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Nissan Altima Real World MPG

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#267 of 302 the actually rating of this car by chevyonlyfon

Jun 04, 2012 (4:42 am)

after all the mileage i have driven - i can come up what i would rate this car at or it should have been rated it .. this is a
 
19 city .. 26 hwy .... car.... its not awful its par for a midsize car..in the pre 2.50-4$ gallon days - or maybe late 90s.. era car... but for post ..3 bucks .. to suggest this is 25 city car - and plus 30 hwy car is a joke.. its criminal..
 
its better to take the 1990 caprice classic full size chevy and put a 50mpg sticker on it.. by they way 1990 chevy caprice classic was rated at 19- 26 at the time - which i thought was amazing - and it head plenty of power was a huge car.. and did get this - back in 1990 - so .. 19 26 out of smaller car 16 years laters - and published and maketed in a 3$ per gallon era - is criminal- we be better have a car 50% large and this old chevy engine......... there is somethign way way way wrong here/////////// again - this gets what my truck does - or slightly better.. my truck would get this - with aerodynamics of altima.... maybe i will dump an old chevy 4..3 engine in the damn car..
 
cars that i have owned that got better milage than my 07 altima:
 
1983 camero (151 4cyl)
1983 mazda 626
1985 subaru turbo awd
1990 ford mustang GT
  
cars that i have owned that got less mileage than the altima ( only by 15% less)
 
1978 ford granada (302 V8 manual tran) 18 city hwy 22
1997 chevy blazer (4.3 4wd) 15 city 21 hwy..
 
chances are if you stepped out on I80 in chicago in 1985 and open fire with an automatic weapon - chances are what ever you hit.. would have gotten better gas milealage than the 2007 nissan altima..

#268 of 302 Re: 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5s Gas Mileage or lack of [bizzjet1] by chevyonlyfon

Jun 04, 2012 (5:22 am)

Replying to: bizzjet1 (Oct 27, 2007 10:26 am)
thats what i get - almost exactly i am extremely dissapointed....... and i am tired of dealers and websites saying that not real world the ratings are comparison guide.. well - all 8 cars i have own in the past decade got thier ratings... this one doesnt get but about 60 % -- we are not talking like a littel off its like half almost... i cant achieve on hwy - what its rated in the city.... combined driving is way behind city even .

#269 of 302 Re: Your're killing me [jd10013] by chevyonlyfon

Jun 04, 2012 (5:34 am)

Replying to: jd10013 (Mar 10, 2008 8:09 am)
100% of the gas sold in this country contains 10% eth for about a decade now.. its says up to 10% but believe me its probably 10 to 12 % but it should be the problem - u think the epa got different gas when they tested the cars??special gas for them?

#270 of 302 - by dudleyr

Jun 04, 2012 (12:11 pm)

Not even close to true. Many states sell gas without any ethanol.

#271 of 302 Re: - [dudleyr] by kirstie_h HOST

Jun 04, 2012 (12:31 pm)

Replying to: dudleyr (Jun 04, 2012 12:11 pm)
You're dead right. Even in states that have ethanol blend stations, some areas do not.
 
We live in a semi-rural area where a lot of homeowners have a lot of older vehicles, off-road vehicles, farming vehicles, and watercraft, some of which take diesel and others (particularly boats) that don't take kindly to ethanol. Thus, we have a lot of no-ethanol stations around here.
 
In fact, as we drive down to our largest lake area, there are signs all over the place advertising ethanol-free gas.

#272 of 302 Re: - [kirstie_h] by busiris

Jun 04, 2012 (2:04 pm)

Replying to: kirstie_h (Jun 04, 2012 12:31 pm)
Agreed. There are 4 stations within a 6 mile radius of my house that sell ethanol-free regular gas.

#273 of 302 Re: 07 altima worst gas 50% of rated.. [chevyonlyfon] by busiris

Jun 04, 2012 (2:13 pm)

Replying to: chevyonlyfon (Jun 04, 2012 3:32 am)
I bought a 2008 Altima 2.5 SL new. My daughter now drives it, about 15 miles each way to work, primarily highway route.
 
She gets right at 30 mpg average, due to little in-town driving, and that mpg mirrors the mileage I got when I was driving it before she got the car from me.
 
I believe you when you say you don't get that, and I have no explanation why.
 
All I can say is that is indeed the mileage her Altima gets. It now has about 50K miles.
 
Back in 2005 I bought a Chevy Aveo hatchback new, and for the 3 years that I owned it, it never came anywhere close to the EPA estimates, either city or highway. It was a real disappointment...
 
I just happen to believe some cars, for whatever reason, just don't get the mileage others get...

#274 of 302 get real - read all before replying by chevyonlyfon

Jun 04, 2012 (5:00 pm)

i havent seen an ethanol free pump at any brand in a decade- taveling the whole south east midwest - and west.
 
i use many major brands....... states i havent been in more than 10 years - northeast - south west north west and pacific coast - and texas.......states i have bought gas with only some undisclosed % if ethanol.. is wisconsin , illinois, indiana, iowa and nebraska ( special high % ethanol) colorado , whyoming, utah, nevada , oklahoma, georgia, missouri, tenn, alabama, florida, southcarlolina.. kentucky and ohio...... pls tell me what states u can get ethanol free gas? i have never seen a sign advertising ethanol free gas.. why would some states force ethanol gas - its not a smog thing - i dont live in smog areas - except knoxville has some bad air though because valley - but the main reason is not to add it because of smog - its to add it to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and foreign oil .. they add the % they feel is safe to use in cars designed for gas.. though it can affect mileage - i guess - the truth is it doesnt in other cars- so what is special about the nissan that it cant use the same gas everyone else uses. again ethanol is added not because region but because oil consumption in general . so why woudl they be special to allow you to use pure fossil fuels anywhere ?? they dont.. i don tbelieve it.. never seen a sign for ethanol free. anywhere .. i think its more likely that some local laws dont require them to disclose additives less than 10% that is more like it.. anyhow - again i am tryign to tell you - this not well my gas is cheap - i have bought it rural places in city - in several states - all same.. i am sure u can get gas that can vary 1- 2 mpg or 5% or less of total milage - but we are talking i cant get city rating on the highway with ac off.. while peopel are driving the same car in the city getting mroe than i get i straight hwy.. this is not logical at any degree.. again i am saying its somethign broken with the car- not driver or gas- you can put of 2 - 3 or even 5 mpg for usage and gas - but i am talking i get combined wich is about 70% hwy at about 21 mpg - and my blazer gets about 19.. it geting 70% of hwy rating in this usage - i should be getting about 31 with car as others state they get here - so you chauk this up to gas??? comon - get a brain..... i get suv type mileage - i thought i was buying an economy car - per the ratings and yes comparing to other cars.. - oh and by the way i believe for first 3k i feel like i go tthis great milage without breakin even - it was right after first oil change it got bad and way bad - my wife said it first tank after service - so its possible they reset somethign if they checked it with comp. that is what i am feeling - and by the way the first mo i bought the car - when had almost no mileage on it - i taught my nephew to drive in parking lot and to park the car at the mall - according to the comp i got about 19 and some change mpg driving around a pakring lot - i was amazed...... we where averaging something liek 5 and some change mph .. according to comp now my car says - i average 26 mph and 20 and some change mpg............ - so tell me if this make sense.... somethign is breaking on these cars...

#275 of 302 come drive my car pls - dont need argue - just trade cars with me by chevyonlyfon

Jun 04, 2012 (5:22 pm)

oh by the way - to the peopel who insist my milage is because ethanol gas - even if bought a gallon - and it was 10% eth.. i should still be able to get 90% of the rated mileage if the etha didnt burn at all as if it were water... and in that case- i should still be able to average above 30mpg on the hwy .. i cant.. i cant get within 20% mind 10% i am averaging about the same as my blazer in combined driving - i cant get 25 averge per tank mind 30 i am averaging 20 with 70% i use the car off hours to go shopping to avoid traffic and even with that - there is little traffic or lights betweem me and the main shopping district about 5- 7 miles average - 1 light - 45 zone one small hill - and ofcourse the parking lot turn offs at teh store. i must slow down for.. and the enterence for my community... its almost like i should be getting very close to hwy milage 100% i dont do stop and go driving and waiting in traffic....... and again even when i taught my nephewin the parking when i first bought the car i felt i got better milages turning and pakring and doing again .. and parallel parking and instructing i got better than i do now- somethign broke - right after first oil service i would almost say the dealer sabotaged the car if i didnt know beter or accidentally reset teh comp - but like people here i have to fight to convince them they will just say gas driving and ratings are not realworld blah meean while plenty of people here have good cars..... its a shame i got a lemon - never again buying nissan - because i cant even convince theier is a problem because of ignorance like here- and it should be an easy fix - because this car did get better much better milage before first service - what i shame......

#276 of 302 Re: get real - read all before replying [chevyonlyfon] by busiris

Jun 04, 2012 (5:38 pm)

Replying to: chevyonlyfon (Jun 04, 2012 5:00 pm)
Ethanol free gas stations in SC... Many, if not all states have ethanol free gas.
 
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=SC
 
Also, ethanol has roughly 33% less energy per unit as compared to gasoline, if I remember correctly.

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