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Replying to: packer3 (Jul 29, 2008 5:06 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 5:40 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 5:40 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 6:38 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 03, 2008 11:11 pm) |
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Replying to: packer3 (Aug 03, 2008 6:38 am) |
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Two long trips this year (a college parent's duties), in the 2005 Malibu Base Sedan (MPG computed as distance/fuel, the distance one way about 1150 miles): +----------+------- +--------+ | Where | Whn | MPG | +----------+-------+---------+ | MA-TN | May | 36.64 | | TN-MA | May | 36.78 | +----------+-------+---------+ | MA-TN | Aug | 36.55 | | TN-MA | Aug | 37.37 | +----------+-------+---------+
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I'm looking for some information on a specific model. I'm seriously considering the 09 LTZ with the 4 cyl and 6 speed automatic. It's rated at 22 city and 33 highway, but I'd like to get some real world input. I've gone back through several pages and seen only one post on this particular car. The 08 similarly equipped or a 2LT with the same drivetrain would be OK too, since it is the same car. My driving style is somewhat aggressive. I drive 5- 10 over. I don't over-inflate my tires (whatever it recommends in the manual is what I go with). I get away from stop lights quickly (I hate people who dawdle when there's a string of traffic trying to get through a short green light). I come up to speed quickly when entering the freeway. My commute starts in suburban traffic (2 - 3 miles with lots of lights), then about 25 miles of freeway (65 -75 mph) followed by another 5 miles or so of suburban traffic with several lights (40-45 mph, when it's moving). I really like this car, but I'm also considering a small CUV (Subaru Forester Limited) for the AWD and utility it offers. I've been following that thread pretty closely and it appears that I could reasonably expect to average about 23 - 25 mpg. I'd like to know that I can do significantly better with the Bu, if I'm giving up the AWD and utility. So any input would be appreciated.
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Replying to: phil53 (Sep 02, 2008 8:53 pm) On the first tank with a lot of idling to figure out onstar and play with all the functions, we averaged 28.3 with an average speed of 38 mph. Tire pressure is at recommended 30 PSI. My wife is driving the car and has a heavy foot. Her commute is about 2 miles of stop and go followed by 16 miles of highway(65-80mph) and then another 2 miles of stop and go. She uses no fuel saving techniques. So far on the second tank we are averaging 28.8 with an average speed of 39 MPH. On this tank I drove on hilly/curvy country highways for about 90 miles and the readout was at 32.5 mpg and climbing when we got home. I checked instant mpg at 60 mph with the cruise set on a level road and very little wind and it was between 43 and 46 mpg, I think the car will easily get the advertised 32 mpg highway. On the first fill we had 14.4 gallons and 413 miles for an actual average of 28.68, so a little better than the readout calculated. So overall the readout appears pretty accurate so far. We really like the car so far, it is comfortable, rides and drives very nice and is quiet inside. |
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