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not much help but...
by trinitywolf
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Oct 21, 2008 (5:40 am)
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Replying to: chriso7 (Oct 20, 2008 7:33 pm)
I am concerned about it too and i have listed this question in the 2009 mazda 6 forum. One person with 550 miles said it was a 24 mpg overall avg. Not bad as my overall avg in my 07 s mazda 3 is 22. However I test drove a 09' 6 i gt this weekend and only got a 17.5 avg!!! Now I romped on it a little but not that much in mixed driving. Maybe it has to do with the fact it is new but color me concerned. If it is going to be that bad you might want to consider the 6 cylinder s or another model altogether.
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- #91 of 119
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Re: not much help but... [trinitywolf]
by lpmiller
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Oct 21, 2008 (12:52 pm)
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Replying to: trinitywolf (Oct 21, 2008 5:40 am)
engines take a bit to break in, especially mazda engines, in my experience. My 4 cycl started at 23, but now gets about 27 after 2,000 miles. I'm a fairly aggressive driver.
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Re: 2009 Mazda 6 REAL World Mileage [chriso7]
by oxox
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Oct 21, 2008 (1:40 pm)
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Replying to: chriso7 (Oct 20, 2008 7:33 pm)
my 09 6s grand touring average about 20mpg. (70% city, 30% highway)
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- #93 of 119
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Re: not much help but... [lpmiller]
by jeffyscott
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Oct 22, 2008 (5:49 am)
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Replying to: lpmiller (Oct 21, 2008 12:52 pm)
Same here with the 2.3...initially was getting 24-25 in my normal commute, now with15K mi. getting 28-29. Some of that difference for me may be winter vs. summer, I'll see how it does this winter. I'm also fairly aggressive, not afraid to floor it and generally acelerate faster than other drivers (when they are not in my way)...though I do tend to decelerate more slowly than average, a lot of people pass me in order to get to the light sooner and stop  .
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Re: not much help but... [jeffyscott]
by lpmiller
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Oct 22, 2008 (11:02 am)
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 22, 2008 5:49 am)
i drive the same way, i think it's more just a desire to not be near anyone, ever.
I just realized I'm on 'winter gas' now, which is mandated here from Oct to Jan, but I've only noticed about a drop of 1MPG so far, which is pretty good. My old forrester hated ethanol blended gas and would drop up to 4MPG.
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Re: not much help but... [lpmiller]
by spinman
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Oct 22, 2008 (8:31 pm)
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Replying to: lpmiller (Oct 21, 2008 12:52 pm)
Just bought 2009 touring s V6. Very few miles so far. Less than 100. Driving mixed 50 / 50. Monitor indicates 18.8. I owned 4 626's in the past. I was happy with the first three which were sticks. Shifting got old as I got older. The fourth was a 2.0 4 with auto. Too underpowered with 4 speed auto. Last eight years I have owned a Pontiac Grand Prix GT. Love the torgue of that pushrod 3.8. So far the mazda feels good. It still does not have the bottom end grunt the poncho had. I have not wound it out yet. Any thoughts re proper break in? I am less of a lead foot than years past and economy is partially my goal. I did consider the 2.5 four, but once you go V6, it's tough to go back. Zoom Zoom
PS. I really like the blind spot feature. Another sign of age. It is harder to turn my head these days.
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Re: not much help but... [spinman]
by chriso7
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Oct 24, 2008 (2:56 am)
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Replying to: spinman (Oct 22, 2008 8:31 pm)
I'm planning on taking an extended drive in a 6i this weekend. Does anyone know how to reset the MPG readout?
Thanks.
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Re: not much help but... [chriso7]
by lpmiller
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Oct 24, 2008 (6:05 am)
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Replying to: chriso7 (Oct 24, 2008 2:56 am)
hold down the DSC button till it beeps, that resets the average MPG.
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Extended Test Drive, 2009 6i AT
by chriso7
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Oct 25, 2008 (3:15 pm)
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I took a 2009 6i Touring with convenience pkg for a drive. I reset the mileage computer and drove ~ 30 highway miles at 60-65 mph. The display showed I had averaged 29.8 mpg. I then filled the gas tank to full, reset the computer again and drove ~50 miles city with about 4 times shutting the car off for a few moments as I ran an errand (30-40mph max, mostly flat but some hills) without getting on the pedal too hard. The computer then displayed an average mpg of 24.1. I refilled at the same gas station and same pump. The manual calculation was 23.87mpg, only a 0.22mpg difference. The temperature was about 56 degrees, so I did not use the air conditioner.
2400 RPM  60mph
2600 RPM 70mph
2900 RPM 80mph
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Re: Extended Test Drive, 2009 6i AT [chriso7]
by m6user
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Oct 25, 2008 (4:41 pm)
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Replying to: chriso7 (Oct 25, 2008 3:15 pm)
Someone was asking about the I4 auto rpms at 70 which you kindly provided. I also looked closely at my I4 auto (2007 model) at 70 it was sitting on exactly 2600 rpms as well. I didn't really try to catch it exactly at 60 mph but it seems that it is below 2400, more like 2250 at 60 but I could be wrong.
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