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Replying to: jbw929 (Mar 11, 2006 11:28 am) You are getting better mileage than I am believe it or not - I have a 2006 red Touring. I have been tracking the last 10 tanks of gas and averaging 15-17 (sometimes 18) MGP. I manually caluclate the mileage according to miles per trip/gallons in...I'm not a speed demon and go about (sometimes more highway) 50%/50% city/highway. Once I got 22 MPG but that was on a 75 mile trip on nearly all freeway at 65mph. The service department says this "You aren't driving it right, only under certain circumstances do you get said gas mileage, the emissions are different than other cars, the engine is new, some people are getting that much..." Survey person called, I said I was unhappy, am planning on selling it and I then got a call from Chrysler...They are going to 'look' at my car. He asked if I would buy another Chrysler and I said "No way, I won't buy another American made car at all." I too would NOT have bought this car if I knew the gas mileage was this bad. It is too bad, the car is sweeet otherwise. The thechnology is there, it is a flipping 4 cyl car. There is no excuse for poor mpg other than a lousy engine. None. Thanks for reading this! Jo. |
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Replying to: triplesevn (Dec 29, 2006 3:44 pm) You are getting better mileage than I am believe it or not - I have a 2006 red Touring. I have been tracking the last 10 tanks of gas and averaging 15-17 (sometimes 18) MGP...This is crap. I manually caluclate the mileage according to miles per trip/gallons in...I'm not a speed demon and go about (sometimes more highway) 50%/50% city/highway. Once I got 22 MPG but that way a 75 mile trip on nearly all freeway at 65mph. The serice department says this "You aren't driving it right, only under certain circumstances do you get said gas mileage, the emissions are different than other cars, the engine is new, some people are getting that much..." Survey person called, I said I was unhappy, am planning on selling it and I then got a call from Chrysler...They are going to 'look' at my car. He asked if I would buy another Chrysler and I said "No way, I won't buy another American made car at all." I too would NOT have bought this car if I knew the gas mileage was this bad. It is too bad, the car is sweeet otherwise. The thechnology is there, it is a flipping 4 cyl car. There is no excuse for poor mpg other than a lousy engine. None. Thanks for reading this! Jo.
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Replying to: jcg1965 (Feb 03, 2007 8:36 pm)  aproxx 70mph and i reset the current mpg in the DIC and was amazed to see hwy mpg consistintly at 27.9 mpg. she nor i are easy on a vehicle so i was not expecting this kind of mpg, figured it would be closer to 20. anyway i guess you can chalk me up as plesently suprised at our first "CAR"
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I finally got tired of the poor gas mileage, blind spot, and large turning radius. I miss some things about the PT (solid ride, compass, electronics...), but I like getting 30-38 mpg, no blind spot, and being able to make a U-turn on ordinary roads. The Pontiac Vibe (really a Toyota Matrix/Corolla with Pontiac emblem on it) is similar in size and utility to the PT, but almost doubles the gas mileage I used to get with my PT. Now why couldn't Chrysler do better with the mpg? Too bad. HoJo
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Replying to: hojo (Feb 27, 2007 6:21 pm) The odometer was at 00000003!! It's fun to drive, but it's getting the worst milage imaginable! It comes with an onboard mpg calculator, so I always know how poorly it performs. Assuming that it's accurate, I'm getting between 15 and 16 mpg. That's combined highway and city. I've never done a full tank on the highway, though I would assume it would get better numbers. I only have 4500 miles on it now. At $3 a gallon, I can only go 215 miles on a tank. Anyone want to buy a great low milage car? :-{
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Replying to: pttopless (Mar 07, 2007 10:01 am) |
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I've been holding off to post...finally have 1800 miles on my 06 Limited with a 5 speed manual I got the end of December. First tanks have been 19.5, 21.5, 23.5...all in mixed driving but majority of the miles in town. For the tanks all in town it seems like 20-22 mpg is going to be typical for me. My trip computer is +/- 2mpg consistantly when comparing and reseting at fill up... |
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i have a 01 pt cruiser with 75,700 miles i get between 280 and 300 miles per tank.( if i drive 65 miles per hr) if i punch it or go faster i will get 230 to 250 per tank. so if you want better milage you must slow down i know it is hard to do but with the price of gas going up,you do what you have to do. i bought this pt used have had it for 6 months and i like the car and love the body.( black on black) bought a used care warrenty from AAA 
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The Cruiser has been out for 5 or 6 years. It is a small car and should get 25 mpg in city and over 30 on highway. But it doesn't and Chrysler has made no attempt to improve it. Each year the same inefficient engine, the same crummy mileage. This car is the right size for a hybride and I would buy it in a minute if it were. I don't understand it.
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Replying to: martin44 (Apr 09, 2007 8:52 am)  PT Cruiser 2.4 Limited (Manual)ECONOMY Combined Cycle 25.1 mpg Extra Urban Cycle 32.3 mpg Urban Cycle 18.1 mpg PT Cruiser 2.2 CRD (Manual) ECONOMY Combined Cycle 35.2 mpg Extra Urban Cycle 42.0 mpg Urban Cycle 27.3 mpg |
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