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| 04 LT here with 119K on it...still averaging 28 MPG on a 70 mile commute each day....30-32 on sustained highway speeds...and 25-26 around town..... | |
Purchased '04 MAXX end of 2004. Track every fill up. I consistently get between 27.5 and 29.5. Right at 50,000 miles driven. 6 cyl. Run Mobil 1 oil and filter from first oil change, which I always do myself. Driver's seat shows wear. Drove '96 Contour 220,000 before computer failed. Driver's seat looks like new. Commuter car. No complaints. Looking at a Tucson additional vehicle. Not looking to trade-in Maxx for several more years. 
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Replying to: beedublu (Feb 19, 2008 7:31 am) The 3 year lease cost for a new 08 BU vs th 08 LXP was close to $75.00 a month more, side by side type of models, based on all that I wasn't about to take another chance, I've had the Accord for a month now and it's at 20 mpg. The lesson I learned is that you need to get a mpg car that meets the bulk of your driving needs, no matter what the car is..
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Replying to: packer3 (Apr 14, 2008 10:44 am) It is the 4 cyl engine too. THis is worse than the 6 cylinder 99 Olds intrigue that I was driving. Thanks,
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| I doubt the gas mileage will change, they told me that when I got my 04 BU. Leased the V6 and the city mileage never moved from 15/16 mpg stop and go in the city, straight highway however was up to 37 mpg. In the winter the mileage went down to 14/15 mpg in the city, that's typical of GM cars from my experience. | |
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Replying to: hcc (Jun 07, 2008 10:52 am) |
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We have a 07 Maxx LT with about 25K on it. The longer we have had this car, the better the miliage has been. When new, it was getting 28-29 on the highway. Now it gets 29-32. I have found that at 75mph, it get around 28-29mpg, but at 70-72 mph, I get the 31-32mpg. Around town miliage is to hard to calculate. It depends on what around town driving we do. But typically, we average around 35mph and 25-26mpg on a tank of gas with mixed driving. Plus we can haul as much crap as a small SUV
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I've had my LTZ (6cyl/6spd) for one month. I've filled it four times and have gotten 27.6, 25.1,26.4,25.0 over this period. The 25.x tanks represent a roughly 50/50 mix of highway and city driving, the other two were mostly highway. Not bad; my Mazda6S is a 6cyl and gets less, and it's only got 220hp (still a great care though).
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I really like my 2005 LS. Nicest car I have ever owned. however, the one thing I do not like is the gas mileage. the computer info display says that I am getting 19.8 or 20.8 MPG. And it seems about right. I got this car with 19k on it in Jan 2007 it now has 28k on it. I just do some local driving. don;t use it for work. just for errands here and there. From all of the reading I am doing, MPG is the one thing that everyone loves about this car. could it be the fuel filter? the tires are inflated properly. I changed the air cleaner about a year ago so I know that is due. just wondering what the deal could be before I ask this loaded question to a mechanic and they start seeing $$ signs and suggest a tune up thanks for any input joe |
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Replying to: javon7065 (Jun 17, 2008 5:42 pm) 1. Find the true MPG over a period of time (miles passed divided by the fuel purchased), writing down and resetting the DIC reading (plus compare the distances with the odometer readings.) (I do the recording at every fillup, then compare the real MPG with the one DIC shows.) 2. Post the data on your average speed between the fill-ups. While you are not using the car for work, you may be stop-going excessively -- the average speed is some indication of your driving patterns. 3. If you haven't done so recently, dump a bottle of fuel cleaner into your tank during a fillup. You mentioned replacing the air filter: did it have any impact on the MPG? Is it a good filter? Was everything clean and clear in the area it covers? How about your oil? Changed well and often? My two 2005s (more economical than your LS, obviously), have roughly this regular pattern, usually (from the two last readings on one of them): tank-mpg 24.94 computer 26.1 speed 24 tank-mpg 26.93 computer 28.0 speed 25
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