the Malibu a few months back, I know the mpg difference by my experience with both cars not some numbers from a car magazine. |
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Replying to: packer3 (Jul 29, 2008 6:06 pm) running full synthetic....oil changes every 7500 miles, a complete 100K service done... all fluids, plugs, wires, belts replace...two brake jobs (64K and 115K), replaced front rotors on the second, one battery, about to place third set of tires (68K on the current set) and no other repairs required. Insurance is low, property tax is low, and its paid for...... |
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Replying to: packer3 (Jul 29, 2008 6:06 pm) The other thing is the car engine technology did not change that much over the years, except for the switch from carburetors to fuel injection to direct injection; the principle is still the same combustion chamber where the air and fuel are mixed and ignited by spark plugs or by high compression for the diesel case. Not that much changed, we increased a little bit the fuel efficiency by not that much. But one thing we did over the years is adding more weight to our cars, by adding more motors for the seats, motors for the moon roof, motors for the windows, motors for mirrors, motors for trunk, motors for rear seats, motors for rear wipers, motors for rear climate control fan, etc. Every motor weight a pound or two or more, and you are wondering why we are not getting a good fuel mileage, get ride of half of those motors and you’ll see a 25% increase in MPG, not counting that all those motors drain the battery of energy needed for the engine to run the computer (ECU), and other electrical systems. There you have it.
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Replying to: malmouza (Jul 30, 2008 6:40 am) Though I'm glad to see that Pao's Max is still rolling strong. |
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Replying to: malmouza (Jul 30, 2008 6:40 am) |
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What I find amazing or scary is the fact people are buying cars somewhat clue less. I just read the one review for the 2009 Malibu, I didn't understand if the person got the 4cyl or the 6cyl, I don't even think they know. The real stopper is that the person just got the car less than a month ago and already there thinking that the gas mileage will get better after it breaks in. Here's a news flash, what ever mpg they are getting today is what they are going to get tomorrow and the next day, etc. The sales rep. should get an Oscar for that sell, also I hope he told them to inflate their tires past the mfg's recomendation so there mileage will increase, but not telling them that their tires will wear out faster. See below article. Vehicle 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A) Review Our Malibu has V6 option. Very good feel with power and handling. Looking forward to after break-in to see true gas mileage. Beautiful auto.
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Replying to: packer3 (Aug 03, 2008 7:38 am) 36 lb. gives better gas mileage than 32 in most cars with no problems with increased tire wear.
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Replying to: csandste (Aug 04, 2008 12:11 am) |
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Replying to: packer3 (Aug 03, 2008 7:38 am) |
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