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#343 of 372 25 MPG, plus brakes dragging, and '08 Taurus sedan by coldcranker Jul 16, 2007 (5:05 pm)
Replying to: helton (Jun 26, 2007 6:20 am) Thats 25 MPG in a front wheel drive, air conditioner on, some headwinds, mostly going about 75 mph, 400 lbs of people and cargo, few hills, over 2300 miles.   Just got a letter from Ford about the brake recall. The dragging brakes they talked about could account for horrible gas mileage figures some have reported!   On the subject of MPG, have you seen the EPA figures for the latest '08 Taurus sedan (a Ford500 with the new 3.5L V6)? That thing gets 31 MPG on the highway compared to the old Ford500's 29 MPG highway, comparing the back-converted 2008-style numbers with the old-style EPA figures. I want one. I haven't seen the figures for the Taurus X (Freestyle evolution) but an improvement over the '07 Freestyle's MPG would be awesome, too.
#344 of 372 Freestyle brakes by mrsaj Jul 17, 2007 (1:40 am)
I just had rear brakes changed ,along with rotors,on my 2005 Freestyle. Car has 20k miles,is AWD ,SEL, I like the car, so far, but was told by dealer that Ford used organic brake pads that don't last. Seems to me it would be a defect. What's up ? Replies to this message: pnewby (Jul 17, 2007 10:45 am)
#345 of 372 Re: Freestyle brakes [mrsaj] by pnewby Jul 17, 2007 (10:45 am)
Replying to: mrsaj (Jul 17, 2007 1:40 am) Was it done for free? If not go back and make sure he knows about the extended warranty on the brakes. Good for 3/3600, or Dec. 31, 07 if already over 36k. They are supposed to be new pads that are much better.
#346 of 372 29.9mpg by bobw3 Jul 17, 2007 (2:00 pm)
I just did a 6000 mile road trip out West and in the Rockies. My best MPG was 29.9 driving about 65mph and even with the cruise set on 80mph (in the 75mph states) I still got about 24mpg. Even in the mountains my mpg never went under 23mpg. And I had plenty of power going up the mountains and the CVT was great for going down the mountains, although I wish it had an even lower "gear" when I went down Pike's Peak. Overall, we had a great 2 week vacation...much of it spent in the Freestyle!
#347 of 372 Re: Got 32 mpg with a Scangauge. [helton] by tango_28 Jul 24, 2007 (5:16 am)
Replying to: helton (Jun 26, 2007 6:20 am) Most people have bad driving habits for mpg (including me). Scanguage just show your bad driving habits. Replies to this message: helton (Jul 24, 2007 1:30 pm)
#348 of 372 Re: Got 32 mpg with a Scangauge. [tango_28] by helton Jul 24, 2007 (1:30 pm)
Replying to: tango_28 (Jul 24, 2007 5:16 am) "Scanguage just show your bad driving habits."   You’re right about that. My other car, a 2007 Honda Accord Hybrid, has a computer display of MPG and I do pay attention to it, and often make driving corrections when the mileage isn’t as good as I think it should be. So, in a way, I guess it does help with better gas mileage.
#349 of 372 The 30 plus club by albook Jul 27, 2007 (12:22 pm)
Would all FS owners who have gotten 30 mpg please say aye? 33mpg? Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jul 27, 2007 12:26 pm) stevedebi (Jul 28, 2007 11:42 am) trevisgardner (Jul 31, 2007 5:49 am)
#350 of 372 Re: The 30 plus club [albook] by ateixeira Jul 27, 2007 (12:26 pm)
Replying to: albook (Jul 27, 2007 12:22 pm) Why just the over 30 people? That's going to skew the numbers, big time.   I'd like to hear from people that have ever seen less than 20mpg.   I'm sure that's every one at one point or another. Replies to this message: stevedebi (Jul 28, 2007 11:42 am)
#351 of 372 Re: The 30 plus club [ateixeira] by stevedebi Jul 28, 2007 (11:42 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 27, 2007 12:26 pm) "I'd like to hear from people that have ever seen less than 20mpg.    I'm sure that's every one at one point or another."   Aye again! If a tank is "all in-town" the FS is about 19 - 20. Driven hard, 17.
#352 of 372 Re: The 30 plus club [albook] by trevisgardner Jul 31, 2007 (5:49 am)
Replying to: albook (Jul 27, 2007 12:22 pm) I just returned from 900 mile road trip through Kentucky and West Tennessee. I initially doubted the accuracy of the built in mpg computer on my 06 FWD Limitied but it checks within about .18 mpg vs manual calculations.   I got a solid 26.7 with my average interstate speed at about 72 mph. (w/ cruise w/AC/ w/ 6 PAX-tires at 46 psi)   I got 31.8 with my average state highway speed at 55 mph.   As checked by a GPS unit-my speedo did indicate about 1.5 mph to 2 mph too fast (i.e. 70 mph was actually about 68 mph)

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