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121 messages, Last post on Jun 18, 2008 at 5:53 AM
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Replying to: rodut (Jan 01, 2006 9:31 am) I do not understand what the difference is between auto and stick? I have had a 1999 Intrepid for almost 7 years. It has the autostick and effectively, when you put it into a gear it stays there. I live at the top of a steep hill with significant snowfall. I always shift down gears in automatic trans vehicles when descending this hill when it is slippery and actually do this most of the time. I also did this with my 1995 Suburban and do it with my 2006 Odyssey EX-L. In all of these vehicles, second gear with no brakes going down this hill would still get you to about 35 mph. |
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I just rented a 2006 Pac Touring FWD for a trip. Had 1,300 miles on the odometer. Mostly highway miles, but lots of idling as well. 17 MPG Average. This may be the result of a green engine, but not anywhere near what I had expected. With the highway miles, I was expecting about 20 MPG. Speeds on the highway were 75 mph, A/C on.
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Replying to: zarba (May 31, 2006 1:08 pm) The FWD the dealer lent me a month or so ago returned over 23 mpg. Made me regret buying the AWD (we average 18 in ours).
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Replying to: qbrozen (May 31, 2006 4:59 pm) I've read elsewhere that Pac's, when new, are notoriously bad with gas. It's supposed to improve with time. I'd also attribute some of this to "rental car leadfoot". While I didn't drive like a maniac, I didn't drive to maximize mileage, either. Other than the poor mileage, I really liked the vehicle. Comfy, sufficiently fast, good handling, roomy. I'd buy one.
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Replying to: zarba (Jun 01, 2006 1:21 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 02, 2006 6:07 am) |
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Replying to: zarba (May 31, 2006 1:08 pm) 17 MPG Average. This may be the result of a green engine, but not anywhere near what I had expected. With the highway miles, I was expecting about 20 MPG. Speeds on the highway were 75 mph, A/C on. I took my wife's 2005 Pacifica Touring on an 800 mile trip last winter across Washington State and back. I took it because it was AWD. Got right at 22 mpg running at 70-72 mph. In town it gets about 15 mpg. |
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We've crossed the 10k mile mark, and the last 2 tanks of regular 87 octane have netted us right near 20 mpg in our Touring AWD. That's quite an improvement for us. I'm not sure why it has happened. Could be because its broken in more. Or maybe its the summer gas?? Or maybe the warm weather in general? In any case, I've actually been driving it HARDER lately. I used to be so gentle with it trying to eek out all the mileage I could. I gave up that quest and started driving like I always do (fast and hard). Maybe it just likes that style of driving better.(??) We're happy, whatever the reason for this increase. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 23, 2006 6:25 am)  Won't do that again. 
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Replying to: nuruc7 (Jun 23, 2006 2:25 pm)
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