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Replying to: kfranke (Sep 03, 2007 10:50 am) |
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| My wife has a 2006 Touring Edition and I have a 2007 Base Cruiser. Both vehicle get 22-24 in city and on the highway we get 28-29 respectively. Now we are seniors soi we don't drive fast or hot rod. We do drive speed limits posted. We get better mileage at 65 mph than at 70 mph. Hey we're not in a hurry, afterall that's what retirement is for. We both really lioke the PT Cruisers. | |
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Replying to: philgrad (Jul 11, 2005 9:48 am) |
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Replying to: corvairbob (Jan 01, 2008 3:54 pm) Check to see if you're driving with the emergency brake engaged.  Seriously though, my wife has an 03 Cruiser GT autostick and she gets 19-20 mpg city and I've gotten 26 mpg driving from St. Louis to Detroit with the cruise set on 70.
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Replying to: tedebear (Jan 02, 2008 7:07 pm)
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Replying to: jwelsh (Jan 02, 2008 9:27 pm) Yes, I think the best mpg is achieved when you're in the top gear at the lowest rpm it can cruise without lugging the engine. There was a lively debate on one of the other forums about this recently. In my case I didn't want to take 12 hours to drive the 580 miles to Detroit, so 70 mph and 26 mpg was a good compromise. I wonder about some of these others who post such low figures and why they are getting such terrible results. |
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When I first got my PT (base model w/AT) I was getting 20 to 22 MPG in combined driving. After 15K and 12 months I'm now getting 23.6 MPG regularly. I like the car better than I thought I would. I bought an "ad car" for $11,200.00 (plus T&L) in late November so I could have a thrid car around and justify to myself (a father of two youngsters) keeping my Miata. The Cruiser has got some style and some space. Not a bad little car at all. |
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I just bought an '08 and now have about 1500 miles on it. My wife drives it. Its a 5 speed and a drop top. We are currently getting about 26 mpg on her commute which is about 15 miles of highway and 3 miles of stop and go driving. We live in a northern climate and have to warm the vehicle for about 5 to 10 minutes in the morning. She also idles the vehicle for about 15 minutes over her lunch break. I think that as the weather warms and then engine gets broken in we will see about 28 mpg.
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Replying to: skierx420 (Jan 07, 2008 1:45 pm) |
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Replying to: corvairbob (Jan 01, 2008 3:54 pm) Chrysler should be ashamed of the PT Cruiser's performance and apologize to it's loyal drivers. I returned my PT turbo to the dealer. To hell with Daimler Chrysler.
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