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2005 PT Cruiser, 4 Cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd All city driving - 22 mpg Calculated by the (miles traveled per tank) divided by (gallons used to fill up) method. |
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Replying to: radiolandog (Apr 27, 2008 4:47 pm) All city driving very soft, non aggressive driving ( but a short 4 mile distance between work and home) : 13 MPG at best!!!! I have tried everything( over inflating the tires, coasting in neutral and tried once not going over 2200 rpm on a tank..... I have it maintained very often Its not made for short city drives. Period. I am going to try the K&N cone filter... |
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Replying to: yaya97 (May 02, 2008 11:21 am)  N filter helps. (And, don't speed!)
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Replying to: yaya97 (May 02, 2008 11:21 am)
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Replying to: krony (May 04, 2008 8:27 am) |
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Did a little test on my '06 Limited 5-speed...seeing how much I could squeeze out of it in-town. 190 miles & 6.737 US gal for 28.2mpg (computer showed 25.8mpg for the tank). Lots of work though...light on the throttle and little to no brakes...lots of coasting when coming to stoplights. Makes me think enough to give you a headache...thinking I'll stick to the normal 24mpg. 
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I have a 2008 PT Touring and I find it is hard to completely fill the gas tank everytime. Sometimes if you wiggle and shake the car and wait awhile you can get almost 3 more gallons in the tank. This means that from tank full to tank full your MPG goes up and down from 30 to 17. I think this is the reason people get such a wide range in reported gas millage.
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Replying to: colteagle (May 28, 2008 12:48 pm) Ref the tank filling question. the tanks are a very standard size, and the manual says to shut off the fuel as soon as the auto off clicks. I always round it up to even money. The factory has told us salesmen that people shouldn't overfill the tank as it can lead to run off when the gas heats in the tank during warmer days, and run it out the overflow tube on the fill line. That might affect mileage. They also warn that due to it being a pressurized system, it can splatter out if someone opens the gas cap shortly after it has been over filled, creating a highly dangerous explosive/fire condition. Sounds logical. However, even if you fill it completely, everytime, the variation cannot be much between fill ups. I don't think that would be the culprit to the wide variations in MPG. I would bet it wouldn't make a 1/2 MPG difference from one to the next time. I think there must be something else causing the vast differences. I know the cars are very sensitive to diffenrnces in driving styles, so accelerating harder over a part of one tank may affect mileage quite a bit. Who knows! I just know I love driving a cool little "hot rod"! Willie D 
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I inherited my 2002 PT from my stepfather last November, and I have to say it is as bad as an SUV or truck when it comes to mpg. I get at best 16 mpg. I've gotten as bad as 10! 10!! I spend most of my driving on the freeway, and there haven't been any problems before with the car. Is there anything anyone can suggest to make it a little bit better? Right now I'm looking into trading it in or selling it myself. |
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Replying to: lil_frita (Jun 04, 2008 9:45 am) |
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