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Replying to: flukee (Sep 07, 2005 5:51 pm) and that is not good. I there any soultion to avoid this.
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We love our MPV in part because it gets about 21-22 mpg when we drive the I5 between Los Angeles and San Francisco as we do several times a year. Our total driving is 380 miles door to door; with much of this highway posted at 70, we drive 70-85. Although mostly flat, only a modest part of this is "freeway" driving; rather most is one or two lanes each way, undivided, with the usual passing and dealing with trucks needed. My recollection is that at 70mph the engine turns at about 2600. With a gentle push on the gas, the car will speed up slowly and generally maintain rpm. However, if the cruise control calls for an increase in speed or you press down on the gas, the transmission shifts down (incredibly smoothly--you only hear the revs), and the rpm jumps to maybe 3500. Our car has low miles--25,000--and has been dealer maintained. Strangely we had to replace the O2 sensor at the last service (perhaps the secret of the performance), and haven't made the trip since then. |
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| Mostly highway with extremely light load (for a minivan). My driving is mild, rarely exceeds 65 mph. But A/C was on 80% of the time - that hurt. Trim is LX-SV. | |
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Just got back from a 550 mile round trip within Texas (in Texas the A/C is always on...) My '01 DX with 97.5K miles still gets about 22~23 mpg on the highway - around 20 in town. I fell in behind an 18 wheeler going 75 and let him suck me along the last half on that particular trip. The '01 at 70 MPH turns about 3000 RPM. The '02 and above with the transmission change is (I think) about 250 RPM less at that speed even with the slightly bigger engine. My O2 sensor makes the infamous "moose" call for 1 minute if the temp gets below 50 degrees (in Texas??) after engine start. This has been going on for three years and I never replaced it. Apparenly, in my case, it didn't affect the gas milage. Plus, I don't recall if we really had a winter in the last three years... By the way, I put Goodyear Assurance tires on all the way around about 15K miles ago - pumped up to 37PSI - really smooth - best tires yet.
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Replying to: bob57 (Aug 30, 2006 9:34 am)
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Replying to: nls (Aug 31, 2006 6:58 am) -Brian |
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Sorry - we always referred the noise as a moose call three or four years ago in prior townhall discussions - I guess the term got changed through time....
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Replying to: bob57 (Aug 31, 2006 9:08 pm) -Brian
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Replying to: subearu (Sep 01, 2006 5:02 am) One question though, the fuel tank had less than 1/4 left and when I filled it only took 14.1 Gallons, Specs say 19.8 gallon full. I am guessing the fuel warning light comes on with 2-3 gallons in reserve..
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Replying to: bajwa (Sep 28, 2006 6:45 pm) The light does come on early it seems. I think the trend with most manufacturers lately seems to be this way. Not to mention that the only real time the fuel gauge is accurate is when it's full, noone makes a truly "linear" gauge anymore. Too bad the MPV doesn't have a trip computer like the GM and ChryCo vans, you'd see fairly accurate gallons used and could go off of that. -Brian
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